On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 42 .615 --
Athletics 67 45 .598 1.5
Red Sox 65 45 .591 2.5
Yankees 61 46 .570 5.0
Tigers 52 55 .486 14.0
Senators 44 65 .404 23.0
Browns 43 64 .402 23.0
White Sox 36 73 .330 31.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 47 .569 --
Dodgers 58 47 .552 2.0
Cardinals 59 49 .546 2.5
Pirates 53 50 .515 6.0
Giants 54 52 .509 6.5
Phillies 52 56 .481 9.5
Reds 47 62 .431 15.0
Cubs 43 65 .398 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Hal Jeffcoat 3
2 Mike McCormick 3
4 Billy Cox 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Erv Dusak 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Del Rice 1
1 Wally Westlake 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Virgil Stallcup 3
2 Gil Hodges 2
2 Clarence Maddern 2
2 Stan Musial 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 1.00
2 Joe Hatten 0.55
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.44
4 Howie Pollet 0.33
5 Hal Gregg 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 8
2 Joe Hatten 6
3 Johnny Vander Meer 4
4 Vern Bickford 3
4 Hal Gregg 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .385
2 Ted Williams .377
3 Lou Boudreau .361
4 Dale Mitchell .336
5 Al Dark .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 30
2 Stan Musial 29
3 Johnny Mize 27
3 Hank Sauer 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 104
2 Vern Stephens 102
3 Stan Musial 94
4 Joe Gordon 91
4 Ted Williams 91

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 2.16
2 Harry Brecheen 2.32
3 Ray Scarborough 2.52
4 Gene Bearden 2.56
5 Johnny Sain 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 16
2 Larry Jansen 15
2 Hal Newhouser 15
2 Vic Raschi 15
2 Johnny Sain 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 109
2 Bob Feller 105
3 Bob Lemon 104
3 Hal Newhouser 104
5 Ralph Branca 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 15
2 Harry Gumbert 14
2 Joe Page 14
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Tom Ferrick 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .512
2 Yogi Berra .442
3 Enos Slaughter .418
4 Mike McCormick .409
5 Dale Mitchell .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 5
2 Jim Hegan 4
2 Eddie Robinson 4
4 Erv Dusak 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 15
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
1 Dick Kokos 15
4 Stan Musial 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 6
2 Larry Doby 4
3 Pee Wee Reese 3
4 Mike Guerra 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Gray 0.52
2 Carl Erskine 0.96
3 Gene Bearden 1.08
4 Steve Gromek 1.15
5 Satchel Paige 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Gene Bearden 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Bill Kennedy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 22
2 Rex Barney 20
2 Bill Kennedy 20
4 Ted Gray 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Kokos .381
2 Enos Slaughter .378
3 Dale Mitchell .377
4 Hank Arft .367
5 Stan Musial .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Johnny Mize 8
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Bob Elliott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Stan Musial 29
3 Lou Boudreau 26
3 Tommy Henrich 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
1 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 Satchel Paige 1.36
3 Ray Scarborough 1.58
4 Dizzy Trout 1.61
5 Dave Koslo 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 5
1 Harry Brecheen 5
1 Larry Jansen 5
1 Vic Raschi 5
1 Ray Scarborough 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 35
2 Nels Potter 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Harry Brecheen 29
5 Virgil Trucks 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Ted Williams .376
3 Dale Mitchell .328
4 Lou Boudreau .326
5 Barney McCosky .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
2 Johnny Mize 42
3 Stan Musial 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Joe Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.41
2 Harry Brecheen 2.79
3 Joe Dobson 2.83
4 Ray Scarborough 2.84
5 Johnny Schmitz 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 141
3 Ralph Branca 139
3 Bob Lemon 139
3 Hal Newhouser 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 17
2 Harry Gumbert 17
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 3 tied 9