On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 42 .625 --
Red Sox 68 46 .596 3.0
Athletics 68 47 .591 3.5
Yankees 65 46 .586 4.5
Tigers 53 56 .486 15.5
Browns 44 66 .400 25.0
Senators 44 70 .386 27.0
White Sox 36 75 .324 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 48 .568 --
Dodgers 60 47 .561 1.0
Cardinals 62 50 .554 1.5
Pirates 56 51 .523 5.0
Giants 55 53 .509 6.5
Phillies 52 58 .473 10.5
Reds 47 66 .416 17.0
Cubs 45 67 .402 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Al Kozar 3
1 Andy Pafko 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Dick Kokos 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Vern Stephens 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Dick Kokos 1
1 Al Kozar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Satchel Paige 1.25
2 Jack Kramer 0.56
3 Eddie Lopat 0.50
4 Bill Wight 0.44
5 Art Houtteman 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jess Dobernic 1
1 Karl Drews 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 5
1 Walt Masterson 5
1 Satchel Paige 5
4 Eddie Lopat 4
4 Bill Wight 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Stan Musial .381
3 Lou Boudreau .363
4 Andy Pafko .334
5 Dale Mitchell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 31
2 Stan Musial 30
3 Johnny Mize 29
4 Hank Sauer 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 108
2 Joe DiMaggio 104
3 Stan Musial 95
4 Ted Williams 93
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 21
3 Gil Coan 18
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 Jackie Robinson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.16
2 Harry Brecheen 2.20
3 Gene Bearden 2.39
4 Ray Scarborough 2.67
5 Johnny Sain 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 16
1 Vic Raschi 16
3 Harry Brecheen 15
3 Larry Jansen 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 112
2 Harry Brecheen 107
3 Ewell Blackwell 105
3 Bob Feller 105
5 2 tied 104

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 .511
2 Allie Clark .457
3 Mike McCormick .441
4 Yogi Berra .426
5 Dale Mitchell .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 4
1 Stan Musial 4
1 Eddie Robinson 4
4 Bob Elliott 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 15
2 Lou Boudreau 14
2 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Larry Doby 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 8
2 Larry Doby 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Satchel Paige 0.00
2 Carl Erskine 0.50
3 Rip Sewell 1.00
4 Gene Bearden 1.08
5 Steve Gromek 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Gene Bearden 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Bob Chesnes 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 21
2 Rex Barney 19
3 Nels Potter 18
4 Bill Kennedy 17
5 Lou Brissie 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .392
2 Allie Clark .378
3 Ted Williams .376
4 Eddie Waitkus .374
5 Enos Slaughter .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Stan Musial 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Bob Elliott 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
1 Tommy Henrich 31
3 Vern Stephens 30
4 Lou Boudreau 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 12
2 Bob Dillinger 8
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Larry Doby 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.61
2 Satchel Paige 1.15
3 Robin Roberts 1.47
4 Dizzy Trout 1.61
5 Ted Gray 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
3 Rex Barney 5
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Sheldon Jones 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 36
2 Rex Barney 34
3 Ted Gray 30
3 Nels Potter 30
5 Ewell Blackwell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 5
2 Ted Wilks 4
3 Lou Brissie 3
3 Russ Christopher 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .382
2 Stan Musial .375
3 Lou Boudreau .332
4 Andy Pafko .325
5 Barney McCosky .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Johnny Mize 42
3 Stan Musial 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 129
2 Johnny Mize 129
2 Vern Stephens 129
5 Stan Musial 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 26
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Gil Coan 20
4 Earl Torgeson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.51
2 Dutch Leonard 2.51
3 Ray Scarborough 2.65
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.80
5 Joe Dobson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 22
1 Bob Lemon 22
3 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Johnny Sain 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 140
3 Hal Newhouser 138
4 Bob Lemon 136
5 Ralph Branca 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 17
3 Harry Gumbert 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 2 tied 9