On This Day

Sunday, June 27, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	37	23	.617	--
Athletics	40	26	.606	0.0
Yankees	37	25	.597	1.0
Red Sox	31	28	.525	5.5
Tigers	29	32	.475	8.5
Senators	29	34	.460	9.5
Browns	23	37	.383	14.0
White Sox	18	39	.316	17.5

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Athletics 6, White Sox 2

Senators 5, Indians 2

Indians 4, Senators 1

Yankees 7, Tigers 0

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

Red Sox 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	36	26	.581	--
Cardinals	35	26	.574	0.5
Pirates	33	28	.541	2.5
Giants	31	29	.517	4.0
Phillies	31	33	.484	6.0
Dodgers	27	31	.466	7.0
Reds	28	36	.438	9.0
Cubs	25	37	.403	11.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

Reds 4, Giants 3

Cubs 6, Phillies 2

Braves 9, Pirates 1

Phillies 7, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	5
1	Taffy Wright	5
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Lou Boudreau	3
3	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Allie Clark	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Dobson	1.00
2	Russ Meyer	0.56
3	Bill Kennedy	0.45
4	Robin Roberts	0.42
5	Dizzy Trout	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Kennedy	5
1	Russ Meyer	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Joe Dobson	4
4	Curt Simmons	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.415
2	Stan Musial	.405
3	Lou Boudreau	.363
4	Tommy Holmes	.349
5	Richie Ashburn	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	69
2	Joe DiMaggio	65
3	Hank Sauer	59
4	Vern Stephens	56
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	2.39
4	Bob Lemon	2.54
5	Elmer Riddle	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Ralph Branca	9
2	Joe Dobson	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
2	3 others tied	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	8
4	Ted Wilks	7
5	Tom Ferrick	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.488
2	Stan Musial	.482
3	Andy Pafko	.424
4	Taffy Wright	.407
5	Larry Doby	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	20
2	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Hank Sauer	15
4	Joe Gordon	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Stan Rojek	5
2	Earl Torgeson	5
4	Johnny Wyrostek	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	0.00
1	Tommy Byrne	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.33
4	Earl Johnson	0.75
5	Bubba Harris	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Scheib	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Johnny Sain	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Ewell Blackwell	17
2	Ralph Branca	17
2	Bob Lemon	17
2	Dizzy Trout	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	3
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Dave Ferriss	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.461
2	Andy Pafko	.408
3	Stan Musial	.405
4	Dick Wakefield	.397
5	Jim Russell	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Johnny Mize	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	8 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	35
1	Vern Stephens	35
3	Hank Sauer	34
4	Ted Williams	33
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	14
2	Earl Torgeson	9
3	Gil Coan	7
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	0.95
4	Dutch Leonard	1.13
5	Tiny Bonham	1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	34
1	Bob Feller	34
3	Ewell Blackwell	32
4	Johnny Sain	31
5	2 tied	30

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	.387
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Barney McCosky	.325
4	Tommy Holmes	.324
5	Andy Pafko	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Ted Williams	36
4	Joe Gordon	30
4	Willard Marshall	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	144
2	Ralph Kiner	136
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Joe DiMaggio	120
5	Joe Gordon	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Richie Ashburn	20
4	Earl Torgeson	18
5	Gil Coan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.14
2	Bob Feller	2.83
2	Bob Lemon	2.83
4	Joe Dobson	2.86
5	Eddie Lopat	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Johnny Sain	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
4	Bob Lemon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	169
2	Ralph Branca	156
2	Bob Feller	156
4	Hal Newhouser	147
5	Larry Jansen	133

Saves

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