On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 31 .617 --
Athletics 53 36 .596 1.0
Yankees 47 35 .573 3.5
Red Sox 46 36 .561 4.5
Tigers 42 41 .506 9.0
Senators 36 47 .434 15.0
Browns 29 51 .363 20.5
White Sox 27 53 .338 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 50 34 .595 --
Dodgers 41 38 .519 6.5
Pirates 42 39 .519 6.5
Cardinals 41 39 .513 7.0
Giants 40 39 .506 7.5
Phillies 40 45 .471 10.5
Reds 39 46 .459 11.5
Cubs 35 48 .422 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 George Kell 3
2 Don Kolloway 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Bockman 3
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 3
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 Birdie Tebbetts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 2
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Billy Goodman 1
2 Gene Hermanski 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rex Barney 0.75
2 Bob Chesnes 0.60
3 Jack Kramer 0.50
4 Allie Reynolds 0.40
4 Ray Scarborough 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 1
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Marino Pieretti 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 6
1 Bob Chesnes 6
3 Don Black 4
3 Bill Kennedy 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Sid Hudson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .391
2 Ted Williams .388
3 Lou Boudreau .353
4 Andy Pafko .351
5 George Kell .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 26
1 Hank Sauer 26
3 Ken Keltner 22
3 Stan Musial 22
5 Johnny Mize 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 78
2 Joe Gordon 75
3 Joe DiMaggio 73
4 Ted Williams 72
5 3 tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 22
2 Earl Torgeson 17
3 Gil Coan 16
4 Bob Dillinger 13
5 Stan Rojek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.91
2 Harry Brecheen 2.20
3 Johnny Sain 2.25
4 Gene Bearden 2.62
5 Bob Lemon 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 14
2 Bob Lemon 13
3 Johnny Sain 12
4 Ralph Branca 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 89
2 Bob Feller 88
3 Lou Brissie 86
4 Hal Newhouser 85
5 Bob Lemon 84

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .538
2 Whitey Lockman .467
3 Dale Mitchell .439
4 Andy Pafko .436
5 Hoot Evers .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 5
2 Walker Cooper 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Del Ennis 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 19
2 Hank Majeski 17
3 Johnny Mize 16
4 George Shuba 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Ray Coleman 3
3 Whitey Lockman 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
2 Steve Gromek 0.66
3 Hal Newhouser 0.75
4 Gene Bearden 0.96
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Hank Behrman 3
1 Dick Fowler 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 18
1 Bob Feller 18
3 Rex Barney 17
3 Ewell Blackwell 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Houtteman 3
2 Ned Garver 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
2 Erv Palica 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .381
2 Andy Pafko .381
3 Stan Musial .380
4 George Kell .368
5 Dale Mitchell .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 10
2 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Joe Gordon 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 35
2 Hoot Evers 30
3 Joe Gordon 29
3 Johnny Mize 29
5 Eddie Joost 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Gil Coan 5
2 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Stan Rojek 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.03
2 Dutch Leonard 1.47
3 Bob Chesnes 1.70
4 Earl Harrist 1.99
5 Vern Bickford 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Fowler 6
1 Jack Kramer 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Rex Barney 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Lou Brissie 29
2 Bob Lemon 29
2 Hal Newhouser 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .377
2 Ted Williams .374
3 Hoot Evers .331
4 Barney McCosky .329
5 George Kell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Johnny Mize 44
3 Joe Gordon 32
3 Stan Musial 32
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 137
2 Joe Gordon 135
3 Ralph Kiner 132
4 Ted Williams 125
5 Stan Musial 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 24
2 Richie Ashburn 22
3 Earl Torgeson 21
4 Gil Coan 18
5 Jackie Robinson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.08
2 Eddie Lopat 2.67
3 Johnny Schmitz 2.72
4 Johnny Sain 2.86
5 Joe Dobson 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
1 Bob Lemon 23
3 Johnny Sain 22
4 Hal Newhouser 21
5 Joe Dobson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 160
2 Ewell Blackwell 151
3 Ralph Branca 145
4 Hal Newhouser 143
5 Bob Lemon 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 16
2 Harry Gumbert 16
4 Ted Wilks 11
5 2 tied 10