On This Day

Friday, May 7, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 9 5 .643 --
Indians 7 4 .636 0.5
Yankees 8 5 .615 0.5
Red Sox 7 7 .500 2.0
Senators 7 8 .467 2.5
Browns 5 6 .455 2.5
Tigers 7 9 .438 3.0
White Sox 3 9 .250 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 5 .643 --
Giants 10 6 .625 0.0
Cardinals 8 5 .615 0.5
Dodgers 8 7 .533 1.5
Braves 7 9 .438 3.0
Phillies 7 9 .438 3.0
Reds 7 10 .412 3.5
Cubs 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Allie Clark 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Preston Ward 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Nippy Jones 3
4 Del Ennis 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 0.83
2 Howie Pollet 0.82
3 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Mickey Haefner 0.33
5 Hank Borowy 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Bill Voiselle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Pollet 9
2 Bob Lemon 5
3 Bob Rush 4
4 Ewell Blackwell 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .452
2 Frankie Gustine .434
3 Tommy Holmes .406
4 Ted Williams .385
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
3 Walker Cooper 4
3 Eddie Joost 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Stevens 18
2 Ted Williams 16
3 Walker Cooper 15
3 Stan Musial 15
3 Hank Sauer 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Gil Coan 3
3 Thurman Tucker 3
5 7 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 Elmer Riddle 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 4
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 Bill Voiselle 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
1 Virgil Trucks 22
3 Lou Brissie 18
4 Larry Jansen 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Denny Galehouse 2
2 Bryan Stephens 2
2 Ken Trinkle 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .353
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Stan Musial .329
4 George Kell .328
5 Barney McCosky .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Johnny Mize 47
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Willard Marshall 35
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 135
2 Walker Cooper 131
2 Ralph Kiner 131
4 Ted Williams 116
5 Bob Elliott 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 31
2 Jackie Robinson 28
3 Dave Philley 19
4 Earl Torgeson 15
5 Pete Reiser 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 2.41
2 Warren Spahn 2.47
3 Joe Haynes 2.75
4 Dutch Leonard 2.76
5 Al Brazle 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Ralph Branca 21
3 Allie Reynolds 21
5 Phil Marchildon 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 192
2 Bob Feller 178
3 Hal Newhouser 166
4 Ralph Branca 152
5 Walt Masterson 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 20
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 15
4 Ken Trinkle 12
5 Russ Christopher 11