On This Day

Wednesday, June 30, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 23 .629 --
Athletics 40 27 .597 1.5
Yankees 38 26 .594 2.0
Red Sox 32 29 .525 6.5
Senators 30 34 .469 10.0
Tigers 29 34 .460 10.5
Browns 24 38 .387 15.0
White Sox 19 40 .322 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 27 .578 --
Cardinals 35 28 .556 1.5
Pirates 33 29 .532 3.0
Giants 32 30 .516 4.0
Phillies 33 33 .500 5.0
Dodgers 27 33 .450 8.0
Reds 29 36 .446 8.5
Cubs 27 37 .422 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Cox 3
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Bert Haas 3
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Lehner 1
1 Gene Mauch 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Eddie Miller 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Billy Johnson 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 2
2 Al Dark 1
2 Hal Jeffcoat 1
2 Dale Mitchell 1
2 Birdie Tebbetts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 1.33
2 Ralph Hamner 0.67
3 Jack Kramer 0.60
4 Bill Voiselle 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Hamner 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Hamner 8
2 Jack Kramer 6
3 Bob Lemon 4
3 Bill Voiselle 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Monk Dubiel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .407
2 Stan Musial .401
3 Lou Boudreau .368
4 Tommy Holmes .354
5 Richie Ashburn .346

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 70
2 Joe DiMaggio 65
3 Vern Stephens 61
4 Hank Sauer 59
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 1.85
2 Harry Brecheen 2.03
3 Bob Lemon 2.38
4 Johnny Sain 2.39
5 Elmer Riddle 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 11
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 Lemon 71
3 Bob Feller 69
4 Johnny Schmitz 65
5 2 tied 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 Ted Williams .457
2 Stan Musial .449
3 Andy Pafko .407
4 Larry Doby .400
4 Bert Haas .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Johnny Mize 7
3 Sid Gordon 6
4 Vern Stephens 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 23
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 Ted Williams 15
4 Joe Gordon 14
4 Johnny Mize 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Muncrief 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.45
3 Earl Johnson 0.75
4 Bob Lemon 0.98
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Ralph Branca 24
3 Bob Lemon 18
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 .447
2 Stan Musial .411
3 Andy Pafko .410
4 Dick Wakefield .388
5 Lou Boudreau .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Sid Gordon 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 39
2 Jim Russell 34
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Joe Gordon 28
4 Hank Sauer 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bubba Harris 0.56
2 Bob Muncrief 0.64
3 Dutch Leonard 0.73
4 Ted Wilks 0.99
5 Tiny Bonham 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
3 Joe Dobson 5
3 Jack Kramer 5
3 Hal Newhouser 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 41
1 Bob Feller 41
3 Ewell Blackwell 31
4 Johnny Sain 29
5 Bob Lemon 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .388
2 Stan Musial .368
3 Tommy Holmes .330
4 Andy Pafko .325
5 Barney McCosky .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Johnny Mize 47
3 Ted Williams 35
4 Joe Gordon 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 142
2 Johnny Mize 132
3 Ralph Kiner 131
4 Joe Gordon 119
5 Joe DiMaggio 118

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 2.09
2 Bob Lemon 2.74
3 Eddie Lopat 2.77
4 Bob Feller 2.81
5 Joe Dobson 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 164
2 Ralph Branca 161
3 Ewell Blackwell 158
4 Hal Newhouser 140
5 Larry Jansen 135

Saves

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