On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	48	.631	--
Yankees	81	50	.618	1.5
Indians	78	53	.595	4.5
Athletics	74	59	.556	9.5
Tigers	62	64	.492	18.0
Browns	50	77	.394	30.5
Senators	49	83	.371	34.0
White Sox	44	86	.338	38.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Indians 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 6, Yankees 2

Red Sox 14, Senators 6

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Tigers 8, Browns 1

Browns 11, Tigers 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	76	57	.571	--
Pirates	69	58	.543	4.0
Cardinals	70	60	.538	4.5
Dodgers	70	60	.538	4.5
Giants	67	61	.523	6.5
Phillies	56	74	.431	18.5
Cubs	56	75	.427	19.0
Reds	55	74	.426	19.0

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Dodgers 0

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Giants 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	6
2	Walker Cooper	5
2	Billy Goodman	5
2	Pat Mullin	5
2	Stan Rojek	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Mullin	2
2	Bobby Brown	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Mullin	6
2	Pete Suder	4
2	Bob Swift	4
4	Eddie Bockman	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Kerr	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	0.89
2	Jack Kramer	0.80
3	Vic Raschi	0.60
4	Joe Coleman	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	8
2	Joe Coleman	6
2	Mel Parnell	6
2	Vic Raschi	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Ostrowski	1
1	Frank Papish	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.370
2	Stan Musial	.369
3	Lou Boudreau	.367
4	Dale Mitchell	.340
5	Enos Slaughter	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Johnny Mize	34
2	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	Hank Sauer	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	127
2	Vern Stephens	122
3	Stan Musial	111
4	Ralph Kiner	107
4	Johnny Mize	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	24
3	Gil Coan	19
3	Stan Rojek	19
5	Jackie Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.37
2	Bob Lemon	2.59
3	Harry Brecheen	2.61
4	Ray Scarborough	2.65
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	19
2	Vic Raschi	18
2	Johnny Sain	18
4	Larry Jansen	16
4	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	127
2	Lou Brissie	124
3	Bob Feller	122
4	Harry Brecheen	120
5	Hal Newhouser	116

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	.468
2	Buddy Rosar	.417
3	Billy Goodman	.400
4	Bob Dillinger	.397
5	Lou Boudreau	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Del Ennis	6
1	Tommy Henrich	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
5	Sid Gordon	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Mullin	21
2	Yogi Berra	20
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Ralph Kiner	20
5	Sid Gordon	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Rojek	6
2	Eddie Waitkus	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
4	Johnny Hopp	3
4	Pee Wee Reese	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lemon	0.00
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.56
3	Andy Hansen	0.66
4	Bob Feller	0.71
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Doyle Lade	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monty Kennedy	21
1	Vic Raschi	21
3	Rex Barney	20
4	Bob Lemon	18
4	Preacher Roe	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Art Houtteman	2
2	Dave Koslo	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.437
2	Yogi Berra	.393
3	Bob Dillinger	.388
4	Enos Slaughter	.387
5	Dale Mitchell	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Sid Gordon	9
4	Del Ennis	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Ralph Kiner	32
3	Yogi Berra	29
4	Stan Musial	28
5	Pat Mullin	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	11
2	Pee Wee Reese	9
3	Stan Rojek	7
4	Richie Ashburn	6
4	Gene Hermanski	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Kennedy	0.99
2	Red Barrett	1.45
3	Satchel Paige	1.62
4	Doyle Lade	1.70
5	Howie Fox	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	6
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Vic Raschi	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	37
1	Warren Spahn	37
3	Bob Lemon	36
4	Rex Barney	31
4	Robin Roberts	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Kirby Higbe	4
1	Art Houtteman	4
4	Howie Judson	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Stan Musial	.369
3	Lou Boudreau	.347
4	Enos Slaughter	.338
5	Andy Pafko	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Johnny Mize	40
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Stan Musial	34
5	Sid Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	139
2	Vern Stephens	136
3	Ralph Kiner	126
3	Stan Musial	126
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	29
3	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Gil Coan	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	2.51
2	Ray Scarborough	2.60
3	Johnny Sain	2.67
4	Bob Chesnes	2.72
5	Dutch Leonard	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	147
2	Bob Feller	145
3	Hal Newhouser	139
4	Harry Brecheen	132
4	Johnny Sain	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	3 tied	10