On This Day

Monday, June 21, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 19 .642 --
Yankees 33 23 .589 2.5
Athletics 33 26 .559 4.0
Red Sox 27 26 .509 7.0
Tigers 28 28 .500 7.5
Senators 25 32 .439 11.0
Browns 22 32 .407 12.5
White Sox 17 33 .340 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 34 23 .596 --
Pirates 32 24 .571 1.5
Cardinals 31 25 .554 2.5
Giants 29 26 .527 4.0
Phillies 27 31 .466 7.5
Dodgers 24 29 .453 8.0
Reds 25 34 .424 10.0
Cubs 23 33 .411 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 Sam Dente 3
3 Gus Niarhos 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Eddie Robinson 1
1 Hank Sauer 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Dente 4
1 Allie Reynolds 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 Granny Hamner 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 0.50
2 Al Brazle 0.38
2 Vic Lombardi 0.38
4 Howie Fox 0.33
5 Ken Heintzelman 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Ray Shore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Kennedy 5
2 Ralph Branca 4
2 Allie Reynolds 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .411
2 Stan Musial .389
3 Lou Boudreau .369
4 Tommy Holmes .354
5 Richie Ashburn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 20
2 Ralph Kiner 19
3 Ken Keltner 16
4 Joe DiMaggio 15
4 Stan Musial 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 59
1 Ted Williams 59
3 Hank Sauer 53
4 Ralph Kiner 51
5 Joe Gordon 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 17
2 Earl Torgeson 14
3 Gil Coan 11
4 Bob Dillinger 8
5 Stan Rojek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 1.88
2 Dutch Leonard 1.98
3 Elmer Riddle 2.15
4 Johnny Sain 2.20
5 Mel Parnell 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 10
2 Ralph Branca 8
2 Joe Dobson 8
2 Hal Newhouser 8
2 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 66
2 Bob Lemon 65
3 Hal Newhouser 61
4 Johnny Schmitz 58
5 Lou Brissie 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 9
2 Joe Page 8
3 Harry Gumbert 7
4 Ted Wilks 6
5 Tom Ferrick 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .500
2 Stan Musial .456
3 Johnny Wyrostek .431
4 Eddie Stanky .406
5 Andy Pafko .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 19
1 Jim Russell 19
3 Hank Sauer 18
4 Ralph Kiner 16
4 Andy Pafko 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 6
2 Richie Ashburn 5
2 Stan Rojek 5
4 Luke Appling 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Muncrief 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.33
3 Art Houtteman 0.53
4 Johnny Sain 0.64
5 Bubba Harris 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
1 Bill Voiselle 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Ewell Blackwell 18
3 Ralph Branca 18
5 Bob Lemon 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 Dave Ferriss 2
3 Harry Gumbert 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .431
2 Bobby Brown .378
3 Andy Pafko .375
4 Stan Musial .374
5 Johnny Wyrostek .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Sid Gordon 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 34
2 Jim Russell 33
3 Hank Sauer 30
4 Johnny Mize 29
4 Vern Stephens 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 11
2 Earl Torgeson 9
3 Gil Coan 7
4 Ferris Fain 6
4 Stan Rojek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bubba Harris 0.67
2 Ted Wilks 0.95
3 Dutch Leonard 1.32
4 Preacher Roe 1.67
5 Sheldon Jones 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Joe Dobson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 40
2 Bob Lemon 39
3 Hal Newhouser 34
4 Bob Feller 29
4 2 others tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Ted Wilks 5
4 Joe Page 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .382
2 Stan Musial .361
3 Harry Walker .342
4 Johnny Pesky .325
5 Tommy Holmes .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 57
2 Johnny Mize 47
3 Ted Williams 33
4 Willard Marshall 32
5 Walker Cooper 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 139
2 Ted Williams 137
3 Johnny Mize 134
4 Joe Gordon 118
5 Joe DiMaggio 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 23
2 Jackie Robinson 20
3 Earl Torgeson 18
4 Richie Ashburn 17
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.30
2 Bob Feller 2.80
3 Eddie Lopat 2.86
4 Joe Dobson 2.98
5 Warren Spahn 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Ralph Branca 21
2 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
5 Bob Lemon 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 177
2 Ralph Branca 154
3 Hal Newhouser 153
4 Bob Feller 151
5 Larry Jansen 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 15
3 Harry Gumbert 13
3 Ed Klieman 13
5 Hugh Casey 11