On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	24	12	.667	--
Athletics	27	14	.659	-0.5
Yankees	23	17	.575	3.0
Tigers	20	22	.476	7.0
Senators	19	22	.463	7.5
Browns	17	20	.459	7.5
Red Sox	18	24	.429	9.0
White Sox	10	27	.270	14.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Browns 4

Red Sox 7, Browns 2

Yankees 7, Tigers 4

Indians 5, Senators 0

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	15	.595	--
Cardinals	21	17	.553	1.5
Pirates	21	18	.538	2.0
Braves	19	18	.514	3.0
Phillies	21	20	.512	3.0
Dodgers	18	21	.462	5.0
Reds	19	23	.452	5.5
Cubs	15	24	.385	8.0

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 2

Giants 5, Reds 4

Braves 10, Pirates 7

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Les Moss	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
4	Johnny Blatnik	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Ralph Kiner	1
2	Clyde Kluttz	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	4
2	Jim Russell	3
2	Pat Seerey	3
2	Dick Wakefield	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Hank Majeski	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Branca	0.70
2	Bob Feller	0.50
2	Mickey Haefner	0.50
4	Joe Dobson	0.44
5	Kent Peterson	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Mickey Haefner	5
2	Kent Peterson	5
5	Joe Dobson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Bill Voiselle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.386
2	Stan Musial	.381
3	Frankie Gustine	.380
4	Ted Williams	.379
5	Richie Ashburn	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	16
2	Ken Keltner	13
2	Ralph Kiner	13
4	Stan Musial	11
4	Ted Williams	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	46
2	Ted Williams	43
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Hank Majeski	36
5	Hank Sauer	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	12
2	Gil Coan	9
3	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	Dave Koslo	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	7
2	Joe Coleman	6
2	Joe Dobson	6
2	Larry Jansen	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	49
2	Ralph Branca	48
3	Johnny Schmitz	45
4	Bob Lemon	44
5	Lou Brissie	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	7
1	Joe Page	7
3	Harry Gumbert	5
4	Tom Ferrick	4
4	Ken Trinkle	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.447
2	Ted Williams	.403
3	Hal Jeffcoat	.400
4	Bobby Brown	.385
4	Don Lang	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Stan Musial	15
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
3	Ferris Fain	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lemon	0.64
2	Ted Wilks	0.67
3	Don Black	0.69
4	Thornton Lee	0.75
5	Harry Brecheen	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	22
2	Kirby Higbe	18
2	Bob Lemon	18
4	Vic Raschi	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.408
2	Enos Slaughter	.389
3	Stan Musial	.385
4	Tommy Holmes	.382
5	Pat Mullin	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Ken Keltner	8
3	Stan Musial	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Hank Majeski	26
3	Vic Wertz	26
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	11
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Gil Coan	6
4	Danny Murtaugh	5
5	5 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	1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	33
2	Ralph Branca	32
2	Larry Jansen	32
4	Vic Raschi	31
4	Johnny Schmitz	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Harry Walker	.341
4	Johnny Pesky	.329
5	Tommy Holmes	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	136
2	Johnny Mize	131
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Joe DiMaggio	112
4	Stan Musial	112

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	2.65
5	Joe Dobson	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Phil Marchildon	20
3	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	180
2	Bob Feller	159
3	Ralph Branca	145
4	Hal Newhouser	141
5	Larry Jansen	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	16
2	Ed Klieman	16
4	Hugh Casey	12
4	Harry Gumbert	12