On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 31 16 .660 --
Athletics 31 22 .585 3.0
Yankees 29 22 .569 4.0
Tigers 28 25 .528 6.0
Red Sox 24 26 .480 8.5
Senators 24 29 .453 10.0
Browns 20 29 .408 12.0
White Sox 14 32 .304 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 22 .560 --
Braves 28 22 .560 0.0
Giants 27 23 .540 1.0
Cardinals 27 23 .540 1.0
Phillies 26 26 .500 3.0
Dodgers 23 25 .479 4.0
Reds 23 30 .434 6.5
Cubs 20 31 .392 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Priddy 4
1 Ted Williams 4
3 Hank Edwards 3
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 Andy Pafko 3
1 Wally Westlake 3
4 Red Barrett 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carden Gillenwater 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1
1 Birdie Tebbetts 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1
1 Johnny Wyrostek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.17
2 Joe Dobson 0.47
3 Art Houtteman 0.44
4 Tiny Bonham 0.38
4 Bob Feller 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Biscan 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 7
1 Joe Dobson 7
3 Bob Feller 6
4 Frank Biscan 5
5 Art Houtteman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Al Widmar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .408
2 Stan Musial .389
3 Lou Boudreau .371
4 Tommy Holmes .358
5 Richie Ashburn .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 19
2 Ralph Kiner 17
3 Ken Keltner 15
4 Stan Musial 13
4 Ted Williams 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 57
2 Hank Sauer 50
3 Joe DiMaggio 49
4 Ralph Kiner 46
5 2 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 14
2 Earl Torgeson 11
3 Gil Coan 10
4 Bob Dillinger 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Bearden 1.78
2 Harry Brecheen 1.95
3 Dutch Leonard 2.20
4 Elmer Riddle 2.39
5 Johnny Sain 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 9
2 Joe Dobson 8
2 Hal Newhouser 8
4 Ralph Branca 7
4 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 62
2 Lou Brissie 57
3 Hal Newhouser 56
4 Larry Jansen 55
4 Johnny Schmitz 55

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 Ted Williams .500
2 Johnny Wyrostek .463
3 Dick Wakefield .444
4 Lou Boudreau .400
5 Don Kolloway .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
3 Del Ennis 4
3 Jim Russell 4
3 Dick Sisler 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 21
2 Hank Sauer 18
3 Joe Gordon 16
4 Bobby Doerr 15
4 Enos Slaughter 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Gil Coan 3
4 Floyd Baker 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bubba Harris 0.00
2 Johnny Sain 0.73
3 Dutch Leonard 0.93
4 Sheldon Jones 0.98
5 Ted Wilks 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
3 Ralph Branca 3
3 Joe Dobson 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 22
2 Ralph Branca 21
3 Ewell Blackwell 19
3 Bob Feller 19
3 Hal Newhouser 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Joe Page 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
4 Harry Brecheen 1
4 23 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .415
2 Ted Williams .415
3 Bobby Brown .374
4 Pat Mullin .368
5 Johnny Wyrostek .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Stan Musial 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Hank Sauer 29
2 Ted Williams 29
4 Enos Slaughter 28
5 Jim Russell 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 10
2 Gil Coan 7
2 Earl Torgeson 7
4 Bob Dillinger 6
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Wilks 1.06
2 Dutch Leonard 1.34
3 Hal Newhouser 1.48
4 Sheldon Jones 1.86
5 Andy Hansen 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Joe Dobson 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
4 Gene Bearden 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 41
2 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Bob Lemon 33
4 Johnny Sain 30
5 Lou Brissie 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .377
2 Stan Musial .366
3 Johnny Pesky .329
4 Tommy Holmes .320
5 Barney McCosky .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Johnny Mize 44
3 Ted Williams 33
4 Walker Cooper 32
5 Willard Marshall 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 137
1 Ted Williams 137
3 Johnny Mize 131
4 Stan Musial 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 27
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Earl Torgeson 17
4 Richie Ashburn 14
4 Dave Philley 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.34
2 Eddie Lopat 2.87
3 Joe Dobson 2.91
4 Warren Spahn 3.01
5 Bob Feller 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 172
2 Bob Feller 156
3 Ralph Branca 151
4 Hal Newhouser 150
5 Larry Jansen 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 14
2 Ed Klieman 14
4 Hugh Casey 12
4 Harry Gumbert 12