On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	38	23	.623	--
Yankees	38	25	.603	1.0
Athletics	40	27	.597	1.0
Red Sox	31	29	.517	6.5
Senators	30	34	.469	9.5
Tigers	29	33	.468	9.5
Browns	23	38	.377	15.0
White Sox	19	39	.328	17.5

Games

Indians 6, Tigers 2

Yankees 7, Red Sox 0

Senators 5, Athletics 3

White Sox 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	36	27	.571	--
Cardinals	35	27	.565	0.5
Pirates	33	29	.532	2.5
Giants	32	29	.525	3.0
Phillies	32	33	.492	5.0
Dodgers	27	32	.458	7.0
Reds	29	36	.446	8.0
Cubs	26	37	.413	10.0

Games

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 11, Braves 3

Cubs 3, Cardinals 1

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Mark Christman	3
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Eddie Joost	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	2
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Mark Christman	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	5
2	Mark Christman	4
3	Max West	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	Andy Seminick	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Lopat	1.25
2	Bob Feller	0.80
3	Ralph Branca	0.70
4	Elmer Riddle	0.47
5	3 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Ralph Branca	7
2	Elmer Riddle	7
4	Eddie Lopat	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Stan Musial	.402
3	Lou Boudreau	.370
4	Tommy Holmes	.347
5	Andy Pafko	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	22
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Ken Keltner	17
4	Stan Musial	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	69
2	Joe DiMaggio	65
3	Hank Sauer	59
4	Vern Stephens	56
5	Ralph Kiner	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	20
2	Earl Torgeson	14
3	Gil Coan	12
4	Bob Dillinger	8
4	Stan Rojek	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.89
2	Harry Brecheen	2.03
3	Johnny Sain	2.39
4	Bob Lemon	2.54
5	Elmer Riddle	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Ralph Branca	9
2	Joe Dobson	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
2	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	79
2	Bob Feller	69
3	Bob Lemon	67
4	Johnny Schmitz	65
5	Hal Newhouser	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	10
2	Joe Page	9
3	Harry Gumbert	8
4	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.500
2	Ted Williams	.467
3	Larry Doby	.400
3	Jackie Robinson	.400
5	Andy Pafko	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Sid Gordon	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
4	Joe Gordon	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	20
2	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Joe Gordon	14
3	Ted Williams	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Stan Rojek	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Johnny Wyrostek	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	0.00
1	Tommy Byrne	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.33
4	Earl Johnson	0.75
5	Bubba Harris	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Ralph Branca	24
3	Bob Lemon	17
4	Robin Roberts	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	3
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Dave Ferriss	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.441
2	Stan Musial	.402
3	Dick Wakefield	.400
4	Andy Pafko	.387
5	Lou Boudreau	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Johnny Mize	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Sid Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	34
2	Jim Russell	33
3	Hank Sauer	30
3	Ted Williams	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	12
2	Earl Torgeson	9
3	Stan Rojek	6
4	Gil Coan	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.56
2	Bob Muncrief	0.64
3	Dutch Leonard	0.77
4	Ted Wilks	0.95
5	Tiny Bonham	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
4	Joe Dobson	5
4	Vic Raschi	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Ralph Branca	41
3	Ewell Blackwell	31
4	Hal Newhouser	30
5	Johnny Sain	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Tommy Holmes	.327
4	Barney McCosky	.326
5	Andy Pafko	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Joe Gordon	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	141
2	Ralph Kiner	131
2	Johnny Mize	131
4	Joe DiMaggio	120
5	Joe Gordon	119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.10
2	Eddie Lopat	2.77
3	Bob Feller	2.81
4	Bob Lemon	2.83
5	Joe Dobson	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Johnny Sain	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
4	Bob Lemon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	169
2	Bob Feller	164
3	Ralph Branca	161
4	Hal Newhouser	140
5	Larry Jansen	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	15
3	Harry Gumbert	13
4	Ed Klieman	12
5	Hugh Casey	11