On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 56 37 .602 --
Athletics 57 39 .594 0.5
Indians 52 37 .584 2.0
Yankees 53 38 .582 2.0
Tigers 45 47 .489 10.5
Senators 39 52 .429 16.0
Browns 33 54 .379 20.0
White Sox 30 61 .330 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 55 37 .598 --
Dodgers 48 41 .539 5.5
Giants 47 43 .522 7.0
Cardinals 46 44 .511 8.0
Pirates 44 45 .494 9.5
Phillies 45 49 .479 11.0
Reds 41 52 .441 14.5
Cubs 39 54 .419 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Putsy Caballero 3
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
2 Eddie Waitkus 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Billy Goodman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 4
1 Billy Goodman 4
3 Putsy Caballero 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Musial 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rex Barney 0.36
1 Murry Dickson 0.36
3 Dave Koslo 0.33
4 Bill Voiselle 0.23
5 Virgil Trucks 0.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Bill Voiselle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 4
1 Murry Dickson 4
3 Hank Behrman 3
3 Kirby Higbe 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 1
1 Monk Dubiel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .390
2 Ted Williams .388
3 Lou Boudreau .347
4 Andy Pafko .336
5 Hoot Evers .335

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 3 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 .500
2 Don White .450
3 Marv Rackley .421
4 Whitey Lockman .415
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 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 21
2 Hoot Evers 19
2 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 0.38
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 Rex Barney 3
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 Cliff Fannin 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
1 Erv Palica 3
3 Earl Caldwell 2
3 Monk Dubiel 2
3 Ned Garver 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .469
2 Dale Mitchell .394
3 Whitey Lockman .385
4 Hoot Evers .370
5 Al Dark .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 11
2 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 32
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 Kirby Higbe 1.71
3 Eddie Lopat 1.78
4 Nels Potter 1.83
5 Mel Parnell 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 38
2 Bob Feller 37
3 Virgil Trucks 34
4 Harry Brecheen 33
5 Rex Barney 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
1 Monk Dubiel 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .380
2 Ted Williams .377
3 Hoot Evers .342
4 Barney McCosky .325
5 Dale Mitchell .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 130
4 Ted Williams 121
5 2 tied 118

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 24
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Hal Newhouser 21
3 Johnny Sain 21
5 Joe Dobson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 161
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 Ted Wilks 11
5 Ed Klieman 10