On This Day

Saturday, May 1, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 1 .857 --
Yankees 6 4 .600 1.5
Browns 5 4 .556 2.0
Athletics 6 5 .545 2.0
Senators 5 6 .455 3.0
Tigers 5 7 .417 3.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 3.5
White Sox 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 4 .636 --
Giants 7 5 .583 0.5
Cardinals 5 4 .556 1.0
Dodgers 6 5 .545 1.0
Reds 6 7 .462 2.0
Braves 6 7 .462 2.0
Phillies 5 7 .417 2.5
Cubs 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Johnny Lipon 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Stan Rojek 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Nippy Jones 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Hank Majeski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Frankie Gustine 3
1 Hank Majeski 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Bert Haas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Sanford 0.86
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.75
3 Monk Dubiel 0.57
4 Harry Brecheen 0.43
4 Joe Hatten 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fritz Ostermueller 6
1 Fred Sanford 6
3 Monk Dubiel 4
3 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Early Wynn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Bryan Stephens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .517
2 Bruce Edwards .423
3 Frankie Gustine .415
4 Chuck Stevens .412
5 Bob Dillinger .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 6
2 Ken Keltner 5
3 Walker Cooper 4
3 Sam Vico 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 15
1 Ed Stevens 15
3 Walker Cooper 14
4 Stan Musial 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 4
2 Gil Coan 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
2 Thurman Tucker 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
2 Carl Scheib 0.50
3 Elmer Riddle 1.00
4 Erv Palica 1.04
5 Mel Parnell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
3 Ewell Blackwell 2
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 16
2 Lou Brissie 15
3 Hal Newhouser 14
3 Johnny Schmitz 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
1 Bryan Stephens 2
1 Ken Trinkle 2
4 Hugh Casey 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .358
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Stan Musial .326
4 Barney McCosky .325
5 George Kell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 51
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Willard Marshall 35
5 Ted Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 131
1 Johnny Mize 131
3 Ralph Kiner 127
4 Ted Williams 114
5 Bob Elliott 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 32
2 Jackie Robinson 28
3 Dave Philley 19
4 Pete Reiser 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 2.30
2 Warren Spahn 2.41
3 Dutch Leonard 2.70
4 Al Brazle 2.79
5 Hal Newhouser 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
1 Larry Jansen 22
3 Ralph Branca 21
4 Bob Feller 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 189
2 Ewell Blackwell 186
3 Hal Newhouser 171
4 Ralph Branca 149
5 2 tied 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 19
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 15
4 Ken Trinkle 12
5 2 tied 11