American League League Leaders
Saturday, October 1, 1949

Batting Average
Williams, Ted BRS .389
Kell, George DET .382
Doby, Larry CLE .341
Vernon, Mickey CLE .332
Kolloway, Don CWS/DET .332
Stephens, Vern BRS .331
Berra, Yogi NYY .323
Robinson, Eddie WAS .321
Valo, Elmer PHA .320
Boudreau, Lou CLE .319

Home Runs
Stephens, Vern BRS 50
Williams, Ted BRS 50
Kokos, Dick SLB 30
Chapman, Sam PHA 30
Berra, Yogi NYY 28
Doby, Larry CLE 26
Gordon, Joe CLE 25
Robinson, Eddie WAS 24
Joost, Eddie PHA 23
Henrich, Tommy NYY 21

Runs Batted In
Stephens, Vern BRS 189
Williams, Ted BRS 170
Wertz, Vic DET 141
Joost, Eddie PHA 110
Doerr, Bobby BRS 109
Gordon, Joe CLE 109
Chapman, Sam PHA 108
Berra, Yogi NYY 106
Vernon, Mickey CLE 106
Doby, Larry CLE 99

Hits
Williams, Ted BRS 232
Kell, George DET 209
Stephens, Vern BRS 209
Mitchell, Dale CLE 206
Vernon, Mickey CLE 200
Wertz, Vic DET 197
Doby, Larry CLE 196
Pesky, Johnny BRS 194
DiMaggio, Dom BRS 192
Philley, Dave CWS 190

On Base Pct
Williams, Ted BRS .504
Kell, George DET .458
Joost, Eddie PHA .446
Doby, Larry CLE .442
Valo, Elmer PHA .429
Fain, Ferris PHA .422
Appling, Luke CWS .420
Baker, Floyd CWS .417
Michaels, Cass CWS .414
Pesky, Johnny BRS .408

Slugging Pct
Williams, Ted BRS .728
Stephens, Vern BRS .628
Berra, Yogi NYY .571
Kell, George DET .543
Doby, Larry CLE .539
Kokos, Dick SLB .537
Robinson, Eddie WAS .527
Kennedy, Bob CLE .502
Doerr, Bobby BRS .500
Joost, Eddie PHA .489

Runs
Williams, Ted BRS 155
Pesky, Johnny BRS 139
Stephens, Vern BRS 133
DiMaggio, Dom BRS 132
Doby, Larry CLE 123
Kell, George DET 122
Mitchell, Dale CLE 117
Joost, Eddie PHA 114
Wertz, Vic DET 114
Valo, Elmer PHA 114

Stolen Bases
Dillinger, Bob SLB 18
Rizzuto, Phil NYY 15
Philley, Dave CWS 12
Mitchell, Dale CLE 9
Robertson, Sherry WAS 8
Fain, Ferris PHA 8
Kell, George DET 7
Vernon, Mickey CLE 7
DiMaggio, Dom BRS 7
Ostrowski, John CWS 6

Doubles
Kell, George DET 47
Zarilla, Al SLB/BRS 42
Williams, Ted BRS 42
Sievers, Roy SLB 35
Stephens, Vern BRS 35
Kennedy, Bob CLE 34
Majeski, Hank PHA 34
Michaels, Cass CWS 34
Robinson, Eddie WAS 32
Chapman, Sam PHA 30

Triples
Mitchell, Dale CLE 19
Valo, Elmer PHA 16
Philley, Dave CWS 14
Dillinger, Bob SLB 11
Kell, George DET 10
Hegan, Jim CLE 9
Woodling, Gene NYY 8
Lipon, Johnny DET 8
Doerr, Bobby BRS 8
Rizzuto, Phil NYY 8

Walks
Joost, Eddie PHA 139
Williams, Ted BRS 137
Appling, Luke CWS 119
Fain, Ferris PHA 115
Pesky, Johnny BRS 111
Valo, Elmer PHA 108
Doby, Larry CLE 100
Michaels, Cass CWS 100
DiMaggio, Dom BRS 93
Yost, Eddie WAS 87

Strikeouts
Hegan, Jim CLE 108
Joost, Eddie PHA 92
Sievers, Roy SLB 83
Doby, Larry CLE 81
Priddy, Jerry SLB 80
Kokos, Dick SLB 78
Chapman, Sam PHA 77
Philley, Dave CWS 76
Vollmer, Clyde WAS 71
Coan, Gil WAS 69

