On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 55 .623 --
Indians 91 55 .623 0.0
Yankees 90 56 .616 1.0
Athletics 83 66 .557 9.5
Tigers 73 72 .503 17.5
Browns 56 88 .389 34.0
Senators 53 95 .358 39.0
White Sox 47 97 .326 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 59 .593 --
Cardinals 79 66 .545 7.0
Dodgers 80 67 .544 7.0
Pirates 78 67 .538 8.0
Giants 75 72 .510 12.0
Phillies 64 84 .432 23.5
Reds 61 83 .424 24.5
Cubs 60 85 .414 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Granny Hamner 4
2 Johnny Blatnik 3
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Blatnik 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Holborow 3
1 Bud Stewart 3
3 Hank Arft 2
3 Johnny Blatnik 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Johnny Blatnik 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.43
2 Ray Scarborough 0.29
3 Ted Gray 0.25
4 Frank Papish 0.23
4 Ken Raffensberger 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Frank Papish 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Scarborough 4
2 Ted Gray 3
2 Monty Kennedy 3
2 Eddie Lopat 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Preacher Roe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .378
2 Ted Williams .368
3 Lou Boudreau .355
4 Dale Mitchell .337
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
1 Ralph Kiner 39
1 Johnny Mize 39
4 Stan Musial 38
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 148
2 Vern Stephens 132
3 Johnny Mize 124
4 Stan Musial 122
5 Ted Williams 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 25
3 Stan Rojek 24
4 Pee Wee Reese 22
5 Gil Coan 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.34
2 Dutch Leonard 2.56
3 Johnny Schmitz 2.64
4 Johnny Sain 2.67
5 Gene Bearden 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 22
2 Bob Lemon 20
3 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Vic Raschi 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Bob Lemon 140
3 Harry Brecheen 138
4 Hal Newhouser 134
5 Johnny Sain 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 17
2 Harry Gumbert 16
2 Joe Page 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .500
2 Jeff Heath .464
3 Ferris Fain .450
4 Joe DiMaggio .436
5 Dixie Walker .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Del Ennis 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Hank Sauer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Hank Majeski 16
2 Andy Pafko 16
4 Johnny Mize 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Stan Rojek 5
3 Thurman Tucker 4
4 Ted Beard 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Chambers 0.00
2 Harry Brecheen 0.36
3 Vern Bickford 0.50
3 Blix Donnelly 0.50
5 Joe Page 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Gene Bearden 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Tommy Byrne 21
3 Harry Brecheen 18
3 Hal Newhouser 18
5 Johnny Sain 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Milo Candini 2
1 Russ Christopher 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
4 Hank Borowy 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Henrich .383
2 Hank Majeski .375
3 Dixie Walker .370
4 Danny Murtaugh .368
5 Bob Dillinger .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 11
1 Del Ennis 11
3 Tommy Henrich 9
4 Johnny Mize 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Pat Mullin 35
3 Hank Majeski 32
4 Ralph Kiner 31
5 Yogi Berra 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Rojek 11
2 Pee Wee Reese 9
3 Eddie Waitkus 7
4 Ted Beard 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.06
2 Preacher Roe 1.62
3 Vern Bickford 1.71
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.73
5 Johnny Sain 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 7
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mel Parnell 5
2 Preacher Roe 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Monty Kennedy 34
2 Vic Raschi 34
4 Bill Kennedy 32
4 Johnny Sain 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Milo Candini 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .383
2 Ted Williams .368
3 Lou Boudreau .353
4 Dale Mitchell .334
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 39
2 Ralph Kiner 39
4 Stan Musial 38
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 150
2 Vern Stephens 135
3 Johnny Mize 125
4 Stan Musial 123
4 Ted Williams 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 25
3 Stan Rojek 24
4 Gil Coan 22
4 Pee Wee Reese 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.34
2 Johnny Schmitz 2.55
3 Dutch Leonard 2.60
4 Johnny Sain 2.64
5 Gene Bearden 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Bob Lemon 20
2 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Larry Jansen 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 158
2 Bob Lemon 144
3 Hal Newhouser 142
4 Harry Brecheen 138
5 Johnny Sain 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 17
2 Harry Gumbert 16
2 Joe Page 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 2 tied 10