On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	48	.613	--
Yankees	75	49	.605	1.0
Indians	75	50	.600	1.5
Athletics	73	54	.575	4.5
Tigers	59	61	.492	15.0
Browns	47	74	.388	27.5
Senators	48	77	.384	28.5
White Sox	42	82	.339	34.0

Games

Yankees 10, Browns 9

Indians 6, Athletics 1

Senators 7, White Sox 1

Red Sox 8, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	70	55	.560	--
Dodgers	68	54	.557	0.5
Pirates	66	54	.550	1.5
Cardinals	68	57	.544	2.0
Giants	60	60	.500	7.5
Phillies	55	68	.447	14.0
Reds	52	71	.423	17.0
Cubs	52	72	.419	17.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 0

Cubs 7, Dodgers 2

Braves 3, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 5, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Hoot Evers	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	Andy Pafko	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Evans	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Hitchcock	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	Bob Scheffing	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Pesky	1
1	Ed Stevens	1
1	Eddie Waitkus	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Borowy	7.00
2	Red Munger	1.33
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.60
3	Sid Hudson	0.60
5	Allie Reynolds	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	8
2	Hank Borowy	7
3	Mel Parnell	6
4	Allie Reynolds	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.370
3	Lou Boudreau	.369
4	Dale Mitchell	.344
5	Enos Slaughter	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Stan Musial	34
3	Johnny Mize	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	119
2	Joe DiMaggio	117
3	Stan Musial	109
4	Ted Williams	102
5	Johnny Mize	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	23
3	Gil Coan	19
4	Stan Rojek	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.33
2	Harry Brecheen	2.57
3	Ray Scarborough	2.65
4	Bob Lemon	2.69
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	18
2	Vic Raschi	17
3	Johnny Sain	16
4	Harry Brecheen	15
4	4 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	118
1	Bob Lemon	118
3	Harry Brecheen	115
4	Ewell Blackwell	114
5	Bob Feller	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	15
1	Joe Page	15
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ted Wilks	12
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.429
2	Lou Boudreau	.424
3	Stan Rojek	.413
4	Luke Appling	.411
5	Richie Ashburn	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	7
2	Tommy Henrich	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Tommy Henrich	17
2	Vern Stephens	17
4	Bobby Doerr	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Rojek	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
4	Gene Hermanski	4
4	Pee Wee Reese	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.00
2	Sam Zoldak	0.53
3	Harry Gumbert	0.71
4	Bob Lemon	1.00
5	Monty Kennedy	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allie Reynolds	4
2	Bob Chesnes	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	Bob Porterfield	3
2	Johnny Schmitz	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Red Munger	18
2	Erv Palica	18
5	Sheldon Jones	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	4
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Art Houtteman	2
2	Howie Judson	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.449
2	Enos Slaughter	.423
3	Yogi Berra	.393
4	Dale Mitchell	.383
5	Stan Rojek	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
2	Del Ennis	8
2	Tommy Henrich	8
4	Sid Gordon	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
1	Vern Stephens	31
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Lou Boudreau	27
5	Larry Doby	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	11
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Gene Hermanski	6
3	Stan Rojek	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Satchel Paige	1.51
2	Robin Roberts	1.60
3	Bob Porterfield	1.94
4	Doyle Lade	2.01
5	Red Barrett	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	5
1	Gene Bearden	5
1	Bob Chesnes	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	41
2	Bill Kennedy	31
3	Bob Lemon	30
4	Erv Palica	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Kirby Higbe	4
1	Art Houtteman	4
1	Ted Wilks	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.384
2	Ted Williams	.367
3	Lou Boudreau	.343
4	Enos Slaughter	.337
5	Barney McCosky	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	47
2	Johnny Mize	39
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	Sid Gordon	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	133
1	Vern Stephens	133
3	Stan Musial	130
4	Ted Williams	127
5	Ralph Kiner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	28
3	Gil Coan	21
3	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Earl Torgeson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Scarborough	2.63
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.64
3	Harry Brecheen	2.67
4	Dutch Leonard	2.72
5	Gene Bearden	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Larry Jansen	20
3	Johnny Sain	19
3	Johnny Schmitz	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	147
2	Bob Lemon	145
3	Ewell Blackwell	138
4	Hal Newhouser	133
5	2 tied	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	3 tied	10