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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD   AUTO  1-RUN    L34   MANAGER(S)
Boston AL     BOA  88  66 .571 ----    1   10    2  31-24  31-24  26-18  21-19  20-14   Steve Bivens
Philadelphia  PHA  84  70 .545  4.0    3    7    3  29-26  29-26  26-18  26-26  21-13   Drew Kennedy
Chicago AL    CHA  84  70 .545  4.0   12    3    7  28-27  29-26  27-17  26-22  18-16   Robert Rescigno
Detroit       DEA  83  71 .539  5.0    2    6   13  24-31  30-25  29-15  29-30  15-19   Thomas Treece
New York AL   NYA  76  78 .494 12.0   10   12    4  32-23  25-30  19-25  31-18  15-19   Billy Vanson
St. Louis AL  SLA  65  89 .422 23.0    6   14   14  26-29  25-30  14-30  19-22  17-17   Pat Carr
Washington    WAA  61  93 .396 27.0   13   11   10  24-31  24-31  13-31  21-27  17-17   Larry Cupp
OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-3):   Brooklyn Dodgers over Boston Red Sox

1949 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  5.39   830  5339  1492  236  51  127  675   610  .279  .360  .414    7    8   55   24   45   55  170
 DEA  5.20   801  5501  1555  260  68  117  610   659  .283  .354  .418   54   17   37   25   29   56  155
 PHA  5.13   790  5400  1481  226  39   99  795   732  .274  .367  .386   32   11   29   33   60   65  146
 SLA  4.86   749  5353  1421  203  35  202  592   807  .265  .338  .430   28    9   29   20   36   46  155
 NYA  4.49   691  5277  1364  200  50  143  537   672  .258  .328  .397   45   38   34   25  114   39  118
 CHA  4.40   677  5299  1427  250  40   62  669   736  .269  .351  .367   85   67   40   33   77   57  106
 WAA  4.15   639  5263  1332  219  40  108  547   655  .253  .324  .371   47   22   15   31   70   46  127
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.80  5177 37432 10072 1594 323  858 4425  4871  .269  .346  .398  298  172  239  191  431  364  977

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHA  3.97   612  3.38  1391  1260  103   567   656  33  13  37  .401  779  539  .692
 DEA  4.58   706  4.03  1397  1459  139   512   812  27  11  34  .362  803  531  .661
 PHA  4.73   728  4.17  1394  1467  149   585   599  18   7  32  .524  794  577  .727
 BOA  4.97   766  4.34  1373  1452  104   660   734  14   4  45  .410  798  591  .741
 WAA  5.00   770  4.38  1366  1433  102   646   603   9   7  29  .382  815  555  .681
 NYA  5.03   774  4.45  1384  1407  128   776   736   5   5  37  .374  833  592  .711
 SLA  5.58   860  4.87  1362  1553  148   604   656  56  10  14  .404  837  528  .631
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.84  5216  4.23  9670 10031  873  4350  4796 162  57 228       5659 3913  .691

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Ted Williams  (583)
  2. Vern Stephens  (547)
  3. Eddie Joost  (482)
  4. Sam Chapman  (481)
  5. Bobby Doerr  (458)
  6. Vic Wertz  (416)
  7. Cass Michaels  (400)
  8. Dom Dimaggio  (387)
  9. Luke Appling  (383)
  10. Elmer Valo  (380)

  11. Joe Gordon  (376)
  12. Phil Rizzuto  (375)
  13. Larry Doby  (371)
  14. George Kell  (367)
  15. Johnny Pesky  (362)
  16. Del Ennis  (358)
  17. Jack Graham  (345)
  18. Roy Sievers  (342)
  19. Dick Kokos  (337)
  20. Tommy Henrich  (333)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Bob Lemon  (284)
  2. Virgil Trucks  (231)
  3. Tommy Byrne  (217)
  4. Mel Parnell  (211)
  5. Ken Heintzelman  (202)
  6. Fred Hutchinson  (172)
  7. Cliff Chambers  (172)
  8. Erv Palica  (162)
  9. Joe Page  (156)
  10. Schoolboy Rowe  (147)

  11. Monte Kennedy  (145)
  12. Randy Gumpert  (133)
  13. Walt Masterson  (126)
  14. Hal Newhouser  (116)
  15. Russ Meyer  (112)
  16. Hank Borowy  (109)
  17. Vic Raschi  (104)
  18. Art Houtteman  (102)
  19. Joe Dobson  (98)
  20. Satchel Paige  (97)

All Stars
Luke Appling
Yogi Berra
Tommy Byrne
Cliff Chambers
Sam Chapman
Bob Dillinger
Joe Dimaggio
Larry Doby
Bobby Doerr
Jack Graham
Ken Heintzelman
Tommy Henrich
Eddie Joost
George Kell
Bob Lemon
Cass Michaels
Joe Page
Mel Parnell
Eddie Stanky
Vern Stephens
Birdie Tebbetts
Virgil Trucks
Vic Wertz
Ted Williams

