1949 AL Standings

August 20, 1949

  The battle continues for the AL Pennant. It's a 3 team battle and currently the Boston Red Sox hold 1st place. My Detroit Tigers seem to be locked in 4th place, having been there since June 6th.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 Boston BOA              72  45  .615 ----    38    71  46 .607   96  58 .623
1949 New York NYA            69  45  .605  1.5          73  41 .640   97  57 .630
1949 Cleveland CLA           67  48  .583  4.0          68  47 .591   89  65 .578
1949 Detroit DEA             63  56  .529 10.0          64  55 .538   87  67 .565
1949 Philadelphia PHA        55  61  .474 16.5          62  54 .534   81  73 .526
1949 St. Louis SLA           52  66  .441 20.5          39  79 .331   53 101 .344
1949 Washington WAA          48  66  .421 22.5          38  76 .333   50 104 .325
1949 Chicago CHA             38  77  .330 33.0          49  66 .426   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     72   45  .615 42-21 30-24 20-11 52-34  5- 5 19-13     7-3     Won 2
CHA     38   77  .330 20-34 18-43  9-24 29-53  5-10 10-22     5-5     Won 1
CLA     67   48  .583 38-21 29-27 26-17 41-31  8- 3 25-12     4-6     Lost 2
DEA     63   56  .529 28-29 35-27 21-23 42-33  5- 5 13-16     6-4     Lost 1
NYA     69   45  .605 34-21 35-24 27-17 42-28 10- 6 16-10     6-4     Won 1
PHA     55   61  .474 30-28 25-33 16-21 39-40  5-10 13-20     6-4     Lost 1
SLA     52   66  .441 26-33 26-33 21-26 31-40  9- 6 15-16     5-5     Won 1
WAA     48   66  .421 25-34 23-32 22-24 26-42  8-10 18-20     2-8     Lost 6
TOTAL  464  464  .500
HOME   243  221  .524
ROAD   221  243  .476
LEFT   162  163  .498
RIGHT  302  301  .501
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BOA      6- 5 16- 9 16-14 21-10 13- 7  0- 0    661   509 +152
CHA      3- 8  8-20  8-22 10-19  9- 8  0- 0    411   572 -161
CLA      5- 4 17- 9 16-14 19-11 10-10  0- 0    559   458 +101
DEA      7- 4 13-15 16-14 17-14 10- 9  0- 0    625   627   -2
NYA      8- 4 17- 8 20-11 14-13 10- 9  0- 0    584   481 +103
PHA      5- 8 11-16 16-13 14-16  9- 8  0- 0    561   515  +46
SLA      6- 5 14-15 12-14 10-20 10-12  0- 0    552   679 -127
WAA      5- 7 12-16 12-14 13-15  6-14  0- 0    472   584 -112
 
 

1949 AL News Recap and League Leaders

August  20, 1949

  League leaders in the AL after play on August 20th. Boston's Ted Williams is making a bid for the Triple Crown. William's teammate Mel Parnell and Detroit's Hal Newhouser lead the AL in Wins.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 American League                 Date: 8/20/1949
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1949 BOA  72  45    T.William BOA .360  T.William BOA   36  T.William BOA  115
1949 NYA  69  45    B.Dilling SLA .357  T.Henrich NYA   28  V.Stephen BOA  112
1949 CLA  67  48    J.Pesky   BOA .350  D.Kokos   SLA   23  T.Henrich NYA   97
1949 DEA  63  56    G.Kell    DEA .334  V.Stephen BOA   22  B.Doerr   BOA   88
1949 PHA  55  61    T.Henrich NYA .332  OTHERS TIED W   21  V.Wertz   DEA   85
1949 SLA  52  66
1949 WAA  48  66    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1949 CHA  38  77    M.Parnell BOA   18  J.Page    NYA   15  M.Parnell BOA 2.38
                    H.Newhous DEA   18  T.Ferrick SLA   10  F.Hutchin DEA 2.52
                    V.Raschi  NYA   17  T.Hughson BOA    7  R.Scarbor WAA 2.56
                    B.Lemon   CLA   14  E.Johnson BOA    5  D.Fowler  PHA 2.80
                    V.Trucks  DEA   13  OTHERS TIED W    4  H.Newhous DEA 3.06
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    E.Rapp    CHA    8  M.Vernon  CLA   19  V.Raschi  NYA  111
                    T.William BOA    6  E.Valo    PHA   17  V.Trucks  DEA  110
                    J.Lipon   DEA    6  D.Dimaggi BOA   17  H.Newhous DEA  102
                    P.Lehner  SLA    5  J.Coleman NYA   13  B.Lemon   CLA   99
                    T.Henrich NYA    5  J.Pesky   BOA   12  T.Byrne   NYA   88
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA  6  at  WAA  4  BOA-Kramer(5-4, 5.86) at WAA-Hudson(8-7, 4.35)
DEA  6  at  SLA 12  CLA-Feller(7-9, 3.66) at CHA-Wight(8-12, 3.87)
PHA  2  at  NYA  8  CLA-Wynn(7-5, 3.62) at CHA-Kuzava(2-8, 4.07)
                    DEA-Gray(8-10, 4.94) at SLA-Ostrows(12-8, 4.88)
                    DEA-Kretlow(0-9,10.34) at SLA-Kennedy(2-11, 5.80)
                    PHA-Brissie(10-7, 3.62) at NYA-Raschi(17-6, 3.24)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
E.Pellagrini  SLA DEA  5  2  3  3  0  0  1  0
T.Henrich     NYA PHA  5  1  4  2  0  0  1  0
B.Tebbetts    BOA WAA  5  1  3  2  0  0  1  0
D.Kokos       SLA DEA  5  1  1  4  0  0  1  0
S.Spence      SLA DEA  5  2  2  1  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Williams    BOA .417 36 15 12 16  4  T.Byrne       NYA 17  5  1  8  8  0 200
J.Gordon      CLA .344 32 11 12  8  4  B.Kuzava      CHA 16  8  2  3 11  0 110
J.Dimaggio    NYA .400 35 14 10  9  3  S.Zoldak      CLA  6  1  0  2  1  0 000
J.Lipon       DEA .409 22  9  8  6  1  F.Hutchinson  DEA 16 15  3  2  6  0 200
P.Mullin      DEA .400 35 14  5  6  2  V.Raschi      NYA 18 11  3  5 10  1 110
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Platt       SLA .120 25  3  2  0  0  B.Porterfield NYA  7 15  9  2  1  0 020
D.Mitchell    CLA .190 42  8  0  2  0  C.Scheib      PHA 11 18 11  9  2  2 020
N.Berry       DEA .143 42  6  0  4  0  D.Pillette    NYA  6  8  8  7  2  2 000
H.Adams       CHA .146 41  6  4  0  0  P.Calvert     WAA 11 16 10 11  5  0 020
L.Doby        CLA .175 40  7  0  3  0  F.Papish      CLA  8  8  8  7  3  1 001
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1949 NL Standings

