On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	37	.598	--
Athletics	57	39	.594	0.0
Indians	52	37	.584	1.5
Yankees	53	38	.582	1.5
Tigers	45	46	.495	9.5
Senators	39	52	.429	15.5
Browns	33	54	.379	19.5
White Sox	30	61	.330	24.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Tigers 13, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	54	37	.593	--
Dodgers	47	41	.534	5.5
Giants	46	43	.517	7.0
Cardinals	46	43	.517	7.0
Pirates	44	44	.500	8.5
Phillies	44	49	.473	11.0
Reds	41	51	.446	13.5
Cubs	39	53	.424	15.5

Games

Dodgers 12, Cardinals 4

Giants 5, Reds 0

Phillies 9, Cubs 4

Braves 8, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hoot Evers	4
2	Al Dark	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Brown	1
1	Allie Clark	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Hoot Evers	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Eddie Lake	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Tom McBride	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clint Hartung	0.80
2	Spec Shea	0.50
3	Dizzy Trout	0.44
4	Preacher Roe	0.40
5	Bob Lemon	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clint Hartung	4
1	Preacher Roe	4
1	Spec Shea	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.391
2	Stan Musial	.389
3	Lou Boudreau	.347
4	Andy Pafko	.341
5	Hoot Evers	.336

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	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	25
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	.486
2	Don White	.450
3	Whitey Lockman	.426
4	Marv Rackley	.421
5	Dale Mitchell	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Whitey Lockman	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Gil Coan	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	0.60
2	Walt Masterson	0.69
3	Paul Minner	0.73
4	Mel Parnell	1.00
5	Ray Scarborough	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marino Pieretti	4
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Cliff Fannin	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	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	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erv Palica	3
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Ned Garver	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.394
2	Whitey Lockman	.391
3	George Kell	.380
4	Al Dark	.378
5	Hoot Evers	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	10
1	Pat Seerey	10
3	Bob Elliott	9
3	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Johnny Mize	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hoot Evers	37
2	Bobby Doerr	30
3	Johnny Mize	29
3	Vern Stephens	29
5	Hank Majeski	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.17
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	Dick Fowler	5
1	Larry Jansen	5
1	Jack Kramer	5
1	Eddie Lopat	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	38
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Harry Brecheen	33
4	Lou Brissie	31
4	Virgil Trucks	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Erv Palica	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.378
3	Hoot Evers	.342
4	Barney McCosky	.325
5	Andy Pafko	.324

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	25
3	Earl Torgeson	21
4	Gil Coan	19
4	Jackie Robinson	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.16
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.70
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	145
5	Bob Lemon	135

Saves

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