On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 2 .750 --
Athletics 7 5 .583 1.0
Browns 5 4 .556 1.5
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.5
Tigers 6 7 .462 2.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 2.5
Senators 5 7 .417 3.0
White Sox 3 7 .300 4.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 4 .667 --
Giants 9 5 .643 --
Cardinals 6 5 .545 1.5
Dodgers 7 6 .538 1.5
Braves 6 8 .429 3.0
Phillies 6 8 .429 3.0
Reds 6 9 .400 3.5
Cubs 5 8 .385 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Lohrke 3
2 Willard Marshall 2
2 Clyde McCullough 2
2 Terry Moore 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 2
2 Cliff Aberson 1
2 Whitey Lockman 1
2 Jack Lohrke 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Koslo 1.00
2 Jim Hearn 0.44
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Dave Koslo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Koslo 5
2 Jim Hearn 4
3 Howie Fox 3
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2
5 Ken Raffensberger 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .485
2 Frankie Gustine .444
3 Wally Westlake .405
4 Ted Williams .400
5 Stan Musial .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 6
2 Ken Keltner 5
3 Walker Cooper 4
3 Sam Vico 4
3 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 15
1 Hank Sauer 15
1 Ed Stevens 15
4 Stan Musial 14
4 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 4
2 Gil Coan 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
2 Thurman Tucker 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
2 Dave Koslo 0.50
2 Carl Scheib 0.50
4 Ken Heintzelman 0.51
5 Jim Hearn 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
3 Ewell Blackwell 2
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 19
2 Larry Jansen 17
3 Joe Dobson 16
3 Virgil Trucks 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
1 Bryan Stephens 2
1 Ken Trinkle 2
4 Ralph Branca 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .359
2 Ted Williams .349
3 Stan Musial .328
4 George Kell .327
5 Barney McCosky .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Willard Marshall 35
5 Ted Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 133
2 Walker Cooper 132
3 Ralph Kiner 131
4 Ted Williams 119
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 32
2 Jackie Robinson 28
3 Dave Philley 19
4 Pete Reiser 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.41
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.43
3 Dutch Leonard 2.73
4 Al Brazle 2.79
5 Hal Newhouser 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Ralph Branca 21
4 Phil Marchildon 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 192
2 Bob Feller 179
3 Hal Newhouser 171
4 Ralph Branca 149
5 2 tied 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 19
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 15
4 Ken Trinkle 12
5 2 tied 11