August 20, 1949

  NL Standings after the close of play on August 20th.
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 Brooklyn BRN            79  34  .699 ----    32    69  44 .611   97  57 .630
1949 St. Louis SLN           69  44  .611 10.0          70  43 .619   96  58 .623
1949 Philadelphia PHN        68  48  .586 12.5          59  57 .509   81  73 .526
1949 New York NYN            60  53  .531 19.0          57  56 .504   73  81 .474
1949 Boston BON              52  62  .456 27.5          58  56 .509   75  79 .487
1949 Pittsburgh PIN          51  62  .451 28.0          53  60 .469   71  83 .461
1949 Cincinnati CIN          46  69  .400 34.0          47  68 .409   62  92 .403
1949 Chicago CHN             32  85  .274 49.0          44  73 .376   61  93 .396
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     52   62  .456 30-26 22-36 24-30 28-32  6- 4 18-17     5-5     Won 1
BRN     79   34  .699 42-13 37-21 30-15 49-19  5- 4 23-12     6-4     Lost 1
CHN     32   85  .274 20-41 12-44  7-37 25-48  4- 3 14-24     4-6     Lost 4
CIN     46   69  .400 25-32 21-37 22-35 24-34  3- 5 15-24     6-4     Won 4
NYN     60   53  .531 32-24 28-29 23-15 37-38  2- 5 12-21     3-7     Lost 2
PHN     68   48  .586 37-22 31-26 29-21 39-27  6- 4 18-14     5-5     Won 2
PIN     51   62  .451 25-29 26-33  6-11 45-51  6- 5 19-14     4-6     Won 1
SLN     69   44  .611 40-19 29-25 38-23 31-21  5- 7 22-15     6-4     Lost 1
TOTAL  457  457  .500
HOME   251  206  .549
ROAD   206  251  .451
LEFT   179  187  .489
RIGHT  278  270  .507
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BON      7- 5 15-13 12-18 10-17  8- 9  0- 0    504   541  -37
BRN      7- 5 22- 6 20- 7 18- 9 12- 7  0- 0    723   473 +250
CHN      4- 7  6-20  6-25  9-21  7-12  0- 0    413   643 -230
CIN      5- 5  9-20 12-14 12-19  8-11  0- 0    468   582 -114
NYN      2- 9 18-11 16-11 17-11  7-11  0- 0    561   503  +58
PHN      8- 5 13-13 22- 9 12-15 13- 6  0- 0    587   507  +80
PIN      5- 6 14-15 10-16 16-12  6-13  0- 0    527   648 -121
SLN      7- 3 14-13 16-14 19- 9 13- 5  0- 0    602   488 +114
 
 

1949 NL News Recap and League Leaders

August 20, 1949

 League leaders in the NL after play on August 20.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 National League                 Date: 8/20/1949
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1949 BRN  79  34    J.Robinso BRN .394  R.Kiner   PIN   41  R.Kiner   PIN  107
1949 SLN  69  44    C.Furillo BRN .378  D.Ennis   PHN   26  J.Robinso BRN  102
1949 PHN  68  48    E.Slaught SLN .333  H.Sauer   CHN   24  D.Ennis   PHN   87
1949 NYN  60  53    T.Kluszew CIN .331  A.Seminic PHN   23  D.Snider  BRN   83
1949 BON  52  62    B.Thomson NYN .325  S.Musial  SLN   22  G.Hodges  BRN   83
1949 PIN  51  62
1949 CIN  46  69    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1949 CHN  32  85    W.Spahn   BON   17  T.Wilks   SLN   15  C.Chamber PIN 2.20
                    L.Jansen  NYN   15  E.Palica  BRN   10  R.Meyer   PHN 2.48
                    J.Hatten  BRN   14  J.Konstan PHN   10  H.Pollet  SLN 2.48
                    H.Borowy  PHN   14  F.Fanovic CIN    5  G.Staley  SLN 2.54
                    K.Heintze PHN   14  K.Higbe   NYN    5  W.Spahn   BON 2.72
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Hopp    PIN   27  J.Robinso BRN   40  W.Spahn   BON  112
                    P.Reese   BRN   20  P.Reese   BRN   26  D.Newcomb BRN  110
                    M.Rackley BRN   11  G.Hermans BRN   16  L.Jansen  NYN   94
                    E.Stanky  BON   10  D.Snider  BRN    9  R.Branca  BRN   86
                    D.Rice    SLN    9  OTHERS TIED W    8  R.Munger  SLN   86
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN  4  at  BON  6  BRN-Newcomb(12-6, 3.01) at BON-Voisell(3-10, 5.18)
CHN  2  at  CIN  4  CHN-Chipman(0-7, 5.52) at CIN-Fox(9-8, 3.61)
NYN  1  at  PHN  3  CHN-Rush(3-15, 3.71) at CIN-Raffens(10-14, 4.02)
SLN  3  at  PIN  4  NYN-Jones(10-6, 4.24) at PHN-Heintze(14-4, 3.27)
                    NYN-Jansen(15-8, 3.27) at PHN-Rowe(5-2, 5.75)
                    SLN-Martin(1-1, 0.00) at PIN-Werle(6-10, 4.94)
                    SLN-Brechee(11-7, 5.42) at PIN-Dickson(4-9, 3.44)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
G.Hodges      BRN BON  4  1  3  3  0  1  1  1
D.Litwhiler   CIN CHN  3  1  2  4  1  0  1  0
P.Castiglione PIN SLN  2  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
C.Ryan        BON BRN  4  1  1  3  0  2  1  0
A.Pafko       CHN CIN  4  1  3  1  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
V.Lombardi    PIN SLN  3.0  1  0  0  0  3  0 W  
R.Meyer       PHN NYN  9.0  8  1  1  2  4  0 W  
B.Lively      CIN CHN  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   S
J.Vander Meer CIN CHN  8.0  6  2  2  2  2  1 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Seminick    PHN .391 23  9 11  9  4  L.Jansen      NYN 18 18  3  3 11  1 200
D.Sisler      PHN .400 35 14  8  4  4  J.Vander Meer CIN 17 14  2  6  7  1 200
J.Robinson    BRN .457 35 16 14  3  2  H.Pollet      SLN  9  6  1  2  6  0 100
A.Pafko       CHN .455 33 15  6  3  3  H.Wehmeier    CIN 16  9  3 12  5  0 100
E.Fletcher    BON .333 21  7  5  6  1  J.Schmitz     CHN 17 15  4  4  7  1 110
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Owen        CHN .115 26  3  2  1  0  B.Donnelly    PHN  9 15 13  7  5  1 020
W.Jones       PHN .111 27  3  2  2  0  D.Koslo       NYN 13 18 13  7  3  3 020
S.Rojek       PIN .167 36  6  2  2  0  D.Newcombe    BRN 16 24 16  5 12  4 020
V.Stallcup    CIN .214 28  6  1  1  0  J.Sain        BON  9 13  8  1  2  1 020
M.Goliat      PHN .185 27  5  2  1  0  B.Chesnes     PIN  6  7  5  4  1  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1949 AL Game: Phi. @ NY

