On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	55	37	.598	--
Red Sox	53	36	.596	0.5
Indians	51	35	.593	1.0
Yankees	50	37	.575	2.5
Tigers	43	44	.494	9.5
Senators	38	49	.437	14.5
Browns	31	52	.373	19.5
White Sox	28	59	.322	24.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

White Sox 8, Yankees 4

Athletics 8, Tigers 6

Browns 13, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	51	36	.586	--
Dodgers	44	39	.530	5.0
Cardinals	45	40	.529	5.0
Pirates	43	41	.512	6.5
Giants	43	42	.506	7.0
Phillies	43	46	.483	9.0
Reds	39	49	.443	12.5
Cubs	37	52	.416	15.0

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Giants 3, Cubs 0

Phillies 7, Reds 5

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Lupien	5
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Ralph Hodgin	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Clarence Maddern	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Hank Edwards	3
2	Billy Goodman	3
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	0.80
2	Spec Shea	0.78
3	Curt Simmons	0.57
4	Ken Johnson	0.50
4	Doyle Lade	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spec Shea	7
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	Bill Voiselle	5
4	Doyle Lade	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Ed Heusser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.389
2	Stan Musial	.386
3	Lou Boudreau	.352
4	Andy Pafko	.346
5	George Kell	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	27
2	Hank Sauer	26
3	Johnny Mize	23
3	Stan Musial	23
5	Ken Keltner	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	85
2	Joe DiMaggio	81
3	Ted Williams	78
4	Joe Gordon	75
4	Johnny Mize	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	23
2	Earl Torgeson	17
3	Gil Coan	16
3	Bob Dillinger	16
5	Stan Rojek	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.91
2	Harry Brecheen	2.33
3	Johnny Sain	2.44
4	Gene Bearden	2.60
5	Mel Parnell	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	14
2	Bob Lemon	13
3	Ralph Branca	12
3	Joe Dobson	12
3	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	96
2	Hal Newhouser	93
3	Lou Brissie	91
3	Bob Feller	91
5	2 tied	85

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	Whitey Lockman	.481
2	Bud Stewart	.432
3	Tommy Henrich	.426
4	Dale Mitchell	.423
5	George Kell	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Andy Pafko	5
1	Pat Seerey	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	17
1	Hoot Evers	17
3	Johnny Mize	16
4	Granny Hamner	15
4	Andy Pafko	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Whitey Lockman	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Gil Coan	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	0.00
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.00
3	Mel Parnell	0.96
4	Ray Scarborough	1.06
5	Ned Garver	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Fannin	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Russ Meyer	17
3	Harry Brecheen	15
3	Bob Feller	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Houtteman	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Ned Garver	2
2	Erv Palica	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.381
2	George Kell	.380
3	Al Dark	.376
4	Whitey Lockman	.371
5	Mark Christman	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	11
2	Johnny Mize	9
2	Pat Seerey	9
4	Joe Gordon	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Hoot Evers	32
3	Johnny Mize	30
4	Bobby Doerr	29
5	Eddie Joost	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	8
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Whitey Lockman	5
2	Stan Rojek	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	1.35
2	Eddie Lopat	1.51
3	Bob Chesnes	1.70
4	Dutch Leonard	1.76
5	Preacher Roe	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Kramer	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Rex Barney	5
3	Lou Brissie	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Lou Brissie	34
3	Ewell Blackwell	32
3	Hal Newhouser	32
5	Ralph Branca	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Ned Garver	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.379
2	Stan Musial	.375
3	Hoot Evers	.334
4	Barney McCosky	.330
5	George Kell	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Stan Musial	32
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	140
2	Joe Gordon	133
3	Ralph Kiner	130
4	Ted Williams	129
5	Vern Stephens	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	27
2	Richie Ashburn	23
3	Earl Torgeson	21
4	Gil Coan	18
5	Jackie Robinson	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.12
2	Eddie Lopat	2.67
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.70
4	Joe Dobson	2.86
5	Johnny Sain	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Johnny Sain	21
5	Joe Dobson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	160
2	Bob Feller	158
3	Ralph Branca	150
4	Hal Newhouser	148
5	Bob Lemon	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Harry Gumbert	16
3	Russ Christopher	15
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	Ed Klieman	10