On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	31	15	.674	--
Athletics	31	21	.596	3.0
Yankees	28	22	.560	5.0
Tigers	27	25	.519	7.0
Red Sox	23	26	.469	9.5
Senators	24	28	.462	10.0
Browns	19	29	.396	13.0
White Sox	14	31	.311	16.5

Games

White Sox 9, Yankees 8

Red Sox 7, Indians 3

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	28	21	.571	--
Giants	27	22	.551	1.0
Pirates	27	22	.551	1.0
Cardinals	27	23	.540	1.5
Phillies	26	26	.500	3.5
Dodgers	22	25	.468	5.0
Reds	23	29	.442	6.5
Cubs	19	31	.380	9.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 4

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Pirates 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Johnny Lindell	3
2	Aaron Robinson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	Dick Wakefield	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
2	Hoot Evers	2
2	Don Kolloway	2
2	Johnny Lindell	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1
1	Taffy Wright	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.62
2	Johnny Sain	0.57
3	Joe Coleman	0.33
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.33
5	Harry Taylor	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Mel Parnell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	5
2	Tommy Byrne	4
2	Joe Coleman	4
2	Johnny Sain	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Stan Musial	.389
3	Lou Boudreau	.374
4	Tommy Holmes	.365
5	Richie Ashburn	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	19
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Ken Keltner	14
4	Stan Musial	13
5	Ted Williams	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	55
2	Hank Sauer	50
3	Joe DiMaggio	48
4	Ralph Kiner	45
5	Lou Boudreau	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	14
2	Earl Torgeson	11
3	Gil Coan	10
4	Bob Dillinger	8
5	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	1.78
2	Harry Brecheen	1.95
3	Dutch Leonard	2.20
4	Elmer Riddle	2.39
5	Johnny Sain	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	9
2	Hal Newhouser	8
3	Joe Coleman	7
3	Joe Dobson	7
3	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	56
2	Ralph Branca	55
2	Larry Jansen	55
2	Johnny Schmitz	55
5	Lou Brissie	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	8
1	Joe Page	8
3	Harry Gumbert	6
4	Tom Ferrick	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.484
2	Johnny Wyrostek	.474
3	Ted Williams	.463
4	Lou Boudreau	.413
5	Eddie Stanky	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Hank Sauer	6
3	Del Ennis	4
3	Jim Russell	4
3	Dick Sisler	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	21
2	Hank Sauer	18
3	Bobby Doerr	15
3	Enos Slaughter	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Gil Coan	3
4	Floyd Baker	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.00
2	Tiny Bonham	0.59
3	Johnny Sain	0.73
4	Sheldon Jones	0.78
5	Dutch Leonard	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
3	Gene Bearden	2
3	Ralph Branca	2
3	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	22
2	Ewell Blackwell	19
2	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Ralph Branca	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	Joe Page	2
1	Ted Wilks	2
4	Harry Brecheen	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.407
2	Ted Williams	.390
3	Bobby Brown	.374
4	Pat Mullin	.364
5	Andy Pafko	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Stan Musial	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Enos Slaughter	29
3	Ted Williams	29
5	Jim Russell	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	10
2	Gil Coan	7
2	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Earl Torgeson	7
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.34
2	Hal Newhouser	1.48
3	Ted Wilks	1.57
4	Sheldon Jones	1.88
5	Andy Hansen	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Bob Lemon	6
3	Gene Bearden	5
3	Joe Dobson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	35
2	Ralph Branca	34
3	Bob Lemon	33
4	Johnny Sain	30
5	Kirby Higbe	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.373
2	Stan Musial	.363
3	Johnny Pesky	.331
4	Tommy Holmes	.322
5	George Kell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Johnny Mize	43
3	Walker Cooper	32
3	Ted Williams	32
5	Willard Marshall	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	136
2	Ted Williams	135
3	Johnny Mize	129
4	Stan Musial	113
5	Joe DiMaggio	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	27
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Earl Torgeson	17
4	Richie Ashburn	14
4	Dave Philley	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.34
2	Bob Feller	2.86
3	Joe Dobson	2.87
4	Eddie Lopat	2.87
5	Warren Spahn	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Allie Reynolds	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	172
2	Bob Feller	150
2	Hal Newhouser	150
4	Ralph Branca	144
5	Larry Jansen	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	14
2	Ed Klieman	14
4	Hugh Casey	12
4	Harry Gumbert	12