August 19, 1949

  It was a slugfest in NY tonight as the Philadelphia A's outscored the Yankees 17-10. New York launched 5 homeruns in the game, 3 by Joe DiMaggio, but it wasn't enough to defeat the A's. Philadelphia put 11 runs on the scoreboard in the 1st inning, but the Yankees battled back throughout the game and the score was 12-10 heading into the 9th inning. That's when Philadelphia scored 4 more runs to put the game away.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Philadelphia Athletics At 1949 New York Yankees      8/19/1949
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Joost SS          4  3  2  2 .237     P.Rizzuto SS        5  2  3  3 .277  
  W.Moses RF          4  4  2  1 .248     C.Mapes RF          5  0  0  0 .203  
  E.Valo LF           6  1  2  3 .263     T.Henrich 1B        4  0  1  0 .326  
  F.Fain 1B           4  2  2  4 .272     J.Dimaggio CF       5  3  3  4 .365  
  S.Chapman CF        4  1  1  3 .272     B.Johnson 3B        4  2  2  1 .205  
  T.Davis 3B          5  1  1  2 .262     J.Lindell LF        5  1  3  0 .242  
  B.Harris P          0  0  0  0 .357     J.Coleman 2B        2  1  1  1 .261  
  N.Fox 2B            5  1  1  0 .258     C.Silvera C         5  1  1  0 .283  
  M.Guerra C          5  2  2  1 .270     B.Porterfield P     0  0  0  0 .111  
  A.Kellner P         2  1  1  0 .240     D.Pillette P        0  0  0  1 .000  
  B.Shantz P          2  1  1  0 .192     J.Page P            1  0  0  0 .133  
A-P.Suder 3B          0  0  0  0 .288     F.Sanford P         0  0  0  0 .176  
                                        B-B.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .266  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 17 15 16                 Totals      37 10 14 10
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Shantz In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sanford In 9th Inning
 
Athletics.......11 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 4  - 17 15  0
Yankees......... 0 6 2  0 0 0  0 2 0  - 10 14  2
 
Athletics (55-60)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Kellner                 2       6   6   6   0   1   3   4.32
B.Shantz                  6       8   4   4   5   4   2   3.99
B.Harris WIN(4-6)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.92
Totals                    9      14  10  10   5   5   5
 
Yankees (68-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Porterfiel LOSS(4-3)    0 1/3   6   8   6   1   0   0   3.54
D.Pillette                5 1/3   6   5   5   6   2   1   8.89
J.Page                    3       3   4   1   3   1   0   4.15
F.Sanford                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.51
Totals                    9      15  17   9  10   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,518 DATE- Friday, August 19th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, Eddie Hurley
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8  Yankees: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Yankees: 2
ERRORS- T.Henrich, C.Silvera
DOUBLES- W.Moses(12th), E.Valo(22nd), S.Chapman(22nd), B.Shantz, J.Lindell(8th)
HOME RUNS- M.Guerra(4th), P.Rizzuto(5th), J.Dimaggio-3(13th), B.Johnson(9th)
RBIs- E.Joost-2(51st), W.Moses(19th), E.Valo-3(49th), F.Fain-4(64th),
      S.Chapman-3(83rd), T.Davis-2(6th), M.Guerra(36th), P.Rizzuto-3(41st),
      J.Dimaggio-4(45th), B.Johnson(40th), J.Coleman(36th), D.Pillette
STOLEN BASES- F.Fain(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Shantz, D.Pillette-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Pillette
WALKS- E.Joost-2, W.Moses-2, F.Fain-2, S.Chapman-2, T.Davis, N.Fox, T.Henrich,
       B.Johnson, J.Coleman-3
STRIKE OUTS- E.Joost, T.Davis-2, C.Mapes-3, T.Henrich, J.Page
GIDP- S.Chapman, J.Dimaggio
2-out RBI- F.Fain-3, S.Chapman-3, M.Guerra, J.Dimaggio-2
RLISP 2-out- T.Davis-2, P.Rizzuto, W.Moses, J.Lindell, C.Mapes, N.Fox-2,
             B.Brown
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 8 for 17  Yankees: 3 for 9
 
In a wild and wooly game at Yankee Stadium, the Philadelphia Athletics finally
topped the New York Yankees by the score of 17 to 10 in.
 
Philadelphia wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning as they
pummeled New York for 11 runs on 7 hits.  The big moment was provided by Sam
Chapman who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he doubled with
all three runners coming home.  Philadelphia kept the scorekeepers busy in
the 1st inning which saw them plate 11 runs on 7 hits and the 9th inning
which saw them plate 4 runs on 3 hits.  Philadelphia totaled 15 hits on the
night.  
 
Bubba Harris(4-6) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the victory. Bob
Porterfield(4-3) was hit with the loss.  He surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk in
1/3 of an inning.  
 

1949 NL Game: Chi. @ Pit.

August 18, 1949

 Ralph Kiner slammed his NL leading 40th homerun of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-4. Kiner has been a bright spot in Pittsburgh's disappointing season so far. His 3 RBI moved him back into 1st in that category in the NL (104).