Gold Gloves
P: Satchel Paige
C: Yogi Berra
1B: Ferris Fain
2B: Joe Gordon
3B: George Kell
SS: Eddie Joost
OF: Dom Dimaggio
OF: Sam Chapman
OF: Larry Doby

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Stan Musial.368
Ted Williams.354
George Kell.353
Don Kolloway.348
Enos Slaughter.342
Jackie Robinson.333
Bobby Thomson.332
Johnny Mize.330
Sam Chapman.327
Willard Marshall.322
Dale Mitchell.318
Cass Michaels.318
On Base Percentage
Ted Williams.500
Stan Musial.463
Ralph Kiner.443
Luke Appling.421
George Kell.420
Eddie Joost.420
Willard Marshall.418
Jackie Robinson.417
Enos Slaughter.413
Cass Michaels.411
Eddie Stanky.409
Vern Stephens.408
Slugging Percentage
Ted Williams.694
Stan Musial.677
Ralph Kiner.625
Vern Stephens.611
Bobby Thomson.542
Johnny Mize.522
Sam Chapman.521
Jackie Robinson.511
Roy Campanella.506
Bobby Doerr.506
Tommy Henrich.505
Enos Slaughter.503
On Base + Slugging
Ted Williams1.194
Stan Musial1.141
Ralph Kiner1.068
Vern Stephens1.019
Jackie Robinson0.928
Johnny Mize0.924
Sam Chapman0.921
Bobby Thomson0.918
Enos Slaughter0.917
Eddie Joost0.902
George Kell0.889
Roy Campanella0.889
At Bats
Dale Mitchell694
Red Schoendienst677
Richie Ashburn663
Phil Rizzuto655
Johnny Pesky642
Bobby Thomson638
Mickey Vernon634
Sam Chapman626
Pee Wee Reese625
Dom Dimaggio619
Dave Philley615
Vic Wertz612
Runs Scored
Ted Williams144
Stan Musial130
Johnny Pesky123
Ralph Kiner121
Pee Wee Reese116
Eddie Joost115
Jackie Robinson115
Phil Rizzuto108
Vern Stephens108
Ferris Fain107
Red Schoendienst106
Hits
Dale Mitchell221
Stan Musial220
Bobby Thomson212
Enos Slaughter206
Sam Chapman205
George Kell204
Phil Rizzuto201
Johnny Pesky198
Jackie Robinson197
Red Schoendienst194
Vic Wertz194
Richie Ashburn192
Total Bases
Stan Musial405
Ted Williams372
Vern Stephens358
Bobby Thomson346
Ralph Kiner335
Sam Chapman326
Enos Slaughter303
Jackie Robinson302
Vic Wertz298
Bobby Doerr296
Dale Mitchell295
Eddie Joost281
Doubles
Sid Gordon38
George Kell37
Bobby Doerr36
Grady Hatton36
Willie Jones36
Bobby Thomson36
Sam Chapman35
Johnny Pesky35
Dom Dimaggio33
Stan Musial32
Jackie Robinson32
Duke Snider32
Triples
Richie Ashburn15
George Kell15
Whitey Lockman15
Dale Mitchell15
Stan Musial15
Enos Slaughter15
Bob Dillinger14
Cass Michaels13
Roy Smalley12
Elmer Valo12
Del Ennis11
Jackie Robinson11
Home Runs
Vern Stephens50
Ralph Kiner49
Ted Williams47
Stan Musial41
Jack Graham31
Tommy Henrich30
Hank Sauer30
Wally Westlake30
Yogi Berra29
Sam Chapman28
RBI
Bobby Thomson150
Sam Chapman148
Ted Williams136
Ralph Kiner132
Vern Stephens132
Bobby Doerr129
Vic Wertz122
Stan Musial121
Enos Slaughter118
Dom Dimaggio112
Jackie Robinson109
Eddie Joost108
Walks
Ted Williams157
Ferris Fain141
Eddie Joost141
Ralph Kiner135
Luke Appling125
Elmer Valo121
Vern Stephens107
Stan Musial104
Pee Wee Reese103
Cass Michaels97
Eddie Stanky96
Johnny Pesky95
Batters Strikeouts
Dick Kokos145
Larry Doby133
Duke Snider128
Eddie Joost108
Jerry Priddy107
Wally Westlake99
Willie Jones98
Jack Graham96
Andy Seminick92
Vern Stephens92
Roy Sievers88
Hank Sauer87
Stolen Bases
Pee Wee Reese41
Jackie Robinson39
Dave Philley24
Mickey Vernon23
Dale Mitchell22
Bob Dillinger19
Phil Rizzuto18
Gene Hermanski16
Gil Hodges15
Carl Furillo14
Whitey Lockman14
Elmer Valo14
Caught Stealing
Richie Ashburn22
Mickey Vernon14
Pee Wee Reese13
Luke Appling11
