On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 40 .596 --
Indians 55 38 .591 1.0
Yankees 56 39 .589 1.0
Red Sox 57 40 .588 1.0
Tigers 46 49 .484 11.0
Senators 41 55 .427 16.5
Browns 36 56 .391 19.5
White Sox 31 64 .326 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 40 .583 --
Giants 50 44 .532 5.0
Dodgers 48 44 .522 6.0
Cardinals 49 45 .521 6.0
Pirates 46 45 .505 7.5
Phillies 48 49 .495 8.5
Reds 42 55 .433 14.5
Cubs 40 57 .412 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nippy Jones 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
1 Del Wilber 3
1 Junior Wooten 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Erv Dusak 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Wilber 5
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
3 Marty Marion 3
3 Eddie Pellagrini 3
3 Enos Slaughter 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Grady Hatton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Bickford 0.67
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.53
3 Rex Barney 0.50
4 Bill Kennedy 0.36
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
2 Rex Barney 5
3 Vern Bickford 4
3 Bill Kennedy 4
5 Murry Dickson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Ostrowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .389
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Lou Boudreau .343
4 Hoot Evers .335
5 Al Dark .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 28
2 Hank Sauer 27
3 Johnny Mize 26
4 Stan Musial 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 89
1 Vern Stephens 89
3 Ted Williams 83
4 Joe Gordon 82
4 Johnny Mize 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 26
2 Bob Dillinger 20
3 Gil Coan 18
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.95
2 Harry Brecheen 2.45
3 Ray Scarborough 2.50
4 Johnny Sain 2.57
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 14
1 Bob Lemon 14
1 Hal Newhouser 14
4 Joe Dobson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 99
1 Bob Feller 99
3 Lou Brissie 96
4 Ewell Blackwell 93
4 Hal Newhouser 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 13
2 Russ Christopher 12
3 Harry Gumbert 11
4 Ted Wilks 9
5 Tom Ferrick 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Lockman .435
2 Dick Kokos .422
3 Don White .413
4 Bobby Doerr .391
5 Tommy Henrich .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
1 Andy Seminick 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Whitey Lockman 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 17
1 Tommy Henrich 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 Sid Gordon 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 0.00
2 Ray Scarborough 0.67
3 Dick Fowler 1.00
4 Spec Shea 1.06
5 Hank Borowy 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
2 Sheldon Jones 3
2 Eddie Lopat 3
2 Marino Pieretti 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 20
2 Johnny Vander Meer 18
3 Ewell Blackwell 17
4 Harry Brecheen 16
4 Joe Dobson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
2 Joe Ostrowski 2
3 Gene Bearden 1
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .418
2 Whitey Lockman .412
3 Hoot Evers .392
4 Dale Mitchell .376
5 Stan Musial .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 11
2 Johnny Mize 10
3 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Pat Seerey 9
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 39
2 Bobby Doerr 33
3 Johnny Mize 29
4 Hank Majeski 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 11
2 Gil Coan 6
2 Whitey Lockman 6
4 Luke Appling 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.90
2 Ray Scarborough 2.13
3 Eddie Lopat 2.13
3 Johnny Schmitz 2.13
5 Dutch Leonard 2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 39
2 Rex Barney 36
3 Johnny Vander Meer 34
4 Harry Brecheen 30
4 3 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
2 Stan Musial .375
3 Hoot Evers .342
4 Barney McCosky .325
5 Andy Pafko .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Stan Musial 34
4 Joe Gordon 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 135
2 Joe Gordon 134
3 Ralph Kiner 131
4 Ted Williams 124
5 Stan Musial 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Richie Ashburn 26
3 Earl Torgeson 21
4 Gil Coan 20
5 Jackie Robinson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.22
2 Johnny Schmitz 2.61
3 Eddie Lopat 2.70
4 Joe Dobson 2.79
5 Harry Brecheen 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 24
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 156
2 Ewell Blackwell 153
3 Ralph Branca 147
4 Hal Newhouser 145
5 Bob Lemon 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Harry Gumbert 15
3 Russ Christopher 14
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Ed Klieman 9