On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 6 .727 --
Athletics 16 9 .640 1.5
Yankees 15 9 .625 2.0
Tigers 14 14 .500 5.0
Browns 10 12 .455 6.0
Senators 11 14 .440 6.5
Red Sox 11 14 .440 6.5
White Sox 4 19 .174 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 7 .696 --
Giants 14 10 .583 2.5
Pirates 14 12 .538 3.5
Braves 13 12 .520 4.0
Phillies 14 13 .519 4.0
Dodgers 11 15 .423 6.5
Cubs 10 14 .417 6.5
Reds 10 19 .345 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Stan Musial 4
3 Bobby Brown 3
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Lou Boudreau 1
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Gil Coan 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Al Zarilla 5
3 Del Rice 4
4 Allie Clark 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Carden Gillenwater 1
1 Pete Layden 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.67
2 Red Barrett 0.50
3 Bob Lemon 0.46
4 Dave Koslo 0.40
4 Elmer Riddle 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Biscan 1
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Mickey McDermott 6
3 Howie Pollet 5
4 Frank Biscan 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chipman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .430
2 Stan Musial .411
3 Frankie Gustine .396
4 Al Zarilla .393
5 Carl Furillo .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 12
2 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Hank Sauer 9
4 Ted Williams 7
5 Joe DiMaggio 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Ken Keltner 26
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
3 Ralph Kiner 25
5 Hank Majeski 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Mickey Vernon 5
3 Gil Coan 4
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.34
2 Harry Brecheen 0.75
3 Dave Koslo 1.09
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.65
5 Russ Meyer 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 Harry Gumbert 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 33
2 Virgil Trucks 32
3 Johnny Schmitz 30
4 Lou Brissie 29
5 Hal Newhouser 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Joe Page 4
1 Ken Trinkle 4
4 Hugh Casey 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .455
2 Enos Slaughter .450
3 Eddie Waitkus .429
4 Jerry Priddy .426
5 Johnny Blatnik .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 7
2 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Joe Gordon 5
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 18
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Ken Keltner 16
4 Joe Gordon 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 5
2 Danny Murtaugh 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4
4 Bob Dillinger 3
5 2 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Simmons 0.53
2 Johnny Sain 1.00
3 Gene Bearden 1.02
4 Vic Raschi 1.07
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Russ Meyer 3
2 Vic Raschi 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Meyer 17
2 Harry Brecheen 16
2 Larry Jansen 16
2 Johnny Schmitz 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
2 Steve Gromek 2
2 Stubby Overmire 2
2 Joe Page 2
2 Ken Trinkle 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Harry Walker .339
4 George Kell .327
5 Johnny Pesky .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 57
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Walker Cooper 36
4 Willard Marshall 31
5 Ted Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 140
2 Johnny Mize 133
3 Ted Williams 121
4 Walker Cooper 116
5 Joe DiMaggio 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 32
2 Jackie Robinson 25
3 Dave Philley 17
4 Pete Reiser 14
5 Earl Torgeson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.48
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.60
3 Bob Feller 2.67
4 Dutch Leonard 2.73
5 Blix Donnelly 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Ralph Branca 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 181
2 Bob Feller 170
3 Hal Newhouser 153
4 Ralph Branca 145
5 Johnny Sain 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Ed Klieman 16
3 Hugh Casey 14
3 Russ Christopher 14
5 Ken Trinkle 11