BOXSCORE: 1949 Chicago Cubs At 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates              8/18/1949
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Jeffcoat CF       5  1  1  0 .243     S.Rojek SS          5  0  1  1 .296  
  P.Cavarretta LF     5  0  1  0 .293     T.Saffell CF        3  2  1  0 .302  
  B.Ramazzotti 3B     4  0  1  1 .131     J.Hopp 1B           5  1  2  2 .263  
  A.Pafko RF          4  1  1  0 .257     R.Kiner LF          4  1  2  3 .280  
  H.Reich 1B          4  1  2  1 .292     D.Walker RF         3  0  1  0 .246  
  M.Owen C            4  0  1  0 .323     M.Basgall 2B        4  0  0  0 .258  
  W.Hacker P          0  0  0  0 .227     E.Bockman 3B        3  0  2  0 .230  
  R.Smalley SS        4  0  1  0 .242     C.McCullough C      3  2  1  0 .234  
  W.Terwilliger 2B    3  0  1  0 .217     J.Walsh P           2  0  0  0 .000  
B-S.Burgess PH        1  0  0  0 .118     R.Sewell P          1  0  0  0 .176  
  D.Lade P            2  0  0  1 .136                                          
A-B.Scheffing C       1  1  1  1 .234                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4 10  4                 Totals      33  6 10  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lade In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Terwilliger In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  4 10  2
Pirates......... 0 0 2  0 0 1  2 1    -  6 10  2
 
Cubs (32-83)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Lade LOSS(4-5)          7       9   6   4   4   3   2   5.09
W.Hacker                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0   3.94
Totals                    8      10   6   4   5   3   2
 
Pirates (50-61)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Walsh                   6       9   3   3   1   6   0   4.15
R.Sewell WIN(4-3)         3       1   1   1   0   2   1   4.24
Totals                    9      10   4   4   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,670 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 7  Pirates: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- R.Smalley, W.Terwilliger, S.Rojek, J.Walsh
DOUBLES- S.Rojek(17th)
TRIPLES- H.Jeffcoat(5th), A.Pafko(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Scheffing(5th), J.Hopp(5th), R.Kiner(40th)
RBIs- B.Ramazzotti(3rd), H.Reich(28th), D.Lade, B.Scheffing(12th),
      S.Rojek(36th), J.Hopp-2(25th), R.Kiner-3(104th)
STOLEN BASES- C.McCullough(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Sewell
WALKS- D.Lade, T.Saffell-2, D.Walker, E.Bockman, C.McCullough
STRIKE OUTS- H.Jeffcoat, P.Cavarretta, B.Ramazzotti, A.Pafko, M.Owen,
             R.Smalley-2, W.Terwilliger, C.McCullough, J.Walsh-2
2-out RBI- B.Ramazzotti, J.Hopp-2, D.Lade, R.Kiner-2, S.Rojek
RLISP 2-out- H.Reich, C.McCullough, W.Terwilliger, H.Jeffcoat-2, M.Basgall-2,
             J.Hopp
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 10  Pirates: 2 for 8
 
Ralph Kiner jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI at Forbes Field as
the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the pathetic Chicago Cubs by the count of 6 to
4.
 
Pittsburgh tallied 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.  Clyde McCullough
led off and started the rally when he drew a walk.  Rip Sewell came next and
he laid down a sacrifice bunt.  One out later, Tom Saffell was walked
intentionally.  Johnny Hopp followed next and he reached on an error.  Kiner
stepped into the box and ripped a one-base hit scoring two teammates.  Kiner
took second on the throw.  Both teams ended up with 10 hits on the afternoon.
 
Sewell(4-3) allowed 1 run in 3 innings, and picked up the victory. Doyle
Lade(4-5) was the loser.  Pittsburgh now has a record of 50-61.  With the
loss, the Chicago ballclub's record is 32-83, worst in the league.

1949 AL Game: Was. @ NY Byrne Throws a Gem

August 18, 1949

  Tommy Byrne pitched his finest game of the season today while the New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators 6-0. Byrne lost a no-hitter in the 8th inning but completed the game for his 2nd shutout of the year. There have been 7 1-hitters in the AL this season but 0 no-hitters.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Washington Senators At 1949 New York Yankees         8/18/1949
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .199     P.Rizzuto SS        3  1  1  0 .273  
  J.Simmons LF        4  0  0  0 .266     C.Mapes RF          3  2  1  0 .208  
  S.Mele 1B           4  0  0  0 .255     B.Johnson 3B        4  1  1  1 .200  
  C.Vollmer CF        4  0  0  0 .264     J.Dimaggio CF       4  1  3  2 .358  
  B.Lewis RF          2  0  0  0 .247     T.Henrich 1B        4  0  1  2 .327  
  S.Dente SS          3  0  0  0 .249     J.Lindell LF        4  0  0  0 .231  
  A.Kozar 2B          3  0  0  0 .263     J.Coleman 2B        3  0  0  0 .259  
  A.Evans C           3  0  0  0 .279     C.Silvera C         4  0  0  0 .287  
  M.Harris P          1  0  0  0 .194     T.Byrne P           3  1  1  0 .236  
A-E.Robinson PH       1  0  1  0 .275                                          
  J.Haynes P          0  0  0  0 .190                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      32  6  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harris In 8th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Yankees......... 2 0 0  0 4 0  0 0    -  6  8  1
 
Senators (48-64)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Harris LOSS(10-5)       7       8   6   6   2   2   0   3.82
J.Haynes                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.59
Totals                    8       8   6   6   2   2   0
 
Yankees (68-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Byrne WIN(12-6)         9       1   0   0   5   1   0   3.39
Totals                    9       1   0   0   5   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,134 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 6  Yankees: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 0  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- T.Byrne
DOUBLES- T.Henrich(19th)
RBIs- B.Johnson(39th), J.Dimaggio-2(41st), T.Henrich-2(95th)
WALKS- E.Yost, B.Lewis-2, S.Dente, M.Harris, P.Rizzuto, J.Coleman
HIT BY PITCH- C.Mapes
STRIKE OUTS- C.Vollmer, C.Silvera, T.Byrne
GIDP- E.Yost
WILD PITCHES- M.Harris
2-out RBI- T.Henrich-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Lindell, C.Silvera, J.Coleman, A.Evans-2
TEAM RISP- Senators: 0 for 3  Yankees: 4 for 9
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Jerry Coleman robbed John Simmons of a base hit.
 
Tommy Byrne carried a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the New York Yankees
defeated the Washington Senators 6 to 0 at Yankee Stadium.
 
Byrne(12-6) dominated Washington hitters.  He allowed just 1 hit and 5 walks
in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 3.61 to 3.39.  The left-handed Byrne lost
a no-hitter when Eddie Robinson singled with nobody out in the 8th inning.
New York had a total of 8 hits for the game.  
 
