On This Day

Friday, May 28, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	23	10	.697	--
Indians	20	9	.690	1.0
Yankees	18	13	.581	4.0
Tigers	17	18	.486	7.0
Browns	14	15	.483	7.0
Senators	14	19	.424	9.0
Red Sox	13	19	.406	9.5
White Sox	7	23	.233	14.5

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 0

Athletics 6, Yankees 3

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	10	.667	--
Giants	17	13	.567	3.0
Phillies	18	16	.529	4.0
Pirates	16	15	.516	4.5
Braves	16	15	.516	4.5
Dodgers	14	19	.424	7.5
Cubs	13	18	.419	7.5
Reds	13	21	.382	9.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 5

Cubs 10, Reds 8

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Cardinals 1, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Johnny Wyrostek	4
3	Gil Coan	3
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	Johnny Lindell	1
2	Willard Marshall	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	4
2	Grady Hatton	3
2	Andy Pafko	3
2	Dick Sisler	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
1	Bob Dillinger	2
3	Gil Coan	1
3	Thurman Tucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	1.00
2	Mel Parnell	0.67
2	Fred Sanford	0.67
4	Lou Brissie	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Biscan	1
1	Don Black	1
1	Jess Dobernic	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	6
2	Art Houtteman	5
3	Harry Brecheen	4
3	Lou Brissie	4
3	7 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Willie Ramsdell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.411
2	Stan Musial	.398
3	Lou Boudreau	.378
4	Ted Williams	.375
5	Al Zarilla	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	13
2	Hank Sauer	12
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Stan Musial	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
1	Ted Williams	36
3	Stan Musial	33
4	Hank Majeski	32
5	3 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Gil Coan	6
3	Thurman Tucker	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.75
2	Gene Bearden	0.78
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.58
4	Dave Koslo	1.89
5	Kirby Higbe	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allie Reynolds	6
2	Joe Coleman	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Harry Gumbert	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	45
2	Ralph Branca	38
3	Bob Lemon	37
3	Johnny Schmitz	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	6
2	Joe Page	5
3	Tom Ferrick	4
3	Ken Trinkle	4
5	Harry Gumbert	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.458
1	Pat Mullin	.458
3	Stan Musial	.458
4	Johnny Lindell	.417
4	Enos Slaughter	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Hank Sauer	5
4	Ralph Kiner	4
4	Johnny Lindell	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Nippy Jones	17
2	Stan Musial	17
4	Vic Wertz	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Gil Coan	3
4	Thurman Tucker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	0.69
1	Don Black	0.69
3	Bob Savage	0.75
4	Hal Newhouser	1.00
5	Harry Gumbert	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Biscan	3
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Howie Pollet	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	20
2	Harry Brecheen	18
3	Ralph Branca	17
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
4	Frank Biscan	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.433
2	Frankie Gustine	.412
3	Johnny Blatnik	.393
4	Tommy Holmes	.390
5	Carl Furillo	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
2	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Ken Keltner	8
3	Hank Sauer	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Stan Musial	29
4	Hank Majeski	28
5	Nippy Jones	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Bob Dillinger	6
3	Gil Coan	5
3	Mickey Vernon	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	0.78
2	Harry Brecheen	0.92
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.68
4	Kirby Higbe	1.93
5	Warren Spahn	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	5
2	Joe Dobson	4
2	Larry Jansen	4
2	Bob Lemon	4
2	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	35
2	Ralph Branca	33
3	Bob Lemon	32
4	Harry Brecheen	29
4	Johnny Schmitz	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	5
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Joe Page	3
4	Denny Galehouse	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.360
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Harry Walker	.340
4	Johnny Pesky	.328
5	Barney McCosky	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Walker Cooper	36
4	Willard Marshall	31
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	140
2	Johnny Mize	133
3	Ted Williams	122
4	Walker Cooper	113
5	Stan Musial	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	34
2	Jackie Robinson	25
3	Dave Philley	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.53
2	Dutch Leonard	2.65
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.66
4	Bob Feller	2.73
5	Joe Dobson	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Feller	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	175
2	Bob Feller	163
3	Ralph Branca	145
3	Hal Newhouser	145
5	Larry Jansen	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Russ Christopher	15
4	Hugh Casey	13
5	2 tied	11