On This Day

Friday, June 11, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 13 .690 --
Athletics 29 19 .604 3.0
Yankees 27 19 .587 4.0
Senators 24 25 .490 8.5
Tigers 23 25 .479 9.0
Red Sox 22 25 .468 9.5
Browns 18 27 .400 12.5
White Sox 12 31 .279 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 19 .568 --
Giants 25 20 .556 0.5
Pirates 25 21 .543 1.0
Cardinals 25 21 .543 1.0
Phillies 25 24 .510 2.5
Dodgers 21 24 .467 4.5
Reds 21 26 .447 5.5
Cubs 18 30 .375 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 4
1 Johnny Wyrostek 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Ray Coleman 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Wyrostek 2
2 Andy Anderson 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Andy Anderson 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 George McQuinn 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Mickey Livingston 1
1 Dale Mitchell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Hamner 0.62
2 Al Brazle 0.54
3 Ralph Branca 0.33
3 Ken Heintzelman 0.33
5 Vic Lombardi 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Ralph Hamner 1
1 Bubba Harris 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Brazle 7
2 Ralph Hamner 5
3 Ralph Branca 4
3 Ken Heintzelman 4
3 Vic Lombardi 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Willie Ramsdell 1
1 Ernie White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .395
2 Stan Musial .381
3 Tommy Holmes .367
4 Lou Boudreau .363
5 Richie Ashburn .348

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 55
2 Joe DiMaggio 48
3 Stan Musial 40
4 Ralph Kiner 39
5 3 tied 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 Kirby Higbe 2.39
4 Elmer Riddle 2.43
5 Dutch Leonard 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 9
2 Joe Coleman 7
2 Joe Dobson 7
2 Vic Raschi 7
5 10 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 55
2 Larry Jansen 53
3 Lou Brissie 50
3 Bob Lemon 50
3 Johnny Schmitz 50

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 Johnny Wyrostek .455
2 Ted Williams .439
3 Wally Westlake .419
4 Jim Russell .407
5 Andy Pafko .394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 23
2 Ted Williams 19
3 Dick Sisler 18
4 Gil Hodges 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Gil Coan 5
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Tony Lupien 3
3 Earl Torgeson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bubba Harris 0.00
2 Spec Shea 0.56
3 Tiny Bonham 0.59
4 Ray Scarborough 0.78
5 Sheldon Jones 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Gene Bearden 3
2 Ralph Branca 3
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 20
2 Lou Brissie 18
3 Ralph Branca 17
3 Dutch McCall 17
5 Dutch Leonard 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Howie Judson 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .388
2 Stan Musial .388
3 Pat Mullin .382
4 Enos Slaughter .366
5 Bobby Brown .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
3 Ralph Kiner 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Johnny Lindell 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Ted Williams 31
3 Enos Slaughter 28
4 Jim Russell 26
5 Stan Musial 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 10
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 Ray Scarborough 1.57
3 Ted Wilks 1.71
4 Curt Simmons 1.93
5 Vic Lombardi 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
4 Gene Bearden 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 34
2 Vic Raschi 32
3 Russ Meyer 31
4 Bob Lemon 30
5 2 tied 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 .372
2 Stan Musial .362
3 Harry Walker .340
4 Johnny Pesky .334
5 Barney McCosky .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Johnny Mize 43
3 Walker Cooper 33
4 Ted Williams 32
5 Willard Marshall 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Ralph Kiner 132
3 Johnny Mize 127
4 Stan Musial 115
5 Joe DiMaggio 111

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 2.88
4 Eddie Lopat 2.90
5 Joe Dobson 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Ralph Branca 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 173
2 Bob Feller 158
3 Ralph Branca 145
4 Hal Newhouser 143
5 Larry Jansen 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Ed Klieman 16
3 Russ Christopher 14
4 Hugh Casey 12
5 Harry Gumbert 11