On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	44	27	.620	--
Athletics	47	30	.610	0.0
Yankees	43	31	.581	2.5
Red Sox	37	34	.521	7.0
Tigers	37	37	.500	8.5
Senators	33	41	.446	12.5
Browns	27	44	.380	17.0
White Sox	23	47	.329	20.5

Games

Browns 5, Indians 3

Athletics 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 9, Senators 0

Tigers 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	44	31	.587	--
Pirates	39	33	.542	3.5
Cardinals	39	34	.534	4.0
Giants	35	36	.493	7.0
Dodgers	34	36	.486	7.5
Phillies	36	40	.474	8.5
Reds	35	40	.467	9.0
Cubs	31	43	.419	12.5

Games

Braves 13, Phillies 2

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Dodgers 10, Giants 3

Cardinals 6, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Frank Baumholtz	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rex Barney	1.00
2	Eddie Lopat	0.57
3	Ralph Hamner	0.56
4	Ray Poat	0.50
4	Elmer Riddle	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Ralph Hamner	1
1	Bubba Harris	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	6
2	Ralph Hamner	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
4	Eddie Lopat	4
4	Sam Nahem	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garver	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.412
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Lou Boudreau	.361
4	Richie Ashburn	.344
5	Tommy Holmes	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Ralph Kiner	23
3	Ken Keltner	20
3	Stan Musial	20
5	Joe DiMaggio	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	73
2	Ted Williams	72
3	Vern Stephens	71
4	Joe Gordon	65
5	3 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
2	Earl Torgeson	16
3	Gil Coan	13
4	Bob Dillinger	10
5	Stan Rojek	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.93
2	Harry Brecheen	2.19
3	Johnny Sain	2.39
4	Bob Lemon	2.53
5	Elmer Riddle	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	12
1	Hal Newhouser	12
3	Johnny Sain	11
4	Ralph Branca	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	83
2	Lou Brissie	77
3	Bob Feller	76
4	Bob Lemon	74
5	Hal Newhouser	73

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	12
2	Russ Christopher	11
3	Harry Gumbert	10
4	Tom Ferrick	8
5	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.452
2	Al Dark	.426
3	Billy Goodman	.426
4	Gene Hermanski	.417
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
3	Bob Elliott	5
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Stan Musial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	21
2	Stan Musial	16
3	Hoot Evers	15
3	Joe Gordon	15
3	Eddie Joost	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sid Gordon	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Eddie Stanky	3
2	Elmer Valo	3
5	16 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chesnes	1.00
2	Blix Donnelly	1.50
2	Earl Harrist	1.50
4	Eddie Lopat	1.52
5	Preacher Roe	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Lou Brissie	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	20
2	Ewell Blackwell	19
3	Ralph Branca	17
4	Ralph Hamner	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Kirby Higbe	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.471
2	Al Dark	.420
3	Ted Williams	.394
4	Eddie Stanky	.388
5	Billy Goodman	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	11
2	Bobby Doerr	10
2	Johnny Mize	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	37
2	Joe Gordon	36
3	Ralph Kiner	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
3	Hank Sauer	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
1	Earl Torgeson	8
3	Stan Rojek	6
4	Dale Mitchell	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.92
2	Earl Harrist	1.67
3	Johnny Sain	1.99
4	Eddie Lopat	2.06
5	2 tied	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	Jack Kramer	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Ewell Blackwell	40
3	Ralph Branca	32
3	Johnny Sain	32
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Joe Page	5
4	Russ Christopher	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.386
2	Ted Williams	.378
3	Barney McCosky	.326
4	Tommy Holmes	.323
5	Hoot Evers	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	54
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe Gordon	31
4	Stan Musial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Johnny Mize	133
3	Ralph Kiner	131
4	Joe Gordon	127
5	Joe DiMaggio	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	22
2	Richie Ashburn	21
3	Earl Torgeson	20
4	Jackie Robinson	18
5	Gil Coan	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.00
2	Joe Dobson	2.72
3	Bob Lemon	2.82
4	Bob Feller	2.82
5	Eddie Lopat	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	Johnny Sain	22
4	Allie Reynolds	21
5	Hal Newhouser	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	168
2	Ewell Blackwell	167
3	Ralph Branca	149
4	Hal Newhouser	144
5	Larry Jansen	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	24
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ed Klieman	12
5	Hugh Casey	11