On This Day

Thursday, June 24, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	35	21	.625	--
Yankees	35	24	.593	1.5
Athletics	36	26	.581	2.0
Red Sox	29	27	.518	6.0
Tigers	28	30	.483	8.0
Senators	27	32	.458	9.5
Browns	22	35	.386	13.5
White Sox	18	35	.340	15.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 8, White Sox 5

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Athletics 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	34	25	.576	--
Cardinals	33	25	.569	0.5
Pirates	32	26	.552	1.5
Giants	30	27	.526	3.0
Dodgers	26	29	.473	6.0
Phillies	28	32	.467	6.5
Reds	26	35	.426	9.0
Cubs	24	34	.414	9.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Dodgers 8, Pirates 6

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Cubs 11, Giants 2

Cardinals 11, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Johnny Hopp	4
2	Johnny Pesky	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Red Schoendienst	4
2	Ted Williams	4
4	Sid Gordon	3
4	Enos Slaughter	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.14
2	Vic Raschi	0.56
3	Rex Barney	0.50
4	Bob Chesnes	0.36
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Ralph Hamner	1
1	Bubba Harris	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Fred Sanford	6
3	Vic Raschi	5
4	Bob Chesnes	4
4	Johnny Schmitz	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Preacher Roe	1
1	Bob Savage	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.417
2	Stan Musial	.402
3	Lou Boudreau	.371
4	Tommy Holmes	.348
5	Richie Ashburn	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	22
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Ken Keltner	17
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	65
2	Joe DiMaggio	61
3	Hank Sauer	56
4	Ralph Kiner	52
5	2 tied	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	18
2	Earl Torgeson	14
3	Gil Coan	12
4	Bob Dillinger	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.90
2	Dutch Leonard	1.98
3	Johnny Sain	2.51
4	Elmer Riddle	2.60
5	Mel Parnell	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Vic Raschi	9
3	Ralph Branca	8
3	Harry Brecheen	8
3	6 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	66
2	Bob Lemon	65
3	Johnny Schmitz	62
4	Bob Feller	61
4	Hal Newhouser	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	10
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	.548
2	Andy Pafko	.449
3	Bert Haas	.442
4	Mike McCormick	.400
4	Dick Wakefield	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Johnny Mize	6
2	Hank Sauer	6
4	Joe Gordon	5
4	Willard Marshall	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	21
1	Hank Sauer	21
3	Ted Williams	19
4	Vern Stephens	16
5	Bob Elliott	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Stan Rojek	4
4	Gil Coan	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.00
1	Bob Muncrief	0.00
3	Earl Johnson	0.69
4	Bubba Harris	0.87
5	Dizzy Trout	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Bubba Harris	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Johnny Sain	18
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Hal Newhouser	17
5	Ewell Blackwell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
2	Dave Ferriss	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Kirby Higbe	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.470
2	Stan Musial	.411
3	Andy Pafko	.405
4	Bobby Brown	.378
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	13
2	Sid Gordon	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
4	Johnny Mize	8
4	Stan Musial	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	33
1	Vern Stephens	33
3	Hank Sauer	32
4	Ted Williams	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	12
2	Earl Torgeson	9
3	Gil Coan	8
4	Ferris Fain	5
4	Stan Rojek	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.62
2	Ted Wilks	1.08
3	Dutch Leonard	1.16
4	Sheldon Jones	2.06
5	Ralph Branca	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	39
2	Ralph Branca	35
3	Bob Feller	34
4	Vic Raschi	32
5	Ewell Blackwell	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Ted Wilks	5
4	Tom Ferrick	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.386
2	Stan Musial	.365
3	Harry Walker	.340
4	Hoot Evers	.324
5	Johnny Pesky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	57
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Willard Marshall	31
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	140
1	Ted Williams	140
3	Johnny Mize	133
4	Joe DiMaggio	118
4	Joe Gordon	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Richie Ashburn	18
3	Earl Torgeson	18
5	Gil Coan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.30
2	Bob Feller	2.84
3	Eddie Lopat	2.87
4	Bob Lemon	2.89
5	Warren Spahn	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Lemon	20
3	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	174
2	Bob Feller	159
3	Hal Newhouser	153
4	Ralph Branca	150
5	Larry Jansen	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Ed Klieman	13
4	Harry Gumbert	12
5	Hugh Casey	11