On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 38 .596 --
Yankees 57 39 .594 --
Athletics 59 41 .590 --
Red Sox 58 41 .586 0.5
Tigers 46 50 .479 11.0
Senators 41 56 .423 16.5
Browns 37 57 .394 19.0
White Sox 32 64 .333 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 42 .571 --
Cardinals 51 45 .531 4.0
Dodgers 49 44 .527 4.5
Giants 50 46 .521 5.0
Pirates 46 45 .505 6.5
Phillies 48 49 .495 7.5
Reds 44 55 .444 12.5
Cubs 40 58 .408 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walker Cooper 4
1 Jerry Priddy 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
4 Marty Marion 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 3
1 Ron Northey 3
1 Jerry Priddy 3
4 Bruce Edwards 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 2.33
2 Larry Jansen 0.71
3 Bill Voiselle 0.40
4 Joe Hatten 0.33
5 Red Munger 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 Fred Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 7
2 Dutch McCall 6
3 Larry Jansen 5
4 Bill Voiselle 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .386
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Lou Boudreau .345
4 Hoot Evers .331
5 Richie Ashburn .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 91
2 Joe DiMaggio 90
3 Ted Williams 85
4 Johnny Mize 83
4 Stan Musial 83

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 2.30
3 Ray Scarborough 2.50
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.59
5 Johnny Sain 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 14
1 Bob Lemon 14
1 Hal Newhouser 14
4 Joe Dobson 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 99
1 Bob Feller 99
3 Lou Brissie 96
4 Harry Brecheen 94
5 2 tied 93

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don White .409
2 Ron Northey .400
2 Enos Slaughter .400
4 Whitey Lockman .397
5 Dick Kokos .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 Bobby Doerr 14
3 Bob Elliott 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 7
2 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Jackie Robinson 4
2 Al Zarilla 4
5 Mickey Vernon 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 0.00
2 Ray Scarborough 0.47
3 Kirby Higbe 1.32
4 Robin Roberts 1.50
5 Spec Shea 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Sheldon Jones 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 23
2 Johnny Vander Meer 18
3 Ewell Blackwell 17
3 Dutch McCall 17
5 Joe Dobson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
2 Harry Gumbert 2
2 Ed Klieman 2
2 Joe Ostrowski 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Lockman .418
2 Frank Baumholtz .398
3 Hoot Evers .393
4 Dale Mitchell .368
5 Enos Slaughter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 10
1 Johnny Mize 10
3 Ralph Kiner 8
3 Stan Musial 8
3 Pat Seerey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 34
2 Bobby Doerr 32
3 Johnny Mize 30
4 Tommy Henrich 28
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 11
2 Gil Coan 6
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.60
2 Nels Potter 1.70
3 Ted Wilks 1.89
4 Dizzy Trout 1.90
5 Ray Scarborough 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 6
1 Larry Jansen 6
1 Jack Kramer 6
4 Eddie Lopat 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 37
2 Ewell Blackwell 34
2 Johnny Vander Meer 34
4 Harry Brecheen 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
2 Hank Behrman 3
2 Ned Garver 3
2 Art Houtteman 3
2 Erv Palica 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Stan Musial .371
3 Hoot Evers .337
4 Barney McCosky .328
5 Dale Mitchell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Stan Musial 34
4 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 Joe Gordon 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 135
2 Joe Gordon 132
3 Ralph Kiner 130
4 Ted Williams 125
5 2 tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 28
2 Richie Ashburn 26
3 Earl Torgeson 21
4 Gil Coan 20
4 Jackie Robinson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.22
2 Eddie Lopat 2.70
3 Harry Brecheen 2.70
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.71
5 Joe Dobson 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 156
2 Ewell Blackwell 150
3 Ralph Branca 144
4 Hal Newhouser 138
5 Bob Lemon 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Harry Gumbert 16
3 Russ Christopher 14
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Ed Klieman 10