On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 5 .722 --
Indians 11 5 .688 1.0
Yankees 12 6 .667 1.0
Senators 9 10 .474 4.5
Tigers 9 12 .429 5.5
Red Sox 8 11 .421 5.5
Browns 6 9 .400 5.5
White Sox 3 13 .188 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Giants 11 7 .611 0.0
Pirates 11 7 .611 0.0
Phillies 10 10 .500 2.0
Dodgers 9 10 .474 2.5
Braves 9 10 .474 2.5
Cubs 7 10 .412 3.5
Reds 7 14 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Ennis 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Junior Wooten 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 2
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Ken Keltner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 4
2 Vern Stephens 3
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Johnny Blatnik 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Johnny Blatnik 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Marchildon 0.62
2 Jack Kramer 0.50
3 Allie Reynolds 0.45
4 Bob Lemon 0.44
5 Virgil Trucks 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 8
2 Virgil Trucks 6
3 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Bob Lemon 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stubby Overmire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .429
2 Al Zarilla .418
3 Frankie Gustine .412
4 Ted Williams .406
5 Bob Dillinger .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 10
2 Ted Williams 7
3 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Hank Sauer 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Ken Keltner 20
3 Del Ennis 18
3 Ralph Kiner 18
3 Ed Stevens 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Gil Coan 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
2 Ken Heintzelman 0.34
3 Dave Koslo 0.35
4 Carl Scheib 0.67
5 Elmer Riddle 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 5
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Lou Brissie 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 28
2 Lou Brissie 27
3 Larry Jansen 25
4 Johnny Schmitz 23
5 Ewell Blackwell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Ken Trinkle 3
4 Tom Ferrick 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .354
2 Ted Williams .352
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Barney McCosky .328
5 George Kell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Ted Williams 34
5 Willard Marshall 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 139
2 Johnny Mize 134
3 Walker Cooper 128
4 Ted Williams 124
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 31
2 Jackie Robinson 28
3 Dave Philley 19
4 Pete Reiser 14
4 Earl Torgeson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 2.45
2 Warren Spahn 2.56
3 Dutch Leonard 2.80
4 Al Brazle 2.81
5 Bob Feller 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Ralph Branca 22
2 Allie Reynolds 22
4 Ewell Blackwell 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 191
2 Bob Feller 176
3 Hal Newhouser 161
4 Ralph Branca 149
5 Johnny Sain 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 15
4 Russ Christopher 14
5 Ken Trinkle 13