1949 Western League Leaders
1949 Western League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1949 Western League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Marasco | Pueblo Dodgers | .330 | 169 | 512 |
| Walt Linden | Denver Bears | .325 | 147 | 452 |
| Ernest Yelen | Sioux City Soos | .321 | 115 | 358 |
| Lou Limmer | Lincoln Athletics | .315 | 152 | 483 |
| Chuck Tanner | Denver Bears | .313 | 146 | 467 |
| Les Peden | Des Moines Bruins | .312 | 147 | 471 |
| Pete Tedeschi | Denver Bears | .311 | 139 | 447 |
| Rocco Ippolito | Lincoln Athletics | .310 | 156 | 503 |
| Danny Holden | Pueblo Dodgers | .306 | 146 | 477 |
| Stan Jok | Sioux City Soos | .305 | 129 | 423 |
| Fred Richards | Des Moines Bruins | .303 | 178 | 587 |
| Deo Grose | Denver Bears | .299 | 168 | 562 |
| Frederick Shipman | Sioux City Soos | .299 | 160 | 535 |
| Frank McArthur | Sioux City Soos | .298 | 156 | 524 |
| Walt Novick | Lincoln Athletics | .297 | 113 | 381 |
| Joe Torpey | Pueblo Dodgers | .294 | 141 | 480 |
| Jack Weisenburger | Denver Bears | .294 | 94 | 320 |
| Ken Guettler | Des Moines Bruins | .291 | 101 | 347 |
| Jimmy Williams | Pueblo Dodgers | .288 | 163 | 565 |
| Ed Nietopski | Omaha Cardinals | .286 | 105 | 367 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Richards | Des Moines Bruins | 178 | 32 | 11 | 14 |
| Vic Marasco | Pueblo Dodgers | 169 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| Deo Grose | Denver Bears | 168 | 31 | 10 | 1 |
| Jimmy Williams | Pueblo Dodgers | 163 | 23 | 18 | 11 |
| Frederick Shipman | Sioux City Soos | 160 | 28 | 7 | 7 |
| Rocco Ippolito | Lincoln Athletics | 156 | 25 | 2 | 20 |
| Frank McArthur | Sioux City Soos | 156 | 23 | 8 | 7 |
| Lou Limmer | Lincoln Athletics | 152 | 20 | 8 | 29 |
| Robert Jaderlund | Denver Bears | 151 | 25 | 18 | 0 |
| Walt Linden | Denver Bears | 147 | 25 | 11 | 11 |
| Les Peden | Des Moines Bruins | 147 | 29 | 3 | 22 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Uhle | Denver Bears | 2.25 | 10 | 5 |
| Ernie Johnson | Denver Bears | 2.37 | 15 | 5 |
| Jackie Collum | Omaha Cardinals | 2.60 | 3 | 9 |
| Lou Ciola | Omaha Cardinals | 2.79 | 11 | 10 |
| Joe Presko | Omaha Cardinals | 3.18 | 14 | 9 |
| Maurice Garlock | Omaha Cardinals | 3.27 | 11 | 7 |
| Merlin Williams | Omaha Cardinals | 3.35 | 5 | 8 |
| Don Swartz | Des Moines Bruins | 3.41 | 13 | 14 |
| Elvin Stabelfeld | Des Moines Bruins | 3.57 | 17 | 12 |
| Bob Mahoney | Omaha Cardinals | 3.79 | 7 | 13 |
| David Sayers | Sioux City Soos | 3.86 | 10 | 10 |
| Virgil Jester | Denver Bears | 3.90 | 9 | 5 |
| Lynn Lovenguth | Lincoln Athletics | 3.96 | 17 | 10 |
| Bill Moisan | Des Moines Bruins | 4.00 | 7 | 6 |
| Vince DiLorenzo | Sioux City Soos | 4.02 | 13 | 13 |
| Sam Brewer | Sioux City Soos | 4.03 | 8 | 9 |
| Kenneth St. Pierre | Denver Bears | 4.09 | 7 | 9 |
| Leon Foulk | Des Moines Bruins | 4.17 | 7 | 9 |
| Mason Bowes | Lincoln Athletics | 4.21 | 8 | 3 |
| Walter Cox | Sioux City Soos | 4.27 | 17 | 12 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
