On This Day

Saturday, June 26, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	22	.621	--
Athletics	38	26	.594	1.0
Yankees	36	25	.590	1.5
Red Sox	29	28	.509	6.5
Tigers	29	31	.483	8.0
Senators	28	33	.459	9.5
Browns	23	35	.397	13.0
White Sox	18	37	.327	16.5

Games

Indians 5, Senators 0

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	35	26	.574	--
Cardinals	34	26	.567	0.5
Pirates	33	27	.550	1.5
Giants	31	28	.525	3.0
Phillies	30	32	.484	5.5
Dodgers	27	30	.474	6.0
Reds	27	36	.429	9.0
Cubs	24	36	.400	10.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 3

Pirates 7, Braves 1

Reds 4, Giants 0

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Gustine	4
1	Stan Musial	4
3	Larry Doby	3
3	Del Ennis	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Paul Campbell	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Paul Campbell	3
3	Ray Coleman	2
3	Joe DiMaggio	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	Stan Rojek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Muncrief	1.75
2	Lou Brissie	0.50
3	Murry Dickson	0.44
4	Tiny Bonham	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Muncrief	7
2	Lou Brissie	4
2	Murry Dickson	4
4	Hank Behrman	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bubba Harris	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Stan Musial	.408
3	Lou Boudreau	.361
4	Richie Ashburn	.348
5	Tommy Holmes	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	22
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Ken Keltner	17
5	Stan Musial	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	65
2	Joe DiMaggio	64
3	Hank Sauer	57
4	Vern Stephens	55
5	Ralph Kiner	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	20
2	Earl Torgeson	14
3	Gil Coan	12
4	Bob Dillinger	8
4	Stan Rojek	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.89
2	Harry Brecheen	1.90
3	Johnny Sain	2.51
4	Bob Lemon	2.54
5	Elmer Riddle	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Ralph Branca	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Vic Raschi	9
2	Allie Reynolds	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	72
2	Bob Lemon	67
3	Hal Newhouser	63
4	Johnny Schmitz	62
5	3 tied	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	10
2	Joe Page	9
3	Harry Gumbert	7
4	Ted Wilks	6
5	Tom Ferrick	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.491
2	Ted Williams	.487
3	Andy Pafko	.431
4	Dick Wakefield	.429
5	Larry Doby	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	19
1	Hank Sauer	19
1	Vern Stephens	19
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	Johnny Mize	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Earl Torgeson	6
3	Stan Rojek	5
4	Johnny Wyrostek	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	0.00
2	Dutch Leonard	0.33
3	Al Brazle	0.60
4	Earl Johnson	0.69
5	Bubba Harris	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Ralph Branca	17
3	Bob Lemon	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	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.458
2	Stan Musial	.414
3	Andy Pafko	.408
4	Bobby Brown	.359
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Johnny Mize	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Sid Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	34
1	Vern Stephens	34
3	Hank Sauer	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	14
2	Earl Torgeson	9
3	Gil Coan	8
4	Stan Rojek	6
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.58
2	Bob Muncrief	0.64
3	Ted Wilks	1.01
4	Dutch Leonard	1.13
5	Tiny Bonham	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	Vic Raschi	5
3	Johnny Sain	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	41
2	Bob Feller	34
3	Ewell Blackwell	31
4	Bob Lemon	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.383
2	Stan Musial	.369
3	Harry Walker	.333
4	Andy Pafko	.324
5	Johnny Pesky	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Willard Marshall	30
5	3 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Ralph Kiner	137
3	Johnny Mize	133
4	Joe DiMaggio	119
4	Joe Gordon	119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.25
2	Bob Lemon	2.83
3	Bob Feller	2.84
4	Eddie Lopat	2.87
5	Warren Spahn	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Lemon	20
3	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	168
2	Bob Feller	159
3	Ralph Branca	156
4	Hal Newhouser	147
5	Larry Jansen	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	15
3	Ed Klieman	13
4	Harry Gumbert	12
5	Hugh Casey	11