On This Day

Thursday, June 3, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	23	12	.657	--
Athletics	26	14	.650	-0.5
Yankees	22	17	.564	3.0
Tigers	20	21	.488	6.0
Browns	17	18	.486	6.0
Senators	19	21	.475	6.5
Red Sox	16	24	.400	9.5
White Sox	10	26	.278	13.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	15	.583	--
Cardinals	21	16	.568	0.5
Pirates	21	17	.553	1.0
Braves	18	18	.500	3.0
Phillies	20	20	.500	3.0
Reds	19	22	.463	4.5
Dodgers	17	21	.447	5.0
Cubs	15	23	.395	7.0

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Reds 6, Giants 4

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	3
1	Granny Hamner	3
1	Hal Jeffcoat	3
1	Don Lang	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Mickey Livingston	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Putsy Caballero	2
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
1	Bobby Doerr	2
1	Frankie Gustine	2
1	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Frank Baumholtz	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.12
2	Harry Brecheen	0.57
3	Kirby Higbe	0.40
4	Hal Newhouser	0.33
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	9
2	Harry Brecheen	4
2	Ned Garver	4
2	Kirby Higbe	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Elmer Singleton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.391
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Tommy Holmes	.385
4	Frankie Gustine	.379
5	Richie Ashburn	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	14
2	Ken Keltner	13
3	Ralph Kiner	12
4	Stan Musial	11
4	Ted Williams	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	44
2	Ted Williams	43
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Hank Majeski	35
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	12
2	Gil Coan	8
2	Bob Dillinger	8
4	Earl Torgeson	7
5	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.79
2	Gene Bearden	1.24
3	Kirby Higbe	2.01
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	Harry Gumbert	5
4	Tom Ferrick	4
4	Ken Trinkle	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.426
2	Ted Williams	.410
3	Don Lang	.400
4	Hal Jeffcoat	.389
5	Stan Musial	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Hank Sauer	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	25
2	Stan Musial	17
3	Ferris Fain	14
3	Johnny Mize	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Gil Coan	5
3	Bob Dillinger	4
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	Thornton Lee	0.75
5	Harry Brecheen	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Vic Raschi	4
3	Joe Coleman	3
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Vic Raschi	19
3	Kirby Higbe	18
4	Russ Meyer	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Joe Page	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.404
2	Stan Musial	.394
3	Enos Slaughter	.389
4	Ted Williams	.383
5	Tommy Holmes	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
1	Stan Musial	9
3	Ken Keltner	8
3	Hank Sauer	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Vic Wertz	26
4	Hank Majeski	25
5	Nippy Jones	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	11
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Gil Coan	5
3	Danny Murtaugh	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.15
2	Gene Bearden	1.24
3	Vic Raschi	1.68
4	Curt Simmons	1.93
5	Frank Biscan	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	6
2	Joe Coleman	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Walt Masterson	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	33
2	Larry Jansen	32
3	Vic Raschi	31
4	Harry Brecheen	30
4	Russ Meyer	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.367
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Harry Walker	.341
4	Johnny Pesky	.330
5	Barney McCosky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	57
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Walker Cooper	35
4	Ted Williams	32
5	Willard Marshall	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	136
2	Johnny Mize	131
3	Ted Williams	127
4	Stan Musial	112
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Jackie Robinson	22
3	Dave Philley	15
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	2.60
2	Warren Spahn	2.61
3	Dutch Leonard	2.61
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	180
2	Bob Feller	161
3	Ralph Branca	147
4	Hal Newhouser	141
5	Larry Jansen	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Russ Christopher	16
2	Ed Klieman	16
4	Hugh Casey	12
4	Harry Gumbert	12