On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	24	10	.706	--
Indians	21	9	.700	1.0
Yankees	18	14	.563	5.0
Browns	15	15	.500	7.0
Tigers	17	19	.472	8.0
Senators	16	19	.457	8.5
Red Sox	13	21	.382	11.0
White Sox	7	24	.226	15.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 0

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

Browns 6, Tigers 1

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	11	.645	--
Giants	18	13	.581	2.0
Pirates	17	15	.531	3.5
Phillies	18	17	.514	4.0
Braves	16	16	.500	4.5
Dodgers	15	19	.441	6.5
Cubs	13	19	.406	7.5
Reds	14	21	.400	8.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 1

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Pirates 7, Cardinals 3

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Al Kozar	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	Al Kozar	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Chuck Stevens	1
1	John Sullivan	1
1	Wes Westrum	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	0.75
2	Bob Lemon	0.71
3	Bill Voiselle	0.45
4	Preacher Roe	0.44
5	2 tied	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	6
2	Mickey Haefner	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Johnny Vander Meer	5
2	Bill Voiselle	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	Bryan Stephens	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.411
2	Stan Musial	.402
3	Ted Williams	.391
4	Lou Boudreau	.374
5	Richie Ashburn	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	13
2	Hank Sauer	12
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
3	Ralph Kiner	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Hank Majeski	34
3	Stan Musial	34
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Gil Coan	7
2	Bob Dillinger	7
4	Thurman Tucker	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.75
2	Gene Bearden	0.78
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.58
4	Dave Koslo	1.89
5	Kirby Higbe	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
3	Joe Coleman	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	45
2	Bob Lemon	42
3	Virgil Trucks	39
4	Ralph Branca	38
5	Johnny Schmitz	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	6
2	Joe Page	5
3	Tom Ferrick	4
3	Ken Trinkle	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.458
2	Stan Musial	.450
3	Pat Mullin	.438
4	Enos Slaughter	.417
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Stan Musial	6
3	Hank Sauer	5
4	Sid Gordon	4
4	Ralph Kiner	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Nippy Jones	17
3	Stan Musial	16
4	Hank Majeski	15
4	Vic Wertz	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Gil Coan	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	Thurman Tucker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	0.69
1	Don Black	0.69
3	Thornton Lee	0.75
3	Bob Savage	0.75
5	Hal Newhouser	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Biscan	3
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Johnny Schmitz	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	22
2	Larry Jansen	20
3	Harry Brecheen	18
4	Ralph Branca	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
4	Frank Biscan	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.435
2	Frankie Gustine	.412
3	Tommy Holmes	.397
4	Ted Williams	.392
5	Richie Ashburn	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
2	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Ken Keltner	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Hank Majeski	30
2	Stan Musial	30
5	Nippy Jones	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Gil Coan	6
2	Bob Dillinger	6
4	Mickey Vernon	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	0.78
2	Harry Brecheen	0.92
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.51
4	Kirby Higbe	1.93
5	Fred Hutchinson	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
3	Joe Dobson	4
3	Larry Jansen	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	37
2	Larry Jansen	35
3	Ralph Branca	33
4	Harry Brecheen	29
5	Bill Voiselle	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	5
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Joe Page	3
4	Denny Galehouse	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.363
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Harry Walker	.340
4	Johnny Pesky	.328
5	Barney McCosky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Walker Cooper	36
4	Willard Marshall	31
4	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	143
2	Johnny Mize	134
3	Ted Williams	125
4	Walker Cooper	113
4	Stan Musial	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	34
2	Jackie Robinson	25
3	Dave Philley	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
4	Thurman Tucker	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.53
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.64
3	Dutch Leonard	2.65
4	Bob Feller	2.73
5	Joe Dobson	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Feller	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	176
2	Bob Feller	163
3	Ralph Branca	145
3	Hal Newhouser	145
5	Larry Jansen	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Russ Christopher	15
4	Hugh Casey	13
5	Harry Gumbert	11