On This Day

Friday, June 25, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	35	22	.614	--
Athletics	37	26	.587	1.0
Yankees	35	25	.583	1.5
Red Sox	29	28	.509	6.0
Tigers	29	30	.492	7.0
Senators	28	32	.467	8.5
Browns	23	35	.397	12.5
White Sox	18	36	.333	15.5

Games

Senators 3, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Yankees 2

Browns 9, Red Sox 6

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	35	25	.583	--
Cardinals	33	26	.559	1.5
Pirates	32	27	.542	2.5
Giants	31	27	.534	3.0
Dodgers	27	29	.482	6.0
Phillies	29	32	.475	6.5
Reds	26	36	.419	10.0
Cubs	24	35	.407	10.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 7, Reds 0

Braves 12, Pirates 3

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Ferris Fain	3
1	Buddy Kerr	3
1	Pat Mullin	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Dark	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Mike McCormick	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Les Moss	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sid Gordon	2
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Bert Haas	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Poat	1.00
2	Ralph Branca	0.75
3	Early Wynn	0.57
4	Dutch Leonard	0.44
5	Joe Coleman	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	6
2	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Ray Poat	4
2	Warren Spahn	4
2	Early Wynn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Stan Musial	.399
3	Lou Boudreau	.364
4	Richie Ashburn	.347
5	Tommy Holmes	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	22
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Ken Keltner	17
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	65
2	Joe DiMaggio	62
3	Hank Sauer	56
4	Vern Stephens	55
5	Ralph Kiner	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	19
2	Earl Torgeson	14
3	Gil Coan	12
4	Bob Dillinger	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.89
2	Harry Brecheen	1.90
3	Johnny Sain	2.51
4	Bob Lemon	2.54
5	Elmer Riddle	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Ralph Branca	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Vic Raschi	9
5	7 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	72
2	Bob Lemon	67
3	Hal Newhouser	63
4	Johnny Schmitz	62
5	Bob Feller	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	10
2	Joe Page	8
3	Harry Gumbert	7
4	Ted Wilks	6
5	Tom Ferrick	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.512
2	Stan Musial	.464
3	Andy Pafko	.440
4	Bert Haas	.413
5	Dick Wakefield	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	8
2	Johnny Mize	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
3	Hank Sauer	6
5	Willard Marshall	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	21
1	Vern Stephens	21
3	Joe Gordon	20
4	Ted Williams	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
1	Earl Torgeson	6
3	Stan Rojek	4
4	Dale Mitchell	3
4	Johnny Wyrostek	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.33
2	Earl Johnson	0.69
3	Bubba Harris	0.87
4	Dizzy Trout	1.33
5	Ralph Branca	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
2	Bubba Harris	3
2	Jack Kramer	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Ralph Branca	21
3	Bob Lemon	19
3	Hal Newhouser	19
5	Ewell Blackwell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
2	Dave Ferriss	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Kirby Higbe	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.446
2	Stan Musial	.405
3	Andy Pafko	.400
4	Bobby Brown	.375
4	Jim Russell	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	13
2	Sid Gordon	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Johnny Mize	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	37
2	Jim Russell	36
3	Hank Sauer	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	13
2	Earl Torgeson	9
3	Gil Coan	8
4	Ferris Fain	5
4	Stan Rojek	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.62
2	Ted Wilks	1.01
3	Dutch Leonard	1.13
4	Sheldon Jones	2.06
5	Ralph Branca	2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	41
2	Bob Feller	34
3	Ewell Blackwell	31
4	Bob Lemon	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Ted Wilks	5
4	Tom Ferrick	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Stan Musial	.365
3	Hoot Evers	.324
4	Johnny Pesky	.322
5	Andy Pafko	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	57
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	30
4	Willard Marshall	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	140
1	Ted Williams	140
3	Johnny Mize	133
4	Joe Gordon	119
5	Joe DiMaggio	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Richie Ashburn	19
4	Earl Torgeson	18
5	Gil Coan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.25
2	Bob Lemon	2.83
3	Bob Feller	2.84
4	Eddie Lopat	2.87
5	Warren Spahn	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	174
2	Bob Feller	159
3	Ralph Branca	156
4	Hal Newhouser	147
5	Larry Jansen	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	15
3	Ed Klieman	13
4	Harry Gumbert	12
5	Hugh Casey	11