Mickey Harris(10-5) was the losing pitcher.  Casey Stengel was very impressed
with his pitcher, Byrne, 'He had unusually good pitch placement this
afternoon.  It was almost unfair - but a beautiful game to watch from where I
sat'

1949 NL Game: Phil. @ Brk.

August 17, 1949

  Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson led the attack as the Dodgers pounded the Philadelphia Phillies 15-3 in today's game at Ebbets field. Robinson smacked 2 homeruns, a double, and had 7 RBI in the victory. The RBI tied Robinson with Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner for the NL lead (101). His 3 for 5 day at the plate raised his BA to .391, tops in the NL.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Philadelphia Phillies At 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers       8/17/1949
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Ashburn CF        5  0  1  0 .264     P.Reese SS          4  3  2  0 .310  
  G.Hamner SS         4  1  0  0 .274     M.Rackley LF        3  3  2  1 .331  
  D.Sisler 1B         4  2  3  2 .277     D.Snider CF         5  3  3  4 .320  
  D.Ennis LF          3  0  1  1 .307     J.Robinson 2B       5  3  3  7 .391  
  S.Hollmig RF        3  0  0  0 .216     G.Hermanski RF      5  1  3  1 .277  
  W.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .284     G.Hodges 1B         5  0  1  1 .279  
  M.Goliat 2B         3  0  1  0 .212     B.Cox 3B            4  0  1  1 .231  
  C.Bicknell P        0  0  0  0 .750     B.Edwards C         5  0  0  0 .149  
  A.Seminick C        2  0  0  0 .307     R.Branca P          3  2  1  0 .288  
  B.Donnelly P        0  0  0  0 .188                                          
  J.Konstanty P       2  0  0  0 .091                                          
A-B.Blattner 2B       1  0  0  0 .343                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  7  3                 Totals      39 15 16 15
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Konstanty In 8th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  7  1
Dodgers......... 4 3 0  3 0 0  0 5    - 15 16  0
 
Phillies (66-47)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Donnelly LOSS(2-5)      1 2/3   6   7   7   2   1   1   4.96
J.Konstanty               5 1/3   4   3   3   2   1   0   3.02
C.Bicknell                1       6   5   5   1   1   1   8.02
Totals                    8      16  15  15   5   3   2
 
Dodgers (77-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Branca WIN(12-5)        9       7   3   3   5   4   1   4.32
Totals                    9       7   3   3   5   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,008 DATE- Wednesday, August 17th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- S.Hollmig
DOUBLES- M.Goliat(3rd), D.Snider(20th), J.Robinson(28th), G.Hermanski(7th),
         B.Cox(17th), R.Branca
TRIPLES- D.Sisler(5th), M.Rackley(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Sisler(4th), J.Robinson-2(17th)
RBIs- D.Sisler-2(27th), D.Ennis(87th), M.Rackley(12th), D.Snider-4(82nd),
      J.Robinson-7(101st), G.Hermanski(39th), G.Hodges(80th), B.Cox(41st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Konstanty, M.Rackley
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ennis
WALKS- G.Hamner, S.Hollmig, M.Goliat, A.Seminick-2, P.Reese, M.Rackley, B.Cox,
       R.Branca-2
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hollmig, M.Goliat, A.Seminick, B.Blattner, G.Hermanski, G.Hodges,
             R.Branca
BALKS- C.Bicknell
2-out RBI- B.Cox, J.Robinson-3, G.Hermanski
RLISP 2-out- B.Edwards, A.Seminick-2, G.Hodges, R.Ashburn, P.Reese,
             J.Konstanty-2, R.Branca-2
TEAM RISP- Phillies: 1 for 6  Dodgers: 9 for 17
 
Jackie Robinson launched 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI and Ralph Branca pitched a
complete game as the Philadelphia Phillies were badly beaten by the Brooklyn
Dodgers, 15 to 3.
 
Robinson had a great day at the plate.  He had the crowd cheering his every
move.  He doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 1st inning, smacked a
three-run homer in the 2nd inning and lifted one out of the park for a two
run home run in the 8th inning.  Brooklyn bats were very productive in the
1st inning which saw them score 4 runs on 5 hits and the 8th inning when they
had 5 runs on 6 hits.  Brooklyn rapped out 16 hits for the afternoon.
 
Branca(12-5), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Blix
Donnelly(2-5) was charged with the loss.

1949 AL Game: NY @ Bsn.

August 11, 1949

  The New York Yankees took the rubber game from the Boston Red Sox today, winning by a score of 8-4. The game was tied 3 all when New York put a 5 spot on the scoreboard in the 7th inning. So after the completion of this 3 game series between the top 2 teams in the AL, the Yankees and Red Sox find themselves tied for 1st place.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York Yankees At 1949 Boston Red Sox              8/11/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rizzuto SS        5  1  2  1 .278     D.Dimaggio CF       5  1  2  1 .299  
  B.Brown 3B          5  1  3  2 .278     J.Pesky 3B          5  0  2  1 .350  
  T.Henrich 1B        4  1  0  0 .335     T.Williams LF       2  0  0  0 .353  
  J.Dimaggio CF       4  2  2  2 .360     V.Stephens SS       4  1  2  0 .312  
  G.Woodling LF       3  0  1  1 .246     B.Doerr 2B          5  0  0  0 .300  
  F.Sanford P         0  0  0  0 .176     B.Goodman 1B        3  1  1  1 .283  
  H.Bauer RF          4  1  1  1 .208     A.Zarilla RF        5  0  3  0 .283  
  J.Coleman 2B        3  1  1  1 .259     B.Tebbetts C        5  0  1  0 .282  
  C.Silvera C         4  1  1  0 .292     J.Kramer P          3  1  1  0 .130  
  A.Reynolds P        2  0  0  0 .220     F.Quinn P           0  0  0  0 .000  
A-J.Lindell LF        1  0  0  0 .221   B-L.Stringer PH       1  0  0  0 .258  
                                          W.Masterson P       0  0  0  0 .296  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 11  8                 Totals      38  4 12  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Reynolds In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Quinn In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 1  2 0 0  5 0 0  -  8 11  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 2  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  4 12  0
 
Yankees (64-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Reynolds WIN(10-9)      6 2/3   9   4   4   6   3   0   3.61
F.Sanford SAVE(1st)       2 1/3   3   0   0   0   2   0   2.54
Totals                    9      12   4   4   6   5   0
 
