On This Day

Saturday, June 19, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	18	.640	--
Athletics	33	23	.589	2.0
Yankees	30	23	.566	3.5
Tigers	28	27	.509	6.5
Red Sox	26	26	.500	7.0
Senators	24	31	.436	10.5
Browns	21	30	.412	11.5
White Sox	16	32	.333	15.0

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 5

Indians 4, Athletics 0

Red Sox 9, Tigers 7

Yankees 10, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	32	22	.593	--
Pirates	31	22	.585	0.5
Cardinals	29	24	.547	2.5
Giants	28	25	.528	3.5
Phillies	26	29	.473	6.5
Dodgers	23	28	.451	7.5
Reds	24	32	.429	9.0
Cubs	22	33	.400	10.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 2

Braves 5, Reds 0

Giants 10, Cardinals 1

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Pafko	5
2	Sid Gordon	4
2	Bert Haas	4
4	Billy Goodman	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Billy Johnson	2
3	Gil Hodges	1
3	Willard Marshall	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	7
2	Sid Gordon	3
2	Willard Marshall	3
2	Andy Pafko	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	Eddie Pellagrini	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	0.71
2	Johnny Sain	0.50
3	Ned Garver	0.38
4	Jack Kramer	0.33
5	Eddie Lopat	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Bob Rush	5
3	Jack Kramer	4
3	Eddie Lopat	4
3	Johnny Sain	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Howie Judson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Stan Musial	.397
3	Lou Boudreau	.370
4	Tommy Holmes	.352
5	Wally Westlake	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	19
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Ken Keltner	16
4	Stan Musial	14
5	Ted Williams	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	59
2	Joe DiMaggio	51
2	Hank Sauer	51
4	Ralph Kiner	47
5	Joe Gordon	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	15
2	Earl Torgeson	12
3	Gil Coan	11
4	Bob Dillinger	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.88
2	Gene Bearden	2.09
3	Elmer Riddle	2.15
4	Dutch Leonard	2.20
5	Johnny Sain	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	9
2	Joe Dobson	8
2	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Elmer Riddle	8
2	Johnny Sain	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	62
2	Johnny Schmitz	58
3	Lou Brissie	57
4	Larry Jansen	56
4	Hal Newhouser	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	9
2	Joe Page	8
3	Harry Gumbert	6
3	Ted Wilks	6
5	Tom Ferrick	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.525
2	Stan Musial	.444
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.429
4	Eddie Stanky	.426
5	Dick Wakefield	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	5
1	Bobby Thomson	5
3	Ralph Kiner	4
3	Willard Marshall	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	21
1	Jim Russell	21
3	Andy Pafko	16
3	Hank Sauer	16
3	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	5
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Dale Mitchell	3
2	Stan Rojek	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.00
1	Bob Muncrief	0.00
3	Johnny Sain	0.49
4	Dutch Leonard	0.50
5	Hal Newhouser	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Elmer Riddle	3
2	Bill Voiselle	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	18
3	Hal Newhouser	16
4	Lou Brissie	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	4
2	Kirby Higbe	3
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	Dave Ferriss	2
3	Howie Judson	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.439
2	Stan Musial	.400
3	Bobby Brown	.378
4	Wally Westlake	.373
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
4	Sid Gordon	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Hank Sauer	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Gil Coan	8
2	Earl Torgeson	8
4	Ferris Fain	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	0.92
2	Dutch Leonard	1.58
3	Hal Newhouser	1.71
4	Elmer Riddle	1.87
5	Preacher Roe	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Ralph Branca	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	36
2	Bob Lemon	35
3	Kirby Higbe	29
3	Hal Newhouser	29
3	Johnny Sain	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	5
1	Ted Wilks	5
3	Harry Gumbert	4
3	Joe Page	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.377
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Johnny Pesky	.324
4	Tommy Holmes	.322
5	Hoot Evers	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	55
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Willard Marshall	32
5	Walker Cooper	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Ralph Kiner	135
3	Johnny Mize	131
4	Joe Gordon	116
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	24
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Earl Torgeson	18
4	Richie Ashburn	15
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.34
2	Eddie Lopat	2.86
3	Joe Dobson	2.91
4	Bob Feller	3.01
5	Joe Haynes	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Johnny Sain	22
3	Allie Reynolds	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	177
2	Ralph Branca	150
2	Hal Newhouser	150
4	Bob Feller	147
5	Johnny Sain	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	15
3	Ed Klieman	14
4	Harry Gumbert	12
5	Hugh Casey	11