On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 52 .631 --
Yankees 87 54 .617 2.0
Indians 87 55 .613 2.5
Athletics 83 61 .576 7.5
Tigers 69 70 .496 19.0
Browns 55 84 .396 33.0
Senators 49 95 .340 41.5
White Sox 46 94 .329 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 58 .589 --
Pirates 76 63 .547 6.0
Cardinals 76 64 .543 6.5
Dodgers 77 65 .542 6.5
Giants 74 66 .529 8.5
Phillies 59 81 .421 23.5
Reds 58 81 .417 24.0
Cubs 57 82 .410 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ferris Fain 4
1 Dale Mitchell 4
3 Dom DiMaggio 3
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Priddy 2
2 Lou Boudreau 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Hank Majeski 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Rigney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clint Hartung 0.43
2 Hal Newhouser 0.33
3 Carl Erskine 0.29
4 Joe Coleman 0.22
4 Fritz Ostermueller 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Andy Hansen 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Paul Minner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clint Hartung 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Paul Minner 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bubba Harris 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .380
2 Stan Musial .373
3 Lou Boudreau .354
4 Dale Mitchell .339
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
2 Johnny Mize 36
2 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 139
2 Vern Stephens 126
3 Stan Musial 118
4 Ralph Kiner 117
4 Hank Majeski 117

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 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 21
2 Bob Lemon 20
3 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Vic Raschi 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 146
2 Harry Brecheen 138
3 Bob Lemon 137
4 Hal Newhouser 130
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 .475
2 Ferris Fain .446
3 Dixie Walker .444
4 Jeff Heath .439
5 Joe DiMaggio .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Mullin 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Johnny Mize 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Majeski 22
2 Ferris Fain 18
3 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 Ralph Kiner 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Ted Beard 3
2 Buddy Kerr 3
2 Stan Rojek 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Bickford 1.00
2 Harry Brecheen 1.04
3 Warren Spahn 1.10
4 Bob Feller 1.13
5 Sam Zoldak 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
1 Sam Zoldak 4
5 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Harry Brecheen 23
3 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Rex Barney 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Koslo 2
2 Lou Brissie 1
2 Russ Christopher 1
2 Karl Drews 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .411
2 Dixie Walker .388
3 Tommy Henrich .386
4 Bob Dillinger .380
5 Ted Williams .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 10
1 Del Ennis 10
3 Tommy Henrich 8
3 Ralph Kiner 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 35
1 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Hank Majeski 34
4 Pat Mullin 30
5 Yogi Berra 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 11
2 Stan Rojek 9
3 Eddie Waitkus 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 Gene Hermanski 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hansen 1.26
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.30
3 Bob Feller 1.46
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.71
5 Monty Kennedy 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Eddie Lopat 5
3 Allie Reynolds 5
3 Johnny Vander Meer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Harry Brecheen 38
3 Monty Kennedy 35
4 Rex Barney 33
4 Bob Lemon 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Howie Judson 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Frank Papish 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
2 Stan Musial .377
3 Lou Boudreau .349
4 Dale Mitchell .333
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Johnny Mize 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 37
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 142
2 Vern Stephens 131
3 Ted Williams 126
4 Hank Majeski 124
5 Stan Musial 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 26
3 Gil Coan 23
4 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Stan Rojek 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Scarborough 2.36
2 Harry Brecheen 2.36
3 Dutch Leonard 2.49
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.54
5 Johnny Sain 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Bob Lemon 21
3 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Larry Jansen 19
4 Johnny Schmitz 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 154
2 Bob Lemon 149
3 Harry Brecheen 144
4 Hal Newhouser 142
5 Johnny Sain 136

Saves

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