On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 52 .626 --
Yankees 86 53 .619 1.0
Indians 85 55 .607 2.5
Athletics 81 61 .570 7.5
Tigers 68 69 .496 18.0
Browns 55 82 .401 31.0
Senators 49 93 .345 39.5
White Sox 46 92 .333 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 58 .583 --
Pirates 76 61 .555 4.0
Cardinals 75 63 .543 5.5
Dodgers 76 64 .543 5.5
Giants 73 65 .529 7.5
Phillies 58 81 .417 23.0
Reds 57 80 .416 23.0
Cubs 57 81 .413 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Bockman 4
1 Johnny Lipon 4
1 Don Lund 4
1 Marv Rackley 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Carden Gillenwater 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
4 Carl Furillo 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 2
2 Carl Furillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.62
2 Cliff Fannin 0.60
3 Ralph Branca 0.50
4 Gene Bearden 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Fannin 6
2 Vic Raschi 5
3 Gene Bearden 3
3 Jim Blackburn 3
3 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
2 Stan Musial .375
3 Lou Boudreau .355
4 Dale Mitchell .335
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Johnny Mize 35
3 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 136
2 Vern Stephens 126
3 Ralph Kiner 117
4 Stan Musial 116
5 Ted Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 25
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Gil Coan 21
4 Stan Rojek 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.38
2 Dutch Leonard 2.44
3 Ray Scarborough 2.57
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.62
5 Johnny Sain 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 20
1 Johnny Sain 20
3 Vic Raschi 18
4 Harry Brecheen 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 138
2 Bob Lemon 137
3 Bob Feller 135
4 Hal Newhouser 127
5 Lou Brissie 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 16
1 Joe Page 16
3 Harry Gumbert 15
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .456
2 Dixie Walker .444
3 Joe DiMaggio .426
4 Jeff Heath .419
5 Eddie Bockman .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 Pat Mullin 4
2 Andy Pafko 4
2 Hank Sauer 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 19
2 Ralph Kiner 18
3 Hank Majeski 16
4 Sam Vico 15
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 7
2 Ted Beard 3
2 Stan Rojek 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Bickford 1.00
2 Harry Brecheen 1.04
3 Warren Spahn 1.13
4 Bob Feller 1.17
5 Ted Gray 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Howie Pollet 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
2 Sam Zoldak 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 23
2 Bob Lemon 19
3 Hal Newhouser 17
4 Larry Jansen 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Koslo 3
2 Russ Christopher 1
2 Karl Drews 1
2 Dick Fowler 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .397
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Bob Dillinger .377
4 Tommy Henrich .373
5 Dixie Walker .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Sid Gordon 29
4 Hank Majeski 28
4 Pat Mullin 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 12
2 Stan Rojek 9
3 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Eddie Waitkus 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.92
2 Bob Feller 1.54
3 Sam Zoldak 1.67
4 Monty Kennedy 1.76
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chesnes 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 38
2 Rex Barney 35
2 Monty Kennedy 35
4 Bob Lemon 33
5 Warren Spahn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 4
2 Howie Judson 3
2 Dave Koslo 3
2 Frank Papish 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .383
2 Stan Musial .377
3 Lou Boudreau .349
4 Andy Pafko .335
5 Enos Slaughter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Johnny Mize 39
3 Joe DiMaggio 37
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 140
2 Vern Stephens 134
3 Ted Williams 131
4 Stan Musial 124
5 Ralph Kiner 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 27
3 Gil Coan 23
4 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Stan Rojek 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.36
2 Ray Scarborough 2.53
3 Johnny Schmitz 2.54
4 Johnny Sain 2.60
5 Gene Bearden 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 149
2 Harry Brecheen 144
3 Bob Feller 143
4 Hal Newhouser 139
5 Johnny Sain 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 18
2 Russ Christopher 16
3 Harry Gumbert 15
4 Ted Wilks 14
5 2 tied 10