On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	25	12	.676	--
Athletics	27	15	.643	0.5
Yankees	24	17	.585	3.0
Tigers	20	22	.476	7.5
Senators	20	22	.476	7.5
Browns	17	21	.447	8.5
Red Sox	18	24	.429	9.5
White Sox	10	28	.263	15.5

Games

Yankees 7, Browns 1

Indians 7, Athletics 3

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	16	.579	--
Cardinals	22	17	.564	0.5
Pirates	22	18	.550	1.0
Phillies	23	20	.535	1.5
Braves	19	19	.500	3.0
Reds	20	23	.465	4.5
Dodgers	18	22	.450	5.0
Cubs	15	26	.366	8.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Pirates 8, Braves 7

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 6

Reds 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Putsy Caballero	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Hank Schenz	4
2	Red Schoendienst	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Westlake	2
2	Hank Edwards	1
2	Frankie Gustine	1
2	Gene Hermanski	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	5
2	Enos Slaughter	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Nippy Jones	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Dick Whitman	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.43
2	Red Embree	0.40
2	Cliff Fannin	0.40
4	Warren Spahn	0.33
5	Harry Taylor	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Embree	4
1	Cliff Fannin	4
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	Paul Erickson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.386
2	Frankie Gustine	.380
3	Richie Ashburn	.380
4	Ted Williams	.379
5	Stan Musial	.371

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	1.61
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	.446
2	Bobby Brown	.418
3	Don Lang	.415
4	Phil Cavarretta	.375
5	Sid Gordon	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
2	Sid Gordon	5
2	Whitey Lockman	5
2	Stan Musial	5
2	Wally Westlake	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Ferris Fain	14
2	Stan Musial	14
2	Jim Russell	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lemon	0.64
2	Don Black	0.69
3	Ted Wilks	0.71
4	Frank Biscan	1.00
5	2 tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	3
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Red Embree	3
1	5 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
4	Ted Wilks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.419
2	Enos Slaughter	.394
3	Tommy Holmes	.388
4	Ted Williams	.371
5	Stan Musial	.370

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	Nippy Jones	27
4	Hank Majeski	26
4	Vic Wertz	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.15
2	Gene Bearden	1.61
3	Vic Raschi	1.68
4	Curt Simmons	1.93
5	Frank Biscan	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	6
2	Gene Bearden	5
2	Joe Coleman	5
2	Joe Dobson	5
2	Bob Lemon	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
4	Ted Wilks	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Harry Walker	.337
4	Johnny Pesky	.329
5	Tommy Holmes	.328

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	130
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Joe DiMaggio	112
4	Stan Musial	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Dave Philley	14
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.61
2	Bob Feller	2.65
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.70
4	Warren Spahn	2.74
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	175
2	Bob Feller	159
3	Ralph Branca	145
4	Hal Newhouser	141
5	Walt Masterson	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Russ Christopher	16
4	Hugh Casey	12
4	Harry Gumbert	12