Red Sox (65-42)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kramer LOSS(4-4)        6 2/3   8   7   7   2   2   0   5.92
F.Quinn                   1 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   3.97
W.Masterson               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.53
Totals                    9      11   8   8   2   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,450 DATE- Thursday, August 11th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Jim Honochick, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 5  Red Sox:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- B.Brown(6th), D.Dimaggio(18th)
TRIPLES- J.Dimaggio(4th), H.Bauer(6th)
RBIs- P.Rizzuto(37th), B.Brown-2(17th), J.Dimaggio-2(38th), G.Woodling(34th),
      H.Bauer(29th), J.Coleman(31st), D.Dimaggio(48th), J.Pesky(46th),
      B.Goodman(44th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Coleman(12th), C.Silvera(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Woodling, A.Reynolds
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Coleman
WALKS- T.Henrich, J.Dimaggio, T.Williams-3, V.Stephens, B.Goodman-2
STRIKE OUTS- H.Bauer, A.Reynolds, D.Dimaggio, J.Pesky, B.Doerr, A.Zarilla,
             J.Kramer
GIDP- V.Stephens
WILD PITCHES- A.Reynolds
2-out RBI- P.Rizzuto, D.Dimaggio, B.Brown-2, J.Dimaggio-2, G.Woodling,
           B.Goodman
RLISP 2-out- T.Henrich, B.Doerr-2, J.Kramer, J.Pesky, B.Tebbetts-2
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 6 for 8  Red Sox: 4 for 13
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Johnny Pesky robbed Gene Woodling of a base hit.
 
Joe Dimaggio had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the New York Yankees defeated the
Boston Red Sox 8 to 4 at Fenway Park.
 
New York scored 5 runs in the decisive 7th inning when they came up with 5
base hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Bobby Brown who silenced the
crowd when he doubled bringing in two baserunners.  New York banged out 11
hits on the afternoon.  
 
The win was credited to Allie Reynolds(10-9) who went 6 and 2/3 innings
allowing 4 runs. Fred Sanford gained credit for his 1st save.  Jack
Kramer(4-4) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed New York 7 runs in 6 and
2/3 innings of work.  

 

 

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 New York NYA            64  41  .610 ----    49    66  39 .629   97  57 .630
1949 Boston BOA              65  42  .607 ----          62  45 .579   96  58 .623
1949 Cleveland CLA           63  43  .594  1.5          62  44 .585   89  65 .578
1949 Detroit DEA             56  52  .519  9.5          58  50 .537   87  67 .565
1949 Philadelphia PHA        50  57  .467 15.0          59  48 .551   81  73 .526
1949 Washington WAA          46  58  .442 17.5          38  66 .365   50 104 .325
1949 St. Louis SLA           46  60  .434 18.5          35  71 .330   53 101 .344
1949 Chicago CHA             35  72  .327 30.0          45  62 .421   63  91 .409
 
 
 

 

1949 NL Game: Brk. @ Phi.

August 11, 1949

  The powerhouse Brooklyn Dodgers put a pasting on the Philadelphia Phillies today, winning by a score of 21-3. It was the most runs scored by any team in MLB this season. Philadelphia has been one of the top 2 teams in terms of pitching excellence this year in the NL. That designation went out the window in the 8th inning tonight when the Dodgers put 17 runs on the scoreboard.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1949 Philadelphia Phillies       8/11/1949
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Reese SS          4  2  1  3 .310     R.Ashburn CF        4  0  2  0 .260  
  M.Rackley LF        6  2  2  1 .324     G.Hamner SS         3  0  0  0 .278  
  D.Snider CF         7  1  2  2 .315     B.Nicholson RF      4  0  1  0 .246  
  J.Robinson 2B       5  3  2  2 .389     D.Ennis LF          3  0  1  0 .312  
  G.Hermanski RF      5  2  3  5 .269     D.Sisler 1B         4  0  0  1 .258  
  G.Hodges 1B         6  2  2  2 .279     W.Jones 3B          3  1  0  0 .291  
  B.Cox 3B            6  3  3  1 .235     M.Goliat 2B         4  0  0  0 .195  
  R.Campanella C      5  3  4  4 .260     A.Seminick C        3  1  1  2 .302  
  R.Barney P          1  0  0  0 .241     B.Donnelly P        3  1  1  0 .188  
  J.Banta P           3  3  3  1 .300     S.Rowe P            0  0  0  0 .471  
                                          J.Konstanty P       0  0  0  0 .111  
                                        A-S.Hollmig PH        1  0  0  0 .219  
                                          J.Thompson P        0  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      48 21 22 21                 Totals      32  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Konstanty In 8th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  017 3  - 21 22  1
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 0  -  3  6  1
 
Dodgers (75-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Barney                  5       4   1   1   4   3   0   4.24
J.Banta WIN(5-4)          4       2   2   2   3   2   1   4.11
Totals                    9       6   3   3   7   5   1
 
Phillies (63-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Donnelly LOSS(2-4)      7       9   7   6   5   4   0   4.14
S.Rowe                    0 2/3  10  11  11   1   1   1   5.75
J.Konstanty               0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.88
J.Thompson                1       3   3   3   0   0   1   6.08
Totals                    9      22  21  16   6   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,441 DATE- Thursday, August 11th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Phillies:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Phillies: 0
ERRORS- B.Cox, A.Seminick
DOUBLES- D.Snider(18th), J.Robinson(25th), J.Banta, D.Ennis(24th)
TRIPLES- G.Hermanski(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Reese(14th), R.Campanella(18th), A.Seminick(20th)
RBIs- P.Reese-3(63rd), M.Rackley(10th), D.Snider-2(77th), J.Robinson-2(90th),
      G.Hermanski-5(38th), G.Hodges-2(73rd), B.Cox(39th), R.Campanella-4(61st),
      J.Banta, D.Sisler(23rd), A.Seminick-2(60th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Barney, J.Banta, G.Hamner-2
WALKS- P.Reese-3, M.Rackley, G.Hermanski, R.Campanella, R.Ashburn, B.Nicholson,
       D.Ennis-2, D.Sisler, W.Jones, A.Seminick
HIT BY PITCH- J.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider, J.Robinson, G.Hodges-2, R.Barney, G.Hamner, D.Ennis,
             W.Jones-2, A.Seminick
2-out RBI- D.Sisler, J.Robinson, G.Hermanski-3, A.Seminick-2
RLISP 2-out- D.Sisler-3, D.Ennis, G.Hodges-2, J.Robinson-2, W.Jones-2, D.Snider
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 12 for 21  Phillies: 0 for 6
 
Roy Campanella had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Brooklyn Dodgers smashed the
overmatched Philadelphia Phillies, 21 to 3.
 
