On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 41 24 .631 --
Athletics 43 27 .614 0.5
Yankees 40 27 .597 2.0
Red Sox 32 32 .500 8.5
Tigers 31 35 .470 10.5
Senators 31 36 .463 11.0
Browns 25 40 .385 16.0
White Sox 20 42 .323 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 40 27 .597 --
Cardinals 35 30 .538 4.0
Pirates 34 30 .531 4.5
Giants 33 32 .508 6.0
Phillies 34 35 .493 7.0
Reds 30 37 .448 10.0
Dodgers 28 35 .444 10.0
Cubs 29 37 .439 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Campanella 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Dale Mitchell 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 29 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 2
1 Sid Gordon 2
3 Lou Boudreau 1
3 Hoot Evers 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 5
2 Sid Gordon 4
3 Eddie Robinson 3
3 Buddy Rosar 3
3 Earl Torgeson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Buddy Kerr 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 0.62
1 Hal Newhouser 0.62
3 Dick Fowler 0.42
4 Ralph Branca 0.29
5 Sid Hudson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Fowler 5
1 Larry Jansen 5
1 Hal Newhouser 5
4 Ned Garver 3
4 Sid Hudson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 1
1 Willie Ramsdell 1
1 Ernie White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .403
2 Stan Musial .398
3 Lou Boudreau .370
4 Richie Ashburn .348
5 Tommy Holmes .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 70
2 Joe DiMaggio 69
3 Vern Stephens 65
4 Joe Gordon 60
5 Hank Sauer 59

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
1 Hal Newhouser 11
3 Ralph Branca 10
3 Allie Reynolds 10
3 Johnny Sain 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 81
2 Bob Lemon 71
3 Bob Feller 70
4 Lou Brissie 68
4 2 others tied 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy Pafko .440
2 Al Dark .420
3 Richie Ashburn .400
3 Bert Haas .400
5 Taffy Wright .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Johnny Mize 5
3 Vern Stephens 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 23
2 Joe DiMaggio 20
3 Sid Gordon 17
4 Bob Elliott 15
4 Joe Gordon 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Dale Mitchell 4
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 Stan Rojek 3
3 Earl Torgeson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lemon 0.33
2 Dutch Leonard 0.45
3 Walt Masterson 0.59
4 Tommy Byrne 0.78
5 Al Brazle 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dick Fowler 3
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Ralph Branca 19
3 Bob Lemon 16
4 Tommy Byrne 15
5 Robin Roberts 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Joe Page 3
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Harry Gumbert 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .433
2 Stan Musial .407
3 Lou Boudreau .389
4 Andy Pafko .386
5 Dick Wakefield .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 10
2 Sid Gordon 9
2 Hank Sauer 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 39
2 Joe Gordon 36
3 Jim Russell 31
4 Sid Gordon 30
5 Bob Elliott 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 10
2 Earl Torgeson 7
3 Dale Mitchell 6
3 Stan Rojek 6
5 Gil Coan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.47
2 Bubba Harris 0.64
3 Ted Wilks 0.69
4 Bob Muncrief 1.20
5 Johnny Sain 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Ralph Branca 6
2 Johnny Sain 6
4 Jack Kramer 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Ralph Branca 40
3 Ewell Blackwell 31
3 Hal Newhouser 31
5 2 tied 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Stan Musial .370
3 Barney McCosky .329
4 Tommy Holmes .325
5 Andy Pafko .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Joe Gordon 33
3 Ted Williams 33
5 Stan Musial 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Johnny Mize 130
3 Ralph Kiner 127
4 Joe Gordon 126
5 Joe DiMaggio 120

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 Feller 2.76
3 Bob Lemon 2.77
4 Eddie Lopat 2.84
5 Joe Dobson 2.89

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 Bob Feller 162
2 Ewell Blackwell 158
3 Ralph Branca 153
4 Hal Newhouser 141
5 Larry Jansen 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Russ Christopher 16
3 Harry Gumbert 13
4 Ed Klieman 12
5 Hugh Casey 11