Earned Run Average
Garcia, Mike CLE 1.94
Parnell, Mel BRS 2.46
Kinder, Ellis BRS 2.50
Newhouser, Hal DET 2.99
Gumpert, Randy CWS 3.13
Lemon, Bob CLE 3.13
Hutchinson, Fred DET 3.14
Reynolds, Allie NYY 3.17
Trucks, Virgil DET 3.17
Wight, Bill CWS 3.28

Wins
Newhouser, Hal DET 24-8
Lemon, Bob CLE 24-11
Parnell, Mel BRS 22-5
Garcia, Mike CLE 19-3
Reynolds, Allie NYY 17-7
Trucks, Virgil DET 17-11
Kinder, Ellis BRS 16-6
Wight, Bill CWS 16-10
Gumpert, Randy CWS 16-12
Gray, Ted DET 15-8

Saves
Page, Joe NYY 20
Ferrick, Tom SLB 9
Benton, Al CLE 8
Harris, Bubba PHA 7
Masterson, Walt WAS/BRS 7
Papish, Pap CLE 7
Surkont, Max CWS 6
Papai, Al SLB 5
Paige, Satchel CLE 5
Pieretti, Marino CWS 4

Winning Pct
Shantz, Bobby PHA .875
Garcia, Mike CLE .864
Parnell, Mel BRS .815
Newhouser, Hal DET .750
Kinder, Ellis BRS .727
Reynolds, Allie NYY .708
Lemon, Bob CLE .686
Gray, Ted DET .652
Kellner, Alex PHA .652
Wight, Bill CWS .615

Innings Pitched
Lemon, Bob CLE 282.0
Trucks, Virgil DET 280.7
Parnell, Mel BRS 278.3
Newhouser, Hal DET 271.3
Raschi, Vic NYY 261.7
Wight, Bill CWS 257.7
Reynolds, Allie NYY 247.3
Gumpert, Randy CWS 244.7
Kinder, Ellis BRS 244.3
Fowler, Dick PHA 229.7

Games Started
Newhouser, Hal DET 35
Raschi, Vic NYY 35
Lemon, Bob CLE 33
Trucks, Virgil DET 33
Wight, Bill CWS 33
Parnell, Mel BRS 32
Gumpert, Randy CWS 32
Reynolds, Allie NYY 31
Kinder, Ellis BRS 31
Coleman, Joe PHA 31

Complete Games
Parnell, Mel BRS 23
Lemon, Bob CLE 22
Trucks, Virgil DET 20
Newhouser, Hal DET 20
Fowler, Dick PHA 19
Wight, Bill CWS 16
Kinder, Ellis BRS 15
Raschi, Vic NYY 15
Brissie, Lou PHA 14
Gray, Ted DET 14

Shut Outs
Newhouser, Hal DET 7
Parnell, Mel BRS 6
Kinder, Ellis BRS 5
Garver, Ned SLB 4
Lemon, Bob CLE 4
Raschi, Vic NYY 4
Garcia, Mike CLE 3
Gray, Ted DET 3
Fowler, Dick PHA 3
Gumpert, Randy CWS 3

Strikeouts
Trucks, Virgil DET 194
Byrne, Tommy NYY 192
Lemon, Bob CLE 138
Feller, Bob CLE 135
Parnell, Mel BRS 134
Garcia, Mike CLE 131
Kinder, Ellis BRS 131
Newhouser, Hal DET 130
Raschi, Vic NYY 126
Kellner, Alex PHA 110

Walks Allowed
Byrne, Tommy NYY 184
Lemon, Bob CLE 133
Coleman, Joe PHA 129
Raschi, Vic NYY 122
Pierce, Billy CWS 117
Kellner, Alex PHA 115
Scheib, Carl PHA 111
Trucks, Virgil DET 109
Fowler, Dick PHA 107
Hittle, Lloyd WAS 105

HR Allowed
Fannin, Cliff SLB 28
Ostrowski, Joe SLB 28
Haefner, Mickey WAS/CWS 27
Gettel, Al CWS/WAS 25
Judson, Howie CWS 22
Embree, Red SLB 21
Hutchinson, Fred DET 18
Fowler, Dick PHA 18
Gumpert, Randy CWS 18
Trucks, Virgil DET 18

Appearances
Page, Joe NYY 71
Ferrick, Tom SLB 63
Welteroth, Dick WAS 53
Surkont, Max CWS 50
Hughson, Tex BRS 47
Hittle, Lloyd WAS 46
Gettel, Al CWS/WAS 46
Papai, Al SLB 44
Harris, Bubba PHA 44
Ostrowski, Joe SLB 42

 

 

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