Campanella provided the offensive punch.  He banged out a single in the 5th
inning, lined a one-base hit knocking in a run in the 8th inning, smacked a
three-run homer in the 8th inning and delivered a base-hit in the 9th inning.
Brooklyn kept the scorekeepers busy in the 8th inning which saw them score
17 runs on 15 hits.  Brooklyn ended up with 22 hits for the game while
Philadelphia had 6.  
 
Jack Banta(5-4) allowed 2 runs in 4 innings, and picked up the victory. Blix
Donnelly(2-4) took the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 9 hits and
5 walks.

1949 AL Standings and League Leaders

August 10, 1949

 The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are taking turns at the top of the AL. After today's games, it's the Red Sox in 1st place. The Cleveland Indians are right behind both of them. My Detroit Tigers are currently in a downward spiral and find themselves 10 GB.
 Boston's Ted Williams is crushing the ball right now, and if the season ended today he would be a Triple Crown winner. William's teammate Mel Parnell is the top pitcher in the league with 17 Wins and a 2.33 ERA.

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 Boston BOA              65  41  .613 ----    49    61  45 .575   96  58 .623
1949 New York NYA            63  41  .606  1.0          66  38 .635   97  57 .630
1949 Cleveland CLA           63  42  .600  1.5          61  44 .581   89  65 .578
1949 Detroit DEA             56  52  .519 10.0          58  50 .537   87  67 .565
1949 Philadelphia PHA        50  57  .467 15.5          59  48 .551   81  73 .526
1949 Washington WAA          46  58  .442 18.0          38  66 .365   50 104 .325
1949 St. Louis SLA           46  60  .434 19.0          35  71 .330   53 101 .344
1949 Chicago CHA             34  72  .321 31.0          45  61 .425   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     65   41  .613 38-18 27-23 19-10 46-31  4- 5 16-13     6-4     Won 1
CHA     34   72  .321 18-33 16-39  8-23 26-49  5-10 10-18     6-4     Won 2
CLA     63   42  .600 36-17 27-25 23-15 40-27  8- 3 23-12     6-4     Won 1
DEA     56   52  .519 26-27 30-25 19-22 37-30  4- 5 12-15     4-6     Lost 4
NYA     63   41  .606 31-20 32-21 26-14 37-27 10- 5 14- 9     4-6     Lost 1
PHA     50   57  .467 26-25 24-32 15-17 35-40  4-10 12-18     5-5     Won 2
SLA     46   60  .434 22-29 24-31 18-25 28-35  9- 5 13-16     4-6     Lost 1
WAA     46   58  .442 25-32 21-26 21-20 25-38  8- 9 18-17     4-6     Lost 2
TOTAL  423  423  .500
HOME   222  201  .525
ROAD   201  222  .475
LEFT   149  146  .505
RIGHT  274  277  .497
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BOA      6- 5 16- 9 16-14 21-10  6- 3  0- 0    604   467 +137
CHA      3- 8  8-20  8-22 10-19  5- 3  0- 0    376   553 -177
CLA      5- 4 17- 9 16-14 19-11  6- 4  0- 0    527   410 +117
DEA      7- 4 13-15 16-14 17-14  3- 5  0- 0    572   574   -2
NYA      8- 4 17- 8 20-11 14-13  4- 5  0- 0    535   438  +97
PHA      5- 8 11-16 16-13 14-16  4- 4  0- 0    516   472  +44
SLA      6- 5 14-15 12-14 10-20  4- 6  0- 0    498   625 -127
WAA      5- 7 12-16 12-14 13-15  4- 6  0- 0    444   533  -89
 
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 American League                 Date: 8/11/1949
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1949 BOA  65  41    T.William BOA .354  T.William BOA   32  T.William BOA  103
1949 NYA  63  41    B.Dilling SLA .351  T.Henrich NYA   27  V.Stephen BOA  102
1949 CLA  63  42    J.Pesky   BOA .349  V.Stephen BOA   22  T.Henrich NYA   91
1949 DEA  56  52    T.Henrich NYA .339  Y.Berra   NYA   21  B.Doerr   BOA   82
1949 PHA  50  57    R.Sievers SLA .328  OTHERS TIED W   20  V.Wertz   DEA   76
1949 WAA  46  58
1949 SLA  46  60    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1949 CHA  34  72    M.Parnell BOA   17  J.Page    NYA   14  M.Parnell BOA 2.33
                    V.Raschi  NYA   16  T.Ferrick SLA    8  R.Scarbor WAA 2.56
                    H.Newhous DEA   16  T.Hughson BOA    6  F.Hutchin DEA 2.63
                    B.Lemon   CLA   13  E.Johnson BOA    5  D.Fowler  PHA 2.92
                    OTHERS TIED W   11  OTHERS TIED W    4  B.Lemon   CLA 3.00
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Dimaggi BOA   20  M.Vernon  CLA   18  V.Raschi  NYA  101
                    R.Sievers SLA    9  E.Valo    PHA   17  V.Trucks  DEA   97
                    E.Rapp    CHA    8  D.Dimaggi BOA   13  H.Newhous DEA   92
                    B.Goodman BOA    8  J.Pesky   BOA   12  B.Lemon   CLA   88
                    V.Stephen BOA    8  J.Coleman NYA   11  T.Byrne   NYA   80
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHA  9  at  DEA  7  CHA-Kuzava(1-7, 4.53) at CLA-Garcia(5-4, 2.93)
NYA 10  at  BOA 11  NYA-Reynold(9-9, 3.53) at BOA-Kramer(4-3, 5.52)
PHA  2  at  WAA  1
SLA  6  at  CLA  7
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
L.Appling     CHA DEA  5  2  3  6  0  0  2  0
T.Williams    BOA NYA  5  3  4  3  1  1  2  0
J.Dimaggio    NYA BOA  5  2  2  3  1  0  2  0
L.Doby        CLA SLA  3  2  3  1  1  0  1  0
M.Vernon      CLA SLA  5  1  3  3  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Kellner     PHA WAA  9.0  1  1  1  2  5  0 W  
J.Wittig      BOA NYA  3.0  0  0  0  1  0  0 W  
H.White       DEA CHA  3.2  0  0  0  1  0  0    
A.Gettel      WAA PHA  3.0  2  0  0  0  0  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Williams    BOA .390 41 16 17  7  6  A.Kellner     PHA 18  5  1  6  9  0 200
A.Zarilla     BOA .318 22  7  6  5  2  F.Hutchinson  DEA 18 12  2  2  6  0 110
L.Appling     CHA .324 34 11 10  5  3  B.Wight       CHA 17 12  3  8  2  0 200
J.Dimaggio    NYA .417 36 15  7  6  3  R.Gumpert     CHA 17 13  3  1  1  1 110
M.Vernon      CLA .368 38 14 10  6  3  B.Pierce      CHA 11  6  1  4  6  0 000
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Hegan       CLA .200 35  7  2  0  0  D.Pillette    NYA  6 10  6  1  2  2 010
N.Fox         PHA .179 28  5  2  1  0  M.Haefner     CHA  9 18 12  6  0  0 110
D.Mitchell    CLA .178 45  8  1  4  0  C.Stobbs      BOA  8 16  7  3  3  0 010
B.Tebbetts    BOA .179 28  5  2  2  0  D.Weik        WAA 14  7 11 23  9  1 020
B.Brown       NYA .152 33  5  2  4  0  C.Fannin      SLA 10 16 10  6  6  4 100
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1949 AL Game: NY @ Bsn.

