On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 48 .616 --
Yankees 76 49 .608 1.0
Indians 76 50 .603 1.5
Athletics 73 55 .570 5.5
Tigers 59 62 .488 16.0
Senators 49 77 .389 28.5
Browns 47 75 .385 28.5
White Sox 42 83 .336 35.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 56 .559 --
Dodgers 69 55 .556 0.5
Cardinals 69 57 .548 1.5
Pirates 66 56 .541 2.5
Giants 62 60 .508 6.5
Phillies 55 69 .444 14.5
Reds 53 72 .424 17.0
Cubs 53 73 .421 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Lohrke 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 3
2 Whitey Lockman 3
4 Walker Cooper 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Jack Lohrke 1
1 Eddie Waitkus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 3
1 Ralph Kiner 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 2
3 Eddie Waitkus 2
3 Rube Walker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Shuba 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch McCall 0.50
2 Larry Jansen 0.25
3 Erv Palica 0.20
4 Bob Chesnes 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Schmitz 3
2 Bob Chesnes 2
2 Larry Jansen 2
2 Dutch McCall 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Lou Boudreau .369
3 Ted Williams .368
4 Dale Mitchell .345
5 Enos Slaughter .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 36
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 Ralph Kiner 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 23
3 Gil Coan 19
4 Jackie Robinson 18
4 Stan Rojek 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.33
2 Harry Brecheen 2.57
3 Ray Scarborough 2.65
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.66
5 Bob Lemon 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 18
2 Vic Raschi 17
3 Larry Jansen 16
3 Johnny Sain 16
3 Johnny Schmitz 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 124
2 Bob Feller 120
3 Bob Lemon 118
4 Harry Brecheen 115
5 Ewell Blackwell 114

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 .431
2 Dale Mitchell .426
3 Lou Boudreau .421
4 Bob Dillinger .407
5 Tommy Henrich .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 7
2 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
4 Bobby Doerr 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 20
2 Dom DiMaggio 16
2 Vern Stephens 16
4 Pat Mullin 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Rojek 6
2 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Gene Hermanski 4
3 Pee Wee Reese 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.37
2 Monty Kennedy 0.71
3 Harry Gumbert 0.75
4 Preacher Roe 0.76
5 Bob Lemon 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monty Kennedy 20
2 Erv Palica 19
3 Red Munger 17
3 Vic Raschi 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 3
2 Hank Behrman 2
2 Art Houtteman 2
2 Howie Judson 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .456
2 Enos Slaughter .407
3 Yogi Berra .400
4 Dale Mitchell .391
5 Bud Stewart .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 9
2 Del Ennis 8
2 Tommy Henrich 8
2 Ralph Kiner 8
5 Sid Gordon 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 30
2 Yogi Berra 28
2 Joe DiMaggio 28
2 Stan Musial 28
5 Ralph Kiner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 12
2 Pee Wee Reese 8
3 Richie Ashburn 6
3 Gene Hermanski 6
3 Stan Rojek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monty Kennedy 1.07
2 Satchel Paige 1.51
3 Red Barrett 1.83
4 Bob Porterfield 1.84
5 Preacher Roe 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 5
1 Gene Bearden 5
1 Bob Chesnes 5
1 Satchel Paige 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 36
2 Vic Raschi 31
3 Erv Palica 30
4 Warren Spahn 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 4
1 Kirby Higbe 4
1 Art Houtteman 4
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .378
2 Ted Williams .369
3 Lou Boudreau .348
4 Enos Slaughter .336
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Johnny Mize 39
3 Stan Musial 34
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Sid Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 133
2 Joe DiMaggio 132
3 Ted Williams 127
4 Stan Musial 126
5 Ralph Kiner 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 28
3 Jackie Robinson 22
4 Gil Coan 21
5 Earl Torgeson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 2.61
2 Ray Scarborough 2.63
3 Harry Brecheen 2.67
4 Dutch Leonard 2.72
5 Gene Bearden 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 22
2 Larry Jansen 20
2 Johnny Schmitz 20
4 Johnny Sain 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 148
2 Bob Lemon 141
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