Monday, December 31, 2001
1949 Wrapup
Red WON LOST PCT GB
1949 Houston HOU 104 52 .667 ----
1949 Chicago CHI 70 86 .449 34.0
1949 Pittsburgh PIT 70 86 .449 34.0
1949 Philadelphia PHI 68 88 .436 36.0
White WON LOST PCT GB
1949 N.Y. Mets NYM 89 67 .571 ----
1949 N.Y. Gems NYG 84 72 .538 5.0
1949 St. Louis STL 79 77 .506 10.0
1949 Washington WAS 41 115 .263 48.0
Blue WON LOST PCT GB
1949 Boston BOS 102 54 .654 ----
1949 Detroit DET 93 63 .596 9.0
1949 Milwaukee MIL 69 87 .442 33.0
1949 Cleveland CLE 67 89 .429 35.0
Playoffs
Houston defeated Detroit, 4 games to 1
N.Y. Mets defeated Boston, 4 games to 1
Mulcahy Cup Finals
Houston defeated N.Y. Mets, 4 games to 0
Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS
E.Slaughter PIT .355 T.Williams CLE 52
B.Doerr HOU .344 R.Kiner STL 50
G.Kell BOS .340 V.Stephens MIL 41
D.Mitchell WAS .333 D.Snider NYG 39
T.Kluszewski NYM .318 S.Musial PHI 38
RUNS BATTED IN STOLEN BASES
D.Snider NYG 148 D.Mitchell WAS 36
T.Williams CLE 134 B.Dillinger STL 32
S.Musial PHI 130 P.Reese DET 31
W.Westlake PHI 129 J.Robinson DET 31
OTHERS TIED WITH 126 F.Fain DET 30
WINS SAVES
H.Newhouser HOU 27 A.Benton DET 43
H.Pollet NYM 25 F.Martin CHI 25
M.Parnell PHI 24 B.Hogue NYM 23
E.Kinder NYG 21 S.Paige *** 22
OTHERS TIED WITH 19 E.Palica MIL 22
ERA STRIKEOUTS
H.Pollet NYM 1.85 E.Kinder NYG 189
A.Brazle DET 2.37 T.Byrne CHI 173
H.Newhouser HOU 2.60 H.Newhouser HOU 172
V.Trucks DET 2.66 W.Spahn NYG 168
R.Roberts NYM 2.76 V.Trucks DET 164
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Bobby Doerr, Houston
Cy Young Award
Howie Pollet, New York Mets
Rookie of the Year
Billy Pierce, Houston
Pepto Bismol Relief Award
Al Benton, Detroit
Manager of the Year
Yogi Berra, Boston
