On This Day

Sunday, May 16, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 6 .727 --
Indians 13 6 .684 1.5
Yankees 13 8 .619 2.5
Red Sox 11 11 .500 5.0
Tigers 11 14 .440 6.5
Browns 8 11 .421 6.5
Senators 9 13 .409 7.0
White Sox 4 16 .200 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 7 .650 --
Giants 12 8 .600 1.0
Braves 11 10 .524 2.5
Pirates 12 11 .522 2.5
Phillies 12 11 .522 2.5
Dodgers 11 11 .500 3.0
Cubs 8 13 .381 5.5
Reds 9 17 .346 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Pafko 5
2 Lou Boudreau 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Ed Fitz Gerald 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 2
2 Allie Clark 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Ken Keltner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Eddie Robinson 3
2 Hank Sauer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Kennedy 1.00
2 Murry Dickson 0.70
3 Bucky Walters 0.50
4 Art Houtteman 0.45
5 Bill Wight 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Kennedy 8
2 Murry Dickson 7
3 Howie Fox 5
3 Art Houtteman 5
3 Bucky Walters 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Steve Gromek 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .440
2 Ted Williams .397
3 Al Zarilla .394
4 Frankie Gustine .393
5 Carl Furillo .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 12
2 Hank Sauer 8
3 Ralph Kiner 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 28
2 Hank Majeski 24
3 Ken Keltner 23
4 Hank Sauer 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
1 Thurman Tucker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.34
2 Dave Koslo 0.35
3 Harry Brecheen 0.75
4 Carl Scheib 1.29
5 Russ Meyer 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 5
2 Harry Brecheen 4
2 Bob Feller 4
2 Harry Gumbert 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 29
2 Larry Jansen 28
2 Johnny Schmitz 28
2 Virgil Trucks 28
5 Harry Brecheen 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Ken Trinkle 3
4 Hugh Casey 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Blatnik .450
2 Richie Ashburn .429
3 Carl Furillo .419
4 Bill Rigney .400
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 7
2 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Joe Gordon 5
4 Vern Stephens 4
4 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Hank Majeski 15
3 Ralph Kiner 14
4 Joe Gordon 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Buddy Kerr 2
3 Elmer Valo 2
3 Mickey Vernon 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.00
1 Dave Koslo 0.00
3 Vic Raschi 0.55
4 Rex Barney 0.59
5 Russ Meyer 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Howie Pollet 3
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 18
2 Harry Brecheen 16
3 Spec Shea 15
4 Lou Brissie 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
2 Steve Gromek 2
2 Joe Page 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Harry Walker .350
3 Stan Musial .335
4 Barney McCosky .330
5 George Kell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Walker Cooper 37
4 Willard Marshall 32
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 137
2 Johnny Mize 131
3 Walker Cooper 123
4 Ted Williams 121
5 3 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 30
2 Jackie Robinson 25
3 Dave Philley 19
4 Pete Reiser 14
4 Thurman Tucker 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.43
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.54
3 Bob Feller 2.71
4 Dutch Leonard 2.84
5 Joe Dobson 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 22
2 Allie Reynolds 21
3 Ewell Blackwell 20
3 Ralph Branca 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 188
2 Bob Feller 172
3 Hal Newhouser 157
4 Ralph Branca 140
5 Johnny Sain 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Hugh Casey 15
4 Russ Christopher 14
5 Ken Trinkle 11