Dave Philley10
Red Schoendienst10
Jerry Priddy9
Phil Rizzuto9
Willard Marshall8
Jackie Robinson8
Hit by Pitch
Del Ennis9
Willie Jones9
Ralph Kiner7
Ferris Fain6
Del Rice6
Hank Sauer6
Duke Snider6
GIDP
Sid Gordon29
Del Ennis28
Gil Hodges27
Elmer Valo26
Duke Snider23
Sam Chapman22
Dom Dimaggio22
Jack Graham22
Dick Kokos21
Errors
Vern Stephens34
Willie Jones33
Lou Boudreau29
Roy Smalley26
Eddie Kazak24
Don Kolloway24
Jerry Priddy24
Johnny Lipon23
Bobby Doerr22
Jack Graham21
Phil Rizzuto21
Sam Dente20
Earned Run Average
Ken Heintzelman2.23
Dave Koslo2.36
Mike Garcia2.43
Al Brazle2.68
Bob Lemon2.85
Virgil Trucks2.90
Gerry Staley2.92
Don Newcombe2.94
Howie Pollet3.00
Howie Fox3.23
Murry Dickson3.27
Joe Coleman3.33
Wins
Bob Lemon22
Mel Parnell21
Al Brazle20
Ken Heintzelman20
Howie Pollet19
Robin Roberts19
Cliff Chambers18
Murry Dickson18
Mike Garcia18
Don Newcombe18
Virgil Trucks18
Losses
Larry Jansen22
Ned Garver21
Ken Raffensberger20
Warren Spahn20
Bill Wight19
Johnny Sain18
Ted Gray17
Mickey Haefner17
Ellis Kinder17
Winning Percentage
Al Brazle.833
Mike Garcia.818
Dave Koslo.810
Tommy Byrne.750
Fred Hutchinson.739
Cliff Chambers.720
Robin Roberts.704
Don Newcombe.692
Ken Heintzelman.690
Mel Parnell.677
Hank Borowy.667
Murry Dickson.667
Games Pitched
Eddie Erautt80
Bubba Harris76
Doyle Lade74
Walt Masterson74
Kirby Higbe69
Tom Ferrick67
Satchel Paige66
Nels Potter65
Johnny Antonelli63
Erv Palica63
Steve Gromek62
Games Started
Mel Parnell40
Bill Wight40
Hal Newhouser39
Ken Raffensberger39
Johnny Sain39
Warren Spahn39
Joe Coleman38
Bob Lemon38
Vic Raschi38
Virgil Trucks38
Complete Games
Larry Jansen18
Vic Raschi16
Joe Coleman13
Bob Feller13
Bob Lemon13
Hal Newhouser12
Ken Heintzelman11
Don Newcombe11
Preacher Roe10
Warren Spahn10
Games Finished
Satchel Paige59
Walt Masterson58
Joe Page50
Erv Palica50
Eddie Erautt49
Nels Potter47
Al Benton45
Jack Banta44
Ted Wilks43
Bubba Harris41
Fred Martin41
Schoolboy Rowe41
Saves
Joe Page27
Satchel Paige27
Erv Palica27
Jack Banta26
Schoolboy Rowe26
Ted Wilks24
Al Benton21
Walt Masterson19
Tom Ferrick16
Nels Potter16
Fred Martin11
Dick Weik11
Shutouts
Bob Lemon6
Ken Heintzelman4
Larry Jansen4
Vic Raschi4
Bill Werle4
Al Brazle3
Dave Koslo3
Don Newcombe3
Hal Newhouser3
Howie Pollet3
Innings Pitched
Mel Parnell309.3
Bob Lemon302.7
Hal Newhouser295.0
Warren Spahn286.7
Vic Raschi283.0
Larry Jansen279.0
Ken Raffensberger276.7
Virgil Trucks276.3
Ken Heintzelman274.3
Joe Coleman265.0
Bill Wight265.0
Don Newcombe260.0
Hits Allowed
Johnny Sain331
Larry Jansen318
Hal Newhouser309
Mel Parnell298
Vic Raschi298
Ken Raffensberger297
Bill Wight286
Ed Lopat283
Warren Spahn275
Ned Garver267
Joe Coleman264
Art Houtteman256
Home Runs Allowed
Larry Jansen39
Randy Gumpert34
Bob Feller30
Art Houtteman30
Hal Newhouser29
Ned Garver28
Ellis Kinder26
Ed Lopat26
Preacher Roe26
Herm Wehmeier26
Bill Werle25
Monk Dubiel24
Walks Allowed
Tommy Byrne152
Vic Raschi152
Mel Parnell145
Bob Lemon128
Allie Reynolds124
Virgil Trucks122
Joe Coleman118
Monte Kennedy118
Warren Spahn110
Hal Newhouser105
Dick Fowler102
Russ Meyer102
Pitchers Strikeouts
Hal Newhouser200
Don Newcombe190
Virgil Trucks180
Warren Spahn165
Mel Parnell158
Bob Lemon157
Vic Raschi156
Joe Coleman147
Tommy Byrne143
Bob Feller143
Larry Jansen143
Ellis Kinder143
  
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