On This Day

Tuesday, June 1, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 11 .676 --
Athletics 26 13 .667 -0.5
Yankees 21 16 .568 3.5
Tigers 19 20 .487 6.5
Browns 16 17 .485 6.5
Senators 18 21 .462 7.5
Red Sox 15 23 .395 10.0
White Sox 9 26 .257 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 14 .588 --
Cardinals 20 15 .571 0.5
Pirates 20 16 .556 1.0
Braves 17 17 .500 3.0
Phillies 19 19 .500 3.0
Reds 18 21 .462 4.5
Dodgers 16 20 .444 5.0
Cubs 14 22 .389 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Lockman 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
1 Ted Williams 3
4 Bobby Doerr 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Lockman 2
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 Vern Stephens 1
2 Mickey Vernon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Whitey Lockman 4
3 Bobby Doerr 2
3 Jake Early 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ferris Fain 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walt Masterson 0.80
2 Rex Barney 0.50
3 Ellis Kinder 0.44
4 Phil Marchildon 0.44
5 Allie Reynolds 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Walt Masterson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 7
2 Rex Barney 6
3 Sheldon Jones 5
4 Ellis Kinder 4
4 Walt Masterson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .393
2 Frankie Gustine .386
3 Ted Williams .382
4 Richie Ashburn .364
5 Lou Boudreau .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 13
1 Hank Sauer 13
3 Ralph Kiner 11
3 Ted Williams 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 43
2 Joe DiMaggio 42
3 Hank Majeski 35
4 Stan Musial 34
5 4 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 8
1 Bob Dillinger 8
3 Gil Coan 7
4 Earl Torgeson 6
4 Thurman Tucker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.75
2 Ken Heintzelman 1.05
3 Gene Bearden 1.24
4 Kirby Higbe 1.79
5 Bob Lemon 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
2 Allie Reynolds 6
4 Joe Dobson 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 45
2 Bob Lemon 43
3 Johnny Schmitz 42
4 Ralph Branca 41
4 Virgil Trucks 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 7
2 Joe Page 6
3 Tom Ferrick 4
3 Harry Gumbert 4
3 Ken Trinkle 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .446
2 Jerry Priddy .407
3 Sid Gordon .405
4 Richie Ashburn .400
5 Bobby Brown .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Stan Musial 6
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 Whitey Lockman 5
3 Hank Sauer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 25
2 Nippy Jones 16
2 Johnny Mize 16
2 Stan Musial 16
5 Ted Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Gil Coan 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nels Potter 0.00
1 Tom Ferrick 0.00
3 Dick Welteroth 0.64
4 Don Black 0.69
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Gene Bearden 3
2 Frank Biscan 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Ralph Branca 20
3 Larry Jansen 17
3 Russ Meyer 17
5 Hal Newhouser 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
2 Joe Page 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .407
2 Stan Musial .402
3 Jerry Priddy .387
4 Tommy Holmes .385
5 Johnny Blatnik .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Ken Keltner 8
2 Stan Musial 8
2 Ted Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Ralph Kiner 26
3 Hank Majeski 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 7
1 Bob Dillinger 7
3 Danny Murtaugh 5
4 Gil Coan 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 1.05
2 Harry Brecheen 1.20
3 Gene Bearden 1.24
4 Kirby Higbe 1.79
5 Frank Biscan 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
2 Joe Dobson 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Walt Masterson 5
2 Vic Raschi 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 35
1 Bob Lemon 35
3 Russ Meyer 31
4 Ralph Branca 28
4 Johnny Schmitz 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Stan Musial .355
3 Harry Walker .341
4 Johnny Pesky .327
5 Barney McCosky .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 57
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Walker Cooper 36
4 Ted Williams 32
5 Willard Marshall 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 140
2 Johnny Mize 132
3 Ted Williams 128
4 Walker Cooper 112
5 Stan Musial 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 30
2 Jackie Robinson 23
3 Dave Philley 16
4 Pee Wee Reese 13
4 Thurman Tucker 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 2.60
2 Warren Spahn 2.63
3 Dutch Leonard 2.66
4 Bob Feller 2.73
5 Joe Dobson 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 171
2 Bob Feller 161
3 Ralph Branca 147
4 Hal Newhouser 142
5 Walt Masterson 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 20
2 Russ Christopher 16
2 Ed Klieman 16
4 Hugh Casey 13
5 Harry Gumbert 11