On This Day

Monday, June 7, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 12 .692 --
Athletics 27 17 .614 2.5
Yankees 26 18 .591 3.5
Senators 21 24 .467 9.0
Tigers 20 24 .455 9.5
Red Sox 20 24 .455 9.5
Browns 18 23 .439 10.0
White Sox 12 29 .293 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 17 .585 --
Cardinals 24 18 .571 0.5
Pirates 23 20 .535 2.0
Braves 21 19 .525 2.5
Phillies 24 22 .522 2.5
Dodgers 19 22 .463 5.0
Reds 20 24 .455 5.5
Cubs 15 28 .349 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Russell 4
2 Gil Coan 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Russell 2
1 Dick Sisler 2
3 Del Ennis 1
3 Paul Lehner 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 5
2 Dick Sisler 4
2 Bobby Thomson 4
4 Gil Coan 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Stan Rojek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.88
2 Ned Garver 0.33
2 Kirby Higbe 0.33
4 Larry Jansen 0.31
5 Ray Scarborough 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Red Barrett 4
2 Ned Garver 4
2 Kirby Higbe 4
2 Larry Jansen 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .391
2 Stan Musial .371
3 Tommy Holmes .369
4 Richie Ashburn .364
5 Lou Boudreau .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 16
2 Ken Keltner 14
2 Ralph Kiner 14
4 Stan Musial 12
4 Ted Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 47
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Hank Majeski 38
3 Stan Musial 38
5 Ken Keltner 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 13
2 Gil Coan 9
3 Bob Dillinger 8
3 Earl Torgeson 8
5 Thurman Tucker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.79
2 Gene Bearden 1.61
3 Ray Scarborough 2.01
4 Bob Lemon 2.17
5 Dave Koslo 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 8
2 Vic Raschi 7
3 Joe Coleman 6
3 Joe Dobson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 53
2 Ralph Branca 48
2 Bob Lemon 48
4 Johnny Schmitz 45
4 Virgil Trucks 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 7
1 Joe Page 7
3 Harry Gumbert 5
4 Tom Ferrick 4
4 Ken Trinkle 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Russell .457
2 Wally Westlake .444
3 Ted Williams .436
4 Bobby Brown .424
5 Andy Pafko .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 7
2 Stan Musial 6
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 Dick Sisler 5
3 Wally Westlake 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 19
2 Vern Stephens 17
3 Dick Sisler 16
4 Sid Gordon 15
5 Joe DiMaggio 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Gil Coan 5
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Barrett 0.00
2 Steve Gromek 0.60
3 Ray Scarborough 0.78
4 Preacher Roe 1.13
5 Harry Brecheen 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
1 Vic Raschi 4
3 Ralph Branca 3
3 Joe Dobson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 22
1 Vic Raschi 22
3 Ralph Branca 17
4 Dutch Leonard 16
4 Dutch McCall 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Howie Judson 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .396
2 Ted Williams .394
3 Stan Musial .372
4 Enos Slaughter .368
5 Sid Gordon .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Hank Sauer 10
3 Stan Musial 9
4 Ken Keltner 8
4 Ted Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 36
2 Ted Williams 30
3 Nippy Jones 27
3 Vic Wertz 27
5 Enos Slaughter 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 12
2 Bob Dillinger 7
3 Gil Coan 6
4 Danny Murtaugh 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 1.15
2 Vic Raschi 1.41
3 Ray Scarborough 1.57
4 Gene Bearden 1.61
5 Curt Simmons 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 7
2 Gene Bearden 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Joe Dobson 5
2 Bob Lemon 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 36
1 Vic Raschi 36
3 Ralph Branca 32
3 Bob Lemon 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 6
2 Harry Gumbert 4
2 Joe Page 4
4 Tom Ferrick 3
4 Ted Wilks 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .368
2 Stan Musial .356
3 Harry Walker .336
4 Johnny Pesky .327
5 Barney McCosky .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 58
2 Johnny Mize 44
3 Walker Cooper 35
4 Ted Williams 32
5 Willard Marshall 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 137
2 Ted Williams 129
3 Johnny Mize 127
4 Stan Musial 113
5 Joe DiMaggio 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Dave Philley 14
3 Earl Torgeson 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.55
2 Bob Feller 2.65
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.70
4 Joe Dobson 2.83
5 Warren Spahn 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 24
2 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Ralph Branca 20
4 Phil Marchildon 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 175
2 Bob Feller 159
3 Ralph Branca 145
4 Hal Newhouser 141
5 Walt Masterson 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Russ Christopher 16
2 Ed Klieman 16
4 Hugh Casey 12
4 Harry Gumbert 12