On This Day

Sunday, April 25, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 4 0 1.000 --
Senators 5 2 .714 0.5
Athletics 4 3 .571 1.5
Browns 2 2 .500 2.0
Tigers 3 3 .500 2.0
Yankees 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 1 5 .167 4.0
Red Sox 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Phillies 4 2 .667 0.5
Cardinals 3 3 .500 1.5
Cubs 3 3 .500 1.5
Dodgers 3 3 .500 1.5
Reds 4 4 .500 1.5
Pirates 4 4 .500 1.5
Braves 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dillinger 5
1 Frankie Gustine 5
3 Ralph Kiner 4
3 Ted Kluszewski 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 3
2 Ken Keltner 2
3 Walker Cooper 1
3 Bob Dillinger 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Stevens 7
2 Hank Sauer 6
2 Wally Westlake 6
4 Ted Kluszewski 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 George Binks 1
1 Buddy Blattner 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Meyer 1.20
2 Sheldon Jones 1.00
3 Murry Dickson 0.88
4 Hal Newhouser 0.60
5 Bobo Newsom 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 7
2 Lou Brissie 6
2 Sheldon Jones 6
2 Russ Meyer 6
2 Hal Newhouser 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Clem Dreisewerd 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Niarhos .500
2 Bert Haas .478
3 Hoot Evers .409
4 Frankie Gustine .407
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 Arky Vaughan 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Stevens 13
2 Gil Coan 9
2 Whitey Lockman 9
2 Hank Sauer 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 3
1 Thurman Tucker 3
3 Earl Torgeson 2
4 Richie Ashburn 1
4 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
1 Mickey Harris 0.00
1 Elmer Riddle 0.00
1 Carl Scheib 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Sheldon Jones 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 15
2 Joe Dobson 13
3 Murry Dickson 10
3 Hal Newhouser 10
5 4 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 2
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 Bob Chipman 1
2 Russ Christopher 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .340
3 Barney McCosky .322
4 Dale Mitchell .320
5 Johnny Pesky .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Johnny Mize 47
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Willard Marshall 34
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 134
2 Ralph Kiner 128
3 Walker Cooper 127
4 Willard Marshall 111
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 34
2 Jackie Robinson 28
3 Dave Philley 20
4 Pete Reiser 14
4 Harry Walker 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.41
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.42
3 Dutch Leonard 2.59
4 Bob Feller 2.67
5 Joe Haynes 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Bob Feller 21
2 Larry Jansen 21
4 Ralph Branca 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 192
2 Ewell Blackwell 190
3 Hal Newhouser 175
4 Ralph Branca 146
5 Johnny Sain 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 18
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 16
4 Russ Christopher 12
4 Ken Trinkle 12