On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 39 .610 --
Athletics 63 42 .600 0.5
Yankees 59 42 .584 2.5
Red Sox 60 44 .577 3.0
Tigers 49 53 .480 13.0
Senators 42 60 .412 20.0
Browns 39 60 .394 21.5
White Sox 35 68 .340 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 43 .578 --
Cardinals 55 46 .545 3.5
Dodgers 53 45 .541 4.0
Giants 52 48 .520 6.0
Pirates 48 47 .505 7.5
Phillies 49 53 .480 10.0
Reds 45 59 .433 15.0
Cubs 41 61 .402 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Slaughter 4
2 Floyd Baker 3
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Grady Hatton 3
2 Ralph Hodgin 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Eddie Robinson 1
1 Pat Seerey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 5
2 Floyd Baker 3
2 Eddie Robinson 3
4 Bob Dillinger 2
4 Dick Kokos 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 2
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Erv Dusak 1
2 Gene Hermanski 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Erskine 0.67
2 Blix Donnelly 0.50
3 Ned Garver 0.40
4 Gene Bearden 0.33
4 Harry Brecheen 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ned Garver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 4
1 Ned Garver 4
3 Gene Bearden 3
3 Harry Brecheen 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Sanford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .387
2 Stan Musial .383
3 Lou Boudreau .345
4 Al Dark .334
5 Andy Pafko .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 96
2 Joe DiMaggio 94
3 Johnny Mize 88
4 Ted Williams 87
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 20
3 Gil Coan 18
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.97
2 Harry Brecheen 2.28
3 Ray Scarborough 2.50
4 Gene Bearden 2.63
5 Johnny Sain 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 15
1 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Bob Lemon 14
3 Vic Raschi 14
3 Johnny Sain 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 102
2 Bob Feller 100
3 Ralph Branca 99
3 Hal Newhouser 99
5 Bob Lemon 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 14
1 Harry Gumbert 14
1 Joe Page 14
4 Ted Wilks 10
5 Tom Ferrick 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .448
2 Clint Conatser .417
3 Luke Appling .404
4 Tommy Henrich .385
5 Eddie Waitkus .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Seminick 5
2 Jim Hegan 4
2 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Whitey Lockman 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 14
2 Hank Arft 13
2 Johnny Mize 13
2 Enos Slaughter 13
5 Pat Seerey 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Stan Musial 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
2 Ted Gray 0.51
3 Carl Erskine 0.92
4 Vic Raschi 1.00
5 Ray Scarborough 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 19
1 Johnny Vander Meer 19
3 Ted Gray 16
4 Dizzy Trout 15
5 5 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Henrich .395
2 Whitey Lockman .386
3 Enos Slaughter .382
4 Dale Mitchell .348
5 Al Dark .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Gene Hermanski 7
3 Stan Musial 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 29
2 Hoot Evers 27
3 Bobby Doerr 26
3 Hank Majeski 26
3 Pat Seerey 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 10
2 Jackie Robinson 7
3 Richie Ashburn 6
4 Gil Coan 5
4 Whitey Lockman 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Scarborough 1.05
2 Nels Potter 1.58
3 Ted Wilks 1.71
4 Steve Gromek 1.82
5 Robin Roberts 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Rex Barney 5
2 Jack Kramer 5
2 Vic Raschi 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 35
2 Johnny Vander Meer 33
3 Harry Brecheen 31
4 Hal Newhouser 26
5 Lou Brissie 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
1 Art Houtteman 4
3 Hank Behrman 3
3 Russ Christopher 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .387
2 Stan Musial .370
3 Barney McCosky .328
4 Hoot Evers .326
5 Dale Mitchell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 51
2 Johnny Mize 43
3 Stan Musial 34
4 Joe Gordon 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 132
2 Joe Gordon 131
3 Ralph Kiner 126
3 Ted Williams 126
5 Vern Stephens 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
1 Bob Dillinger 27
3 Jackie Robinson 22
4 Earl Torgeson 21
5 Gil Coan 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.22
2 Harry Brecheen 2.70
3 Joe Dobson 2.78
4 Eddie Lopat 2.90
5 Joe Haynes 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 24
2 Bob Lemon 21
2 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Joe Dobson 19
4 Johnny Sain 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 143
3 Ralph Branca 141
4 Hal Newhouser 138
5 Bob Lemon 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 23
2 Harry Gumbert 17
3 Russ Christopher 16
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Ed Klieman 10