On This Day

Thursday, July 1, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	39	24	.619	--
Athletics	41	27	.603	0.5
Yankees	39	26	.600	1.0
Red Sox	32	30	.516	6.5
Tigers	30	34	.469	9.5
Senators	30	35	.462	10.0
Browns	25	38	.397	14.0
White Sox	19	41	.317	18.5

Games

Tigers 9, Indians 5

Yankees 10, Red Sox 7

Athletics 3, Senators 2

Browns 8, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	38	27	.585	--
Cardinals	35	29	.547	2.5
Pirates	34	29	.540	3.0
Giants	32	31	.508	5.0
Phillies	34	33	.507	5.0
Dodgers	27	34	.443	9.0
Reds	29	37	.439	9.5
Cubs	28	37	.431	10.0

Games

Phillies 4, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Giants 1

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Dente	3
1	Ken Keltner	3
1	Paul Lehner	3
1	Johnny Lipon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	4
1	Whitey Platt	4
3	Frank Hiller	3
3	Tommy Holmes	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Ralph LaPointe	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	0.57
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.50
3	Frank Hiller	0.45
4	Ray Scarborough	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Biscan	1
1	Jess Dobernic	1
1	Frank Hiller	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Hiller	5
2	Murry Dickson	4
2	Johnny Sain	4
2	Ray Scarborough	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.402
2	Stan Musial	.401
3	Lou Boudreau	.368
4	Tommy Holmes	.355
5	Richie Ashburn	.349

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	70
2	Joe DiMaggio	67
3	Vern Stephens	64
4	Hank Sauer	59
5	2 tied	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
2	Earl Torgeson	14
3	Gil Coan	12
4	Bob Dillinger	9
5	Stan Rojek	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.85
2	Harry Brecheen	2.03
3	Johnny Sain	2.30
4	Bob Lemon	2.38
5	Ray Scarborough	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	11
2	Hal Newhouser	10
2	Johnny Sain	10
4	Ralph Branca	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	79
2	Bob Lemon	71
3	Bob Feller	69
4	Johnny Schmitz	65
5	2 tied	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	10
1	Joe Page	10
3	Harry Gumbert	8
4	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.444
2	Larry Doby	.412
3	Andy Pafko	.407
4	Bert Haas	.400
5	Jackie Robinson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Sid Gordon	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
2	Vern Stephens	6
5	Joe Gordon	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	25
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Joe Gordon	14
4	Sid Gordon	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.45
2	Earl Johnson	0.69
3	Joe Dobson	0.75
4	Bob Lemon	0.98
5	Bubba Harris	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bob Lemon	18
3	Ralph Branca	17
4	Robin Roberts	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	3
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.444
2	Stan Musial	.411
3	Andy Pafko	.395
4	Dick Wakefield	.380
5	Lou Boudreau	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	9
1	Vern Stephens	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	40
2	Jim Russell	33
3	Joe Gordon	30
4	Ted Williams	28
5	Hank Sauer	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	13
2	Earl Torgeson	8
3	Dale Mitchell	6
3	Stan Rojek	6
5	Gil Coan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.59
2	Ted Wilks	0.69
3	Dutch Leonard	0.73
4	Bob Muncrief	1.20
5	Johnny Sain	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	Jack Kramer	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Ralph Branca	38
3	Johnny Sain	33
4	Ewell Blackwell	31
5	Bob Lemon	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.386
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Tommy Holmes	.328
4	Barney McCosky	.327
5	Andy Pafko	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	142
2	Ralph Kiner	132
3	Johnny Mize	131
4	Joe Gordon	121
5	Joe DiMaggio	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.09
2	Bob Lemon	2.74
3	Bob Feller	2.79
4	Eddie Lopat	2.84
5	Joe Dobson	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Allie Reynolds	22
2	Johnny Sain	22
4	Bob Lemon	21
5	Ralph Branca	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	161
1	Bob Feller	161
3	Ewell Blackwell	158
4	Hal Newhouser	140
5	Johnny Sain	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	23
2	Russ Christopher	15
3	Harry Gumbert	13
4	Ed Klieman	12
5	Hugh Casey	11