On This Day

Monday, May 10, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 4 .733 --
Athletics 12 5 .706 0.0
Yankees 11 6 .647 1.0
Senators 9 9 .500 3.5
Browns 6 8 .429 4.5
Tigers 8 12 .400 5.5
Red Sox 7 11 .389 5.5
White Sox 3 12 .200 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Giants 11 7 .611 0.0
Pirates 11 7 .611 0.0
Dodgers 9 10 .474 2.5
Braves 9 10 .474 2.5
Phillies 9 10 .474 2.5
Cubs 7 10 .412 3.5
Reds 7 13 .350 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Ralph Kiner 3
2 Red Schoendienst 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Bruce Edwards 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Ralph Kiner 3
1 Stan Spence 3
1 Earl Torgeson 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 2
2 Floyd Baker 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 Clyde Kluttz 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Riddle 0.60
2 Johnny Sain 0.50
3 Early Wynn 0.27
4 Jim Hearn 0.25
5 Red Embree 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Embree 1
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Riddle 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
3 Mickey McDermott 4
4 Bill Wight 3
4 Early Wynn 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Gromek 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .441
2 Frankie Gustine .412
3 Ted Williams .409
4 Bert Haas .370
5 Stan Musial .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 9
2 Ted Williams 7
3 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Hank Sauer 6
5 Larry Doby 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Ken Keltner 19
3 Ralph Kiner 18
3 Ed Stevens 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Gil Coan 3
3 Danny Murtaugh 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
2 Ken Heintzelman 0.34
3 Dave Koslo 0.35
4 Carl Scheib 0.67
5 Elmer Riddle 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 4
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Lou Brissie 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 27
2 Larry Jansen 25
3 Johnny Schmitz 23
4 Ewell Blackwell 22
4 Virgil Trucks 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Ken Trinkle 3
4 Tom Ferrick 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .355
2 Ted Williams .353
3 Barney McCosky .330
4 Stan Musial .330
5 George Kell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Ted Williams 34
5 Willard Marshall 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 139
2 Johnny Mize 135
3 Walker Cooper 130
4 Ted Williams 123
5 Bob Elliott 109

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 2.45
2 Warren Spahn 2.56
3 Dutch Leonard 2.81
4 Al Brazle 2.81
5 Walt Masterson 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 191
2 Bob Feller 176
3 Hal Newhouser 161
4 Ralph Branca 149
5 Walt Masterson 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 15
4 Russ Christopher 14
5 Ken Trinkle 13