On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	42	25	.627	--
Athletics	44	29	.603	1.0
Yankees	41	29	.586	2.5
Red Sox	35	32	.522	7.0
Tigers	33	37	.471	10.5
Senators	32	38	.457	11.5
Browns	25	42	.373	17.0
White Sox	23	43	.348	18.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

Red Sox 8, Yankees 7

Indians 6, Tigers 3

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 12, Senators 5

White Sox 3, Browns 2

White Sox 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	41	30	.577	--
Cardinals	38	31	.551	2.0
Pirates	37	31	.544	2.5
Giants	34	34	.500	5.5
Phillies	36	37	.493	6.0
Dodgers	31	35	.470	7.5
Reds	32	39	.451	9.0
Cubs	29	41	.414	11.5

Games

Giants 6, Braves 5

Dodgers 4, Phillies 3

Dodgers 10, Phillies 1

Pirates 10, Reds 3

Reds 6, Pirates 4

Braves 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Layton	5
1	Dave Philley	5
1	Eddie Robinson	5
1	George Shuba	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Ralph Kiner	3
3	Ken Keltner	2
4	Bob Elliott	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Ray Coleman	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	12 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	0.58
2	Rex Barney	0.56
3	Mickey Haefner	0.50
3	Bill Voiselle	0.50
5	Jack Kramer	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Staley	2
2	Rex Barney	1
2	Denny Galehouse	1
2	Orval Grove	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Cