On This Day

Thursday, June 10, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	13	.683	--
Yankees	27	18	.600	3.0
Athletics	28	19	.596	3.0
Senators	24	24	.500	7.5
Tigers	22	25	.468	9.0
Red Sox	21	25	.457	9.5
Browns	18	26	.409	11.5
White Sox	12	30	.286	16.5

Games

Red Sox 15, Indians 7

Athletics 10, Tigers 4

Senators 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	19	.568	--
Braves	24	19	.558	0.5
Pirates	25	20	.556	0.5
Cardinals	25	20	.556	0.5
Phillies	25	23	.521	2.0
Dodgers	20	24	.455	5.0
Reds	20	26	.435	6.0
Cubs	17	30	.362	9.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Dodgers 1

Braves 10, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Elliott	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Sam Dente	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Mark Christman	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Bud Stewart	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Bonham	1.33
2	Johnny Sain	0.89
3	Joe Dobson	0.50
3	Russ Meyer	0.50
5	Harry Taylor	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Joe Dobson	6
3	Russ Meyer	5
3	Harry Taylor	5
5	Tiny Bonham	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Stan Musial	.379
3	Lou Boudreau	.370
4	Tommy Holmes	.370
5	Richie Ashburn	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	16
2	Ralph Kiner	15
3	Ken Keltner	14
4	Stan Musial	13
5	Ted Williams	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	48
2	Joe DiMaggio	47
3	Stan Musial	40
4	Ralph Kiner	39
5	Hank Majeski	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	13
2	Gil Coan	10
3	Bob Dillinger	8
3	Earl Torgeson	8
5	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	1.37
2	Harry Brecheen	1.45
3	Bob Lemon	2.17
4	Vic Raschi	2.36
5	Kirby Higbe	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Joe Coleman	7
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Vic Raschi	7
5	9 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	53
2	Ralph Branca	51
3	Lou Brissie	50
3	Johnny Schmitz	50
5	Bob Lemon	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	7
1	Joe Page	7
3	Tom Ferrick	5
3	Harry Gumbert	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Westlake	.419
2	Jim Russell	.418
3	Ted Williams	.415
4	Johnny Wyrostek	.400
5	Bobby Brown	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	6
1	Dick Sisler	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Wally Westlake	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	22
2	Dick Sisler	18
3	Sid Gordon	15
3	Enos Slaughter	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Gil Coan	6
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	Tony Lupien	3
3	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	0.39
2	Spec Shea	0.56
3	Tiny Bonham	0.59
4	Ray Scarborough	0.78
5	Ted Wilks	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	3
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	20
1	Johnny Sain	20
3	Lou Brissie	18
4	Dutch McCall	17
4	Russ Meyer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	3
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.384
2	Pat Mullin	.380
3	Richie Ashburn	.374
4	Birdie Tebbetts	.373
5	Ted Williams	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
4	Johnny Lindell	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Enos Slaughter	28
3	Jim Russell	25
3	Ted Williams	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	11
2	Gil Coan	7
2	Bob Dillinger	7
4	Ferris Fain	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	1.42
2	Vic Raschi	1.44
3	Ted Wilks	1.50
4	Ray Scarborough	1.57
5	Curt Simmons	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
3	Gene Bearden	5
3	Joe Coleman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	32
2	Russ Meyer	31
2	Vic Raschi	31
4	Ralph Branca	30
5	Kirby Higbe	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Joe Page	3
2	Ted Wilks	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.369
2	Stan Musial	.360
3	Harry Walker	.340
4	Johnny Pesky	.331
5	Barney McCosky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Walker Cooper	33
4	Ted Williams	32
5	Willard Marshall	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	134
2	Ted Williams	131
3	Johnny Mize	130
4	Stan Musial	115
5	Joe DiMaggio	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Dave Philley	14
3	Earl Torgeson	14
5	Richie Ashburn	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.58
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.81
3	Warren Spahn	2.87
4	Bob Lemon	2.88
5	Eddie Lopat	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Allie Reynolds	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Ralph Branca	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	173
2	Bob Feller	157
3	Hal Newhouser	143
4	Ralph Branca	141
5	Larry Jansen	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Russ Christopher	14
4	Hugh Casey	12
4	Harry Gumbert	12