1949 Season

16 teams competing in 2 leagues

🏆 Postseason

1949 Bracket
World Series NYA def. BRO (4-1)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1949 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Joe DiMaggio 0.346 2 George Kell 0.343 3 Ted Williams 0.343 4 Jackie Robinson 0.342 5 Stan Musial 0.338

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 54 2 Ted Williams 43 3 Vern Stephens 39 4 Stan Musial 36 5 Hank Sauer 27

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 159 2 Ted Williams 159 3 Vic Wertz 133 4 Ralph Kiner 127 5 Jackie Robinson 124

Stolen Bases

1 Jackie Robinson 37 2 Pee Wee Reese 26 3 Bob Dillinger 20 4 Phil Rizzuto 18 5 Elmer Valo 14

Hits

1 Stan Musial 207 2 Dale Mitchell 203 3 Jackie Robinson 203 4 Bobby Thomson 198 5 Ted Williams 194

Runs

1 Ted Williams 150 2 Pee Wee Reese 132 3 Eddie Joost 128 4 Stan Musial 128 5 Dom DiMaggio 126
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1949 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Al Benton 2.12 2 Mike Garcia 2.36 3 Fred Martin 2.44 4 Dave Koslo 2.50 5 Joe Page 2.59

Wins

1 Mel Parnell 25 2 Ellis Kinder 23 3 Bob Lemon 22 4 Vic Raschi 21 5 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

1 Virgil Trucks 153 2 Warren Spahn 151 3 Don Newcombe 149 4 Hal Newhouser 144 5 Ellis Kinder 138

Saves

1 Joe Page 27 2 Al Benton 10 3 Ted Wilks 9 4 Jim Konstanty 7 5 Nels Potter 7

WHIP

1 Dave Koslo 1.11 2 Gerry Staley 1.14 3 Preacher Roe 1.15 4 Fred Hutchinson 1.16 5 Tiny Bonham 1.17
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📋 Standings

American League

New York Yankees ★ 97-57 Boston Red Sox 96-58 Cleveland Indians 89-65 Detroit Tigers 87-67 Philadelphia Athletics 81-73 Chicago White Sox 63-91 St. Louis Browns 53-101 Washington Senators 50-104

National League

Brooklyn Dodgers ★ 97-57 St. Louis Cardinals 96-58 Philadelphia Phillies 81-73 Boston Braves 75-79 New York Giants 73-81 Pittsburgh Pirates 71-83 Cincinnati Reds 62-92 Chicago Cubs 61-93
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