On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 42 .607 --
Red Sox 64 44 .593 1.5
Athletics 65 45 .591 1.5
Yankees 61 44 .581 3.0
Tigers 51 55 .481 13.5
Browns 43 63 .406 21.5
Senators 43 64 .402 22.0
White Sox 36 71 .336 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 45 .579 --
Dodgers 56 47 .544 4.0
Cardinals 57 48 .543 4.0
Pirates 52 48 .520 6.5
Giants 54 50 .519 6.5
Phillies 50 56 .472 11.5
Reds 45 61 .425 16.5
Cubs 42 63 .400 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 4
1 Sam Vico 4
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Vico 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Del Rice 4
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Rackley 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nels Potter 0.75
2 Billy Pierce 0.50
3 Mickey Haefner 0.40
4 Vic Raschi 0.33
5 Sheldon Jones 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 6
2 Mickey Haefner 4
2 Virgil Trucks 4
4 Harry Brecheen 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Earl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .385
2 Ted Williams .383
3 Lou Boudreau .352
4 Al Dark .333
5 Dale Mitchell .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 29
2 Stan Musial 28
3 Johnny Mize 27
3 Hank Sauer 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 101
1 Vern Stephens 101
3 Joe Gordon 91
3 Stan Musial 91
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 21
3 Gil Coan 18
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 Mickey Vernon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.03
2 Harry Brecheen 2.32
3 Ray Scarborough 2.47
4 Gene Bearden 2.56
5 Johnny Sain 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 109
2 Hal Newhouser 104
3 Bob Feller 103
4 Bob Lemon 101
5 Harry Brecheen 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 15
2 Harry Gumbert 14
2 Joe Page 14
4 Ted Wilks 11
5 Tom Ferrick 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike McCormick .463
2 Enos Slaughter .431
3 Lou Boudreau .419
4 Yogi Berra .405
5 Dick Kokos .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hegan 5
1 Stan Musial 5
3 Eddie Robinson 4
4 Allie Clark 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Kokos 18
2 Hank Arft 16
2 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Vern Stephens 16
5 Lou Boudreau 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 6
2 Larry Doby 4
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Dale Mitchell 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Gray 0.86
2 Carl Erskine 0.96
3 Steve Gromek 1.02
4 Gene Bearden 1.08
5 Satchel Paige 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Gene Bearden 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 25
2 Ted Gray 22
3 Rex Barney 20
3 Bill Kennedy 20
5 Lou Brissie 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .386
2 Hank Arft .373
3 Allie Clark .370
4 Dale Mitchell .369
5 Ted Williams .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Stan Musial 8
4 Bob Elliott 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 29
2 Joe DiMaggio 28
3 Bobby Doerr 27
3 Hank Majeski 27
3 Stan Musial 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 11
2 Jackie Robinson 9
3 Larry Doby 7
4 Richie Ashburn 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Gray 1.01
2 Ray Scarborough 1.21
3 Dave Koslo 1.62
4 Satchel Paige 1.73
5 Steve Gromek 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 6
2 Harry Brecheen 5
2 Steve Gromek 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 40
2 Harry Brecheen 34
2 Nels Potter 34
4 Johnny Vander Meer 32
5 Lou Brissie 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 4
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Harry Gumbert 4
1 Ted Wilks 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Stan Musial .372
3 Barney McCosky .325
4 Dale Mitchell .324
5 Hoot Evers .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 50
2 Johnny Mize 42
3 Stan Musial 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 31
4 Joe Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 130
2 Joe Gordon 129
3 Ted Williams 128
4 Joe DiMaggio 127
4 Stan Musial 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
1 Bob Dillinger 27
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Gil Coan 20
4 Earl Torgeson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.33
2 Harry Brecheen 2.79
3 Joe Dobson 2.85
4 Ray Scarborough 2.95
5 Eddie Lopat 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Bob Lemon 22
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
5 Joe Dobson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 150
2 Ewell Blackwell 141
3 Bob Lemon 140
4 Hal Newhouser 139
5 Ralph Branca 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 17
2 Harry Gumbert 17
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 2 tied 9