On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	70	45	.609	--
Red Sox	70	46	.603	0.5
Yankees	67	46	.593	2.0
Athletics	68	49	.581	3.0
Tigers	54	57	.486	14.0
Browns	45	67	.402	23.5
Senators	44	72	.379	26.5
White Sox	39	75	.342	30.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

White Sox 8, Indians 1

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 10, Athletics 0

Browns 10, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	65	49	.570	--
Dodgers	61	49	.555	2.0
Cardinals	63	51	.553	2.0
Pirates	57	52	.523	5.5
Giants	58	53	.523	5.5
Phillies	52	61	.460	12.5
Reds	48	67	.417	17.5
Cubs	46	68	.404	19.0

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

Cubs 10, Reds 3

Giants 9, Phillies 4

Giants 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Mitchell	4
1	Jerry Priddy	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clint Conatser	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
3	Charlie Keller	3
3	Whitey Platt	3
3	Vic Raschi	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Richie Ashburn	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monty Kennedy	1.25
2	Sheldon Jones	0.60
3	Murry Dickson	0.45
4	Mickey Harris	0.43
4	Joe Haynes	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sheldon Jones	6
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Monty Kennedy	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Judson	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	Frank Papish	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.384
2	Ted Williams	.377
3	Lou Boudreau	.363
4	Dale Mitchell	.336
5	Al Dark	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	32
2	Johnny Mize	31
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Hank Sauer	28
5	Joe DiMaggio	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	113
2	Joe DiMaggio	107
3	Johnny Mize	97
4	Stan Musial	96
5	Ted Williams	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	28
2	Bob Dillinger	22
3	Gil Coan	19
4	Earl Torgeson	17
5	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.20
2	Dutch Leonard	2.20
3	Gene Bearden	2.49
4	Ray Scarborough	2.67
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	17
2	Bob Lemon	16
3	Harry Brecheen	15
3	Larry Jansen	15
3	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	112
2	Bob Feller	110
3	Bob Lemon	109
4	Harry Brecheen	107
5	2 tied	105

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	.483
2	Yogi Berra	.417
3	Bob Dillinger	.396
4	Dale Mitchell	.393
5	Johnny Mize	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Eddie Robinson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	17
2	Lou Boudreau	16
3	Bobby Doerr	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	Larry Doby	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Gene Hermanski	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Larry Doby	3
4	Marv Rackley	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Satchel Paige	0.00
2	Carl Erskine	0.43
3	Rip Sewell	1.00
4	Robin Roberts	1.13
5	Steve Gromek	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Bob Chesnes	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Joe Hatten	18
3	Bob Chesnes	15
3	Murry Dickson	15
3	2 others tied	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.394
2	Stan Musial	.386
3	Stan Rojek	.383
4	Dick Kokos	.379
5	Enos Slaughter	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Bob Elliott	7
2	Stan Musial	7
2	Andy Seminick	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	30
2	Tommy Henrich	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	26
4	Dom DiMaggio	25
4	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	13
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Gene Hermanski	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	0.55
2	Satchel Paige	1.25
3	Robin Roberts	1.47
4	Dizzy Trout	1.61
5	Bob Porterfield	1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	36
2	Rex Barney	34
3	Ted Gray	30
3	Nels Potter	30
5	Warren Spahn	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	Stan Musial	.382
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Lou Boudreau	.333
4	Andy Pafko	.325
5	Richie Ashburn	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	47
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	Sid Gordon	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	135
2	Vern Stephens	132
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
3	Ted Williams	131
5	Stan Musial	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	28
2	Bob Dillinger	27
3	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Gil Coan	21
5	Earl Torgeson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.44
2	Dutch Leonard	2.59
3	Ray Scarborough	2.70
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.81
5	Joe Dobson	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	22
2	Bob Lemon	21
3	Hal Newhouser	20
4	Johnny Sain	19
4	Johnny Schmitz	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Bob Lemon	139
3	Hal Newhouser	137
4	Ewell Blackwell	135
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