On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	23	12	.657	--
Athletics	26	14	.650	-0.5
Yankees	22	16	.579	2.5
Browns	17	17	.500	5.5
Tigers	19	21	.475	6.5
Senators	19	21	.475	6.5
Red Sox	15	24	.385	10.0
White Sox	10	26	.278	13.5

Games

Browns 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 1, Tigers 0

Senators 2, Indians 1

White Sox 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	14	.600	--
Cardinals	20	16	.556	1.5
Pirates	20	17	.541	2.0
Braves	18	17	.514	3.0
Phillies	19	20	.487	4.0
Dodgers	17	20	.459	5.0
Reds	18	22	.450	5.5
Cubs	15	22	.405	7.0

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Giants 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Kerr	3
1	Willard Marshall	3
1	Don White	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	26 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Les Moss	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
3	Bob Dillinger	2
3	Spider Jorgensen	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Putsy Caballero	1
2	Gil Coan	1
2	Gene Hermanski	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch McCall	0.85
2	Johnny Sain	0.83
3	Vic Raschi	0.67
4	Ray Scarborough	0.57
5	Dutch Leonard	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jess Dobernic	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch McCall	11
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
4	Larry Jansen	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.394
2	Stan Musial	.392
3	Ted Williams	.384
4	Frankie Gustine	.378
5	Richie Ashburn	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	13
1	Hank Sauer	13
3	Ralph Kiner	12
4	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
3	Stan Musial	35
5	Ralph Kiner	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	11
2	Gil Coan	8
2	Bob Dillinger	8
4	Earl Torgeson	7
5	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.75
2	Gene Bearden	1.24
3	Kirby Higbe	1.79
4	Bob Lemon	2.08
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	7
2	Joe Coleman	6
2	Larry Jansen	6
2	Vic Raschi	6
2	Allie Reynolds	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	49
2	Bob Lemon	44
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	.438
2	Richie Ashburn	.413
3	Bobby Brown	.400
4	Ted Williams	.381
5	George McQuinn	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Stan Musial	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Whitey Lockman	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
2	Stan Musial	17
3	Nippy Jones	16
4	Johnny Mize	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Gil Coan	5
2	Bob Dillinger	5
4	Ferris Fain	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	0.00
2	Dick Welteroth	0.64
3	Don Black	0.69
4	Harry Brecheen	0.75
4	Thornton Lee	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Vic Raschi	4
3	Joe Coleman	3
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Larry Jansen	21
3	Vic Raschi	19
4	Russ Meyer	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Joe Page	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.400
2	Richie Ashburn	.393
3	Tommy Holmes	.392
4	Ted Williams	.377
5	Enos Slaughter	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Ken Keltner	8
2	Stan Musial	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Hank Majeski	25
3	Vic Wertz	25
5	Nippy Jones	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	10
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Gil Coan	5
3	Danny Murtaugh	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.20
2	Gene Bearden	1.24
3	Vic Raschi	1.68
4	Kirby Higbe	1.79
5	Curt Simmons	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	6
2	Joe Coleman	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Walt Masterson	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	33
2	Larry Jansen	32
3	Vic Raschi	31
4	Russ Meyer	30
5	2 tied	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	.365
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Harry Walker	.341
4	Johnny Pesky	.330
5	Tommy Holmes	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Walker Cooper	36
4	Willard Marshall	32
4	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	2.60
2	Dutch Leonard	2.61
3	Warren Spahn	2.63
4	Bob Feller	2.73
5	Joe Dobson	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Feller	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	171
2	Bob Feller	161
3	Ralph Branca	147
4	Hal Newhouser	142
5	Larry Jansen	134

Saves

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