On This Day

Friday, July 2, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	24	.625	--
Athletics	42	27	.609	0.5
Yankees	39	27	.591	2.0
Red Sox	32	31	.508	7.5
Senators	31	35	.470	10.0
Tigers	30	35	.462	10.5
Browns	25	39	.391	15.0
White Sox	20	41	.328	18.5

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 2

Senators 2, Yankees 1

Indians 8, Browns 6

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	39	27	.591	--
Cardinals	35	30	.538	3.5
Pirates	34	30	.531	4.0
Giants	33	31	.516	5.0
Phillies	34	34	.500	6.0
Reds	30	37	.448	9.5
Cubs	29	37	.439	10.0
Dodgers	27	35	.435	10.0

Games

Giants 6, Dodgers 4

Reds 7, Cardinals 3

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Cubs 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Ken Keltner	3
1	Les Layton	3
1	Phil Masi	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Carden Gillenwater	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	4
2	Al Dark	2
2	Sam Dente	2
2	Bob Elliott	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1
1	Pete Reiser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Byrne	1.00
2	Lou Brissie	0.70
3	Marino Pieretti	0.56
4	Clyde Shoun	0.50
5	Preacher Roe	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	9
2	Lou Brissie	7
3	Marino Pieretti	5
4	Preacher Roe	4
4	Johnny Vander Meer	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.399
2	Stan Musial	.398
3	Lou Boudreau	.369
4	Tommy Holmes	.352
5	Richie Ashburn	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	70
2	Joe DiMaggio	68
3	Vern Stephens	65
4	Hank Sauer	59
5	Joe Gordon	58

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	Russ Meyer	2.70

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	Lou Brissie	68
5	Johnny Schmitz	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	11
2	Joe Page	10
3	Harry Gumbert	8
4	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.419
2	Al Dark	.413
3	Andy Pafko	.407
4	Stan Musial	.400
5	Bert Haas	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Sid Gordon	6
4	Johnny Mize	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	23
2	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	Joe Gordon	15
4	Sid Gordon	13
4	2 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	Sheldon Jones	0.60
3	Tommy Byrne	0.78
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	Russ Meyer	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bob Lemon	18
3	Ralph Branca	17
4	Robin Roberts	16
5	Tommy Byrne	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Sheldon Jones	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.427
2	Stan Musial	.405
3	Andy Pafko	.381
4	Lou Boudreau	.381
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	10
2	Hank Sauer	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	39
2	Joe Gordon	34
3	Jim Russell	33
4	Hank Sauer	27
4	Ted Williams	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	0.61
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	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.384
2	Stan Musial	.367
3	Tommy Holmes	.328
4	Barney McCosky	.326
5	Andy Pafko	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Ted Williams	34
4	Joe Gordon	33
5	Stan Musial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	139
2	Johnny Mize	132
3	Ralph Kiner	130
4	Joe Gordon	125
5	Joe DiMaggio	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	22
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	2.76
3	Bob Feller	2.79
4	Eddie Lopat	2.84
5	Joe Dobson	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Johnny Sain	22
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	Allie Reynolds	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	161
2	Ewell Blackwell	158
3	Ralph Branca	151
4	Hal Newhouser	136
5	Johnny Sain	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	23
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	13
4	Ed Klieman	12
5	Hugh Casey	11