On This Day

Sunday, June 13, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	31	14	.689	--
Athletics	31	20	.608	3.0
Yankees	28	21	.571	5.0
Tigers	26	25	.510	8.0
Senators	24	28	.462	10.5
Red Sox	22	26	.458	10.5
Browns	19	29	.396	13.5
White Sox	13	31	.295	17.5

Games

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Browns 7, Athletics 5

Athletics 3, Browns 1

Tigers 9, Senators 3

Tigers 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	21	.563	--
Braves	27	21	.563	0.0
Pirates	26	22	.542	1.0
Cardinals	26	23	.531	1.5
Phillies	26	25	.510	2.5
Dodgers	21	25	.457	5.0
Reds	23	28	.451	5.5
Cubs	19	30	.388	8.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 1

Braves 8, Reds 7

Phillies 8, Pirates 7

Pirates 9, Phillies 2

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Braves 10, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Marshall	5
1	Hank Sauer	5
1	Virgil Stallcup	5
4	Andy Anderson	4
4	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Hoot Evers	4
2	Hank Sauer	4
4	Bob Elliott	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Ray Lamanno	1
1	Stan Rojek	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Schmitz	1.25
2	Red Munger	0.80
3	Dizzy Trout	0.64
4	Bob Feller	0.50
5	Carl Scheib	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Biscan	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Ewell Blackwell	5
2	Kent Peterson	5
2	Johnny Schmitz	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.398
2	Stan Musial	.376
3	Tommy Holmes	.370
4	Lou Boudreau	.363
5	Bobby Brown	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	19
2	Ralph Kiner	17
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
2	Hank Sauer	48
4	Ralph Kiner	44
5	2 tied	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	14
2	Gil Coan	10
2	Earl Torgeson	10
4	Bob Dillinger	8
5	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Bearden	1.78
2	Harry Brecheen	1.95
3	Elmer Riddle	2.39
4	Dutch Leonard	2.47
5	Ray Scarborough	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	9
2	Joe Coleman	7
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Larry Jansen	7
2	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	55
1	Larry Jansen	55
1	Johnny Schmitz	55
4	Lou Brissie	54
5	Hal Newhouser	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	8
1	Joe Page	8
3	Harry Gumbert	6
4	Tom Ferrick	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.500
2	Wally Westlake	.417
2	Ted Williams	.417
4	Jim Russell	.397
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
1	Hank Sauer	7
3	Dick Sisler	5
3	Wally Westlake	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	21
2	Hank Sauer	19
3	Enos Slaughter	17
4	Dick Sisler	16
4	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Gil Coan	3
4	Floyd Baker	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.00
2	Tiny Bonham	0.59
3	Sheldon Jones	0.99
4	Johnny Sain	1.24
5	Dutch Leonard	1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	19
2	Lou Brissie	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Johnny Sain	18
2	Johnny Schmitz	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	Howie Judson	2
3	Ted Wilks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.392
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Pat Mullin	.373
4	Bobby Brown	.368
5	Andy Pafko	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Stan Musial	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Enos Slaughter	31
3	Hank Sauer	30
4	Ted Williams	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	11
2	Gil Coan	7
2	Bob Dillinger	7
4	Earl Torgeson	6
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.55
2	Dutch Leonard	1.61
3	Ted Wilks	1.72
4	Harry Gumbert	1.73
5	Vic Lombardi	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	34
2	Vic Raschi	32
3	Russ Meyer	31
4	Larry Jansen	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Stan Musial	.363
3	Johnny Pesky	.332
4	Barney McCosky	.324
5	George Kell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Walker Cooper	33
4	Ted Williams	32
5	Willard Marshall	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	137
2	Ted Williams	136
3	Johnny Mize	130
4	Stan Musial	115
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Earl Torgeson	16
4	Richie Ashburn	14
4	Dave Philley	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.58
2	Bob Feller	2.86
3	Eddie Lopat	2.87
4	Joe Dobson	2.91
5	Bob Lemon	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	178
2	Bob Feller	150
2	Hal Newhouser	150
4	Ralph Branca	145
5	Larry Jansen	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	15
2	Ed Klieman	15
4	Hugh Casey	12
4	Harry Gumbert	12