On This Day

Wednesday, April 21, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Athletics 2 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.5
Senators 2 1 .667 0.5
Yankees 1 2 .333 1.5
Browns 0 1 .000 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Red Sox 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 2 0 1.000 0.0
Giants 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Dodgers 1 1 .500 1.0
Reds 1 2 .333 1.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Braves 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Hoot Evers 3
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 Al Kozar 3
5 26 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Arky Vaughan 2
2 Gil Coan 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Coan 3
2 Mark Christman 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Carl Furillo 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.62
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.50
3 Tiny Bonham 0.36
4 Orval Grove 0.30
4 Bill Voiselle 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Dizzy Trout 5
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 Willie Ramsdell 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hoot Evers .667
2 Gus Niarhos .636
3 Leon Culberson .625
3 Bert Haas .625
5 3 tied .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Arky Vaughan 2
2 Bobby Adams 1
2 Monty Basgall 1
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Coan 6
2 Tom McBride 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 2
1 Thurman Tucker 2
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 Gil Coan 1
3 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
1 Bob Feller 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Karl Drews 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 9
2 Lou Brissie 7
3 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Dizzy Trout 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .339
3 Barney McCosky .330
4 Johnny Pesky .320
5 Dale Mitchell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 51
2 Johnny Mize 50
3 Walker Cooper 36
4 Willard Marshall 34
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 136
2 Ralph Kiner 124
3 Walker Cooper 121
4 Bob Elliott 110
5 Ted Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 34
2 Jackie Robinson 29
3 Dave Philley 20
4 Pete Reiser 14
4 Harry Walker 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.33
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.39
3 Dutch Leonard 2.53
4 Bob Feller 2.64
5 Joe Haynes 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
1 Ralph Branca 21
1 Bob Feller 21
1 Larry Jansen 21
1 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 196
2 Ewell Blackwell 185
3 Hal Newhouser 169
4 Ralph Branca 147
5 Johnny Sain 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 17
1 Joe Page 17
3 Hugh Casey 16
4 Russ Christopher 12
5 Ken Trinkle 11