August 10, 1949

 The ball was flying out of the park today. After the NY Yankees won the 1st game of this 3 game series in a tight pitching dual, the Boston Red Sox flexed their muscles and came from behind to take today's game in 11 innings, 11-10.  Boston scored 3 runs in the 8th inning and 3 more in the 9th to send the game into extra innings. Joe DiMaggio hit 2 homeruns for New York but Boston got back-to-back homers from Ted Williams (his 2nd of the game) and Vern Stephens in the 8th inning, and a 3 run bomb from Bobby Doer in the 9th. The Red Sox won the contest in the 11th when Williams drove in Johnny Pesky from 3rd. Joe Page was the victim of Boston's late onslaught, getting a BS and the Loss. Johnnie Wittig got the Win in relief with 3 scoreless innings pitched.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York Yankees At 1949 Boston Red Sox              8/10/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rizzuto SS        4  1  2  1 .276     D.Dimaggio CF       6  1  1  1 .298  
  B.Brown 3B          6  1  2  2 .270     J.Pesky 3B          5  3  2  1 .349  
  T.Henrich 1B        6  1  2  3 .339     T.Williams LF       5  3  4  3 .354  
  J.Dimaggio CF       5  2  2  3 .356     V.Stephens SS       5  1  2  2 .310  
  G.Woodling LF       6  1  2  0 .245     B.Doerr 2B          5  1  1  3 .304  
  H.Bauer RF          3  1  0  0 .207     B.Goodman 1B        4  1  1  0 .282  
  J.Coleman 2B        4  0  0  0 .258     T.O'Brien RF        4  1  0  0 .179  
  C.Silvera C         4  1  0  0 .295     B.Tebbetts C        5  0  2  1 .283  
  E.Lopat P           3  2  1  0 .280     J.Dobson P          1  0  0  0 .229  
  J.Page P            1  0  0  0 .143     W.Masterson P       1  0  0  0 .296  
                                        A-L.Stringer PH       1  0  0  0 .267  
                                          T.Hughson P         0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-M.Batts PH          1  0  0  0 .267  
                                          J.Wittig P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 10 11  9                 Totals      44 11 13 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Masterson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hughson In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  6 0 4  0 0 0  0 0 - 10 11  1
Red Sox......... 1 0 0  0 3 0  0 3 3  0 1 - 11 13  2
 
Yankees (63-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Lopat                   7 1/3   9   7   7   2   4   3   3.45
J.Page LOSS(5-5) BS(5th)  3       4   4   4   2   2   1   4.08
Totals                   10 1/3  13  11  11   4   6   4
 
Red Sox (65-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Dobson                  3 2/3   6   6   1   2   1   1   4.44
W.Masterson               3 1/3   4   4   4   2   0   1   4.58
T.Hughson                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0   2.81
J.Wittig WIN(1-2)         3       0   0   0   1   0   0   4.50
Totals                   11      11  10   5   5   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,612 DATE- Wednesday, August 10th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, Eddie Hurley, Eddie Rommel
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- P.Rizzuto, B.Goodman, B.Tebbetts
DOUBLES- T.Henrich(17th), E.Lopat, B.Goodman(21st)
TRIPLES- B.Brown(5th), T.Henrich(4th), D.Dimaggio(5th), J.Pesky(6th)
HOME RUNS- J.Dimaggio-2(10th), T.Williams-2(32nd), V.Stephens(22nd),
           B.Doerr(13th)
RBIs- P.Rizzuto(36th), B.Brown-2(15th), T.Henrich-3(91st), J.Dimaggio-3(36th),
      D.Dimaggio(47th), J.Pesky(45th), T.Williams-3(103rd), V.Stephens-2(102nd),
      B.Doerr-3(82nd), B.Tebbetts(28th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rizzuto, H.Bauer, J.Coleman
WALKS- P.Rizzuto, J.Dimaggio, H.Bauer, C.Silvera, E.Lopat, J.Pesky, T.Williams,
       B.Goodman, T.O'Brien
STRIKE OUTS- P.Rizzuto, T.Henrich, D.Dimaggio, J.Pesky, T.Williams, B.Goodman,
             W.Masterson, J.Wittig
GIDP- J.Coleman, D.Dimaggio
2-out RBI- T.Williams, B.Brown-2, T.Henrich, D.Dimaggio, J.Pesky, V.Stephens,
           B.Tebbetts, B.Doerr-3
RLISP 2-out- C.Silvera, J.Dobson, T.Henrich, G.Woodling, B.Doerr
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 4 for 12  Red Sox: 5 for 9
 
Ted Williams smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Fenway Park where the Boston
Red Sox beat the New York Yankees in 11 innings by the score of 11 to
10.
 
The score was knotted at 10 after nine innings.  Boston was victorious in the
11th inning.  After an out was recorded, Johnny Pesky tripled.  Williams
followed and he slapped a base-hit making Boston the victor and beginning a
joyous home town celebration.  Boston had a total of 13 hits for the game.
 
Johnnie Wittig(1-2) allowed no runs in 3 innings, and picked up the victory.
Joe Page(5-5) was hit with the loss in relief.  He gave up 4 runs in 3
innings of work.