On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	36	.604	--
Indians	52	36	.591	1.5
Athletics	56	39	.589	1.0
Yankees	52	38	.578	2.5
Tigers	44	46	.489	10.5
Senators	39	51	.433	15.5
Browns	33	53	.384	19.5
White Sox	29	61	.322	25.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Indians 10, Athletics 5

Red Sox 8, Tigers 0

Browns 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	53	37	.589	--
Dodgers	46	41	.529	5.5
Cardinals	46	42	.523	6.0
Giants	45	43	.511	7.0
Pirates	44	43	.506	7.5
Phillies	43	49	.467	11.0
Reds	41	50	.451	12.5
Cubs	39	52	.429	14.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Giants 3, Reds 0

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Allie Clark	3
1	Clint Conatser	3
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Barney McCosky	3
1	Stan Musial	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Arft	1
1	Johnny Blatnik	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Clint Conatser	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	4
2	Hank Arft	3
2	Phil Masi	3
4	Dom DiMaggio	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Birdie Tebbetts	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.14
2	Ellis Kinder	0.67
3	Bob Feller	0.58
4	Cliff Fannin	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	8
2	Hank Borowy	7
2	Bob Feller	7
4	Howie Pollet	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.391
2	Stan Musial	.390
3	Lou Boudreau	.352
4	Andy Pafko	.346
5	George Kell	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	28
2	Hank Sauer	27
3	Johnny Mize	24
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	2 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	85
2	Joe DiMaggio	84
3	Johnny Mize	79
4	Ted Williams	78
5	Joe Gordon	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	24
2	Gil Coan	17
2	Bob Dillinger	17
2	Earl Torgeson	17
5	Stan Rojek	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.95
2	Johnny Sain	2.47
3	Harry Brecheen	2.48
4	Gene Bearden	2.60
5	Mel Parnell	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	14
2	Joe Dobson	13
2	Larry Jansen	13
2	Bob Lemon	13
2	Johnny Sain	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	98
1	Bob Feller	98
3	Hal Newhouser	93
4	Ewell Blackwell	92
4	Lou Brissie	92

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	.516
2	Whitey Lockman	.448
3	Dale Mitchell	.423
4	Marv Rackley	.421
5	Tommy Henrich	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	7
2	Johnny Mize	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	19
1	Johnny Mize	19
3	Hoot Evers	16
3	Granny Hamner	16
3	Pat Seerey	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Whitey Lockman	5
3	Gil Coan	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	0.00
2	Dave Koslo	0.60
3	Emil Kush	0.64
4	Walt Masterson	0.69
5	Paul Minner	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Cliff Fannin	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	19
4	Rex Barney	16
4	Virgil Trucks	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erv Palica	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Ned Garver	2
4	Gene Bearden	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.402
2	Dale Mitchell	.389
3	George Kell	.377
4	Al Dark	.370
5	Stan Musial	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	11
2	Pat Seerey	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Johnny Mize	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hoot Evers	34
2	Bobby Doerr	32
3	Johnny Mize	30
3	Vern Stephens	30
5	Hank Majeski	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Whitey Lockman	6
3	Gil Coan	5
3	Elmer Valo	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	1.42
2	Eddie Lopat	1.78
3	Nels Potter	1.83
4	Mel Parnell	1.93
5	Dutch Leonard	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Dick Fowler	5
1	Larry Jansen	5
1	Jack Kramer	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	39
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Harry Brecheen	33
4	Lou Brissie	31
4	Virgil Trucks	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Ned Garver	3
2	Art Houtteman	3
2	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.378
2	Stan Musial	.377
3	Hoot Evers	.338
4	Barney McCosky	.327
5	Andy Pafko	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	54
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Joe Gordon	32
3	Stan Musial	32
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	138
2	Joe Gordon	135
3	Ralph Kiner	129
4	Vern Stephens	121
4	Ted Williams	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	27
2	Richie Ashburn	24
3	Earl Torgeson	21
4	Gil Coan	19
5	Jackie Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.16
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.72
3	Eddie Lopat	2.75
4	Joe Dobson	2.83
5	Johnny Sain	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	25
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Johnny Sain	21
5	Joe Dobson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	165
2	Ewell Blackwell	158
3	Ralph Branca	149
4	Hal Newhouser	148
5	Larry Jansen	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Harry Gumbert	16
3	Russ Christopher	15
4	Ed Klieman	11
4	Ted Wilks	11