On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	14	6	.700	--
Athletics	16	7	.696	-0.5
Yankees	13	9	.591	2.0
Red Sox	11	12	.478	4.5
Tigers	12	14	.462	5.0
Browns	9	11	.450	5.0
Senators	10	13	.435	5.5
White Sox	4	17	.190	10.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 4

Indians 6, Athletics 1

Tigers 10, Red Sox 7

Browns 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	14	7	.667	--
Giants	13	9	.591	1.5
Pirates	13	11	.542	2.5
Braves	12	11	.522	3.0
Phillies	13	12	.520	3.0
Dodgers	11	13	.458	4.5
Cubs	9	13	.409	5.5
Reds	9	18	.333	8.0

Games

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Giants 6, Reds 5

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Ralph Hodgin	3
1	Spider Jorgensen	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Spider Jorgensen	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Spider Jorgensen	2
2	Bob Kennedy	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	Stan Rojek	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	0.58
2	Bill Voiselle	0.50
3	Ralph Branca	0.45
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.42
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Frank Biscan	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	7
2	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	Johnny Vander Meer	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stubby Overmire	1
1	Ken Trinkle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.423
2	Al Zarilla	.400
3	Ted Williams	.386
4	Frankie Gustine	.380
5	Carl Furillo	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	12
2	Hank Sauer	9
3	Ralph Kiner	8
4	Ted Williams	7
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	30
2	Hank Majeski	24
3	Ken Keltner	23
3	Hank Sauer	23
5	Ralph Kiner	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Bert Haas	4
2	Danny Murtaugh	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
2	2 others tied	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	Virgil Trucks	32
2	Johnny Schmitz	30
3	Lou Brissie	29
4	Larry Jansen	28
5	Ralph Branca	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	4
1	Joe Page	4
1	Ken Trinkle	4
4	Hugh Casey	2
4	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Blatnik	.487
2	Birdie Tebbetts	.417
3	Jerry Priddy	.390
4	Enos Slaughter	.389
5	Dick Sisler	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	7
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
4	Larry Doby	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Joe Gordon	14
2	Hank Majeski	14
2	Vic Wertz	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Danny Murtaugh	4
3	Mickey Vernon	3
4	Bob Dillinger	2
4	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Meyer	0.47
2	Curt Simmons	0.53
3	Vic Raschi	0.55
4	Rex Barney	0.75
5	Howie Pollet	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	3
2	Gene Bearden	2
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Lou Brissie	2
2	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	16
1	Johnny Schmitz	16
1	Virgil Trucks	16
4	Johnny Sain	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
2	Steve Gromek	2
2	Stubby Overmire	2
2	Joe Page	2
2	Ken Trinkle	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Harry Walker	.342
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Barney McCosky	.330
5	George Kell	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Walker Cooper	36
4	Willard Marshall	31
4	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	139
2	Johnny Mize	132
3	Ted Williams	123
4	Walker Cooper	120
5	Bob Elliott	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Jackie Robinson	25
3	Dave Philley	19
4	Pete Reiser	14
5	Earl Torgeson	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.48
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.60
3	Bob Feller	2.72
4	Blix Donnelly	2.81
5	Dutch Leonard	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	22
2	Allie Reynolds	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
4	Phil Marchildon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	181
2	Bob Feller	166
3	Hal Newhouser	147
4	Ralph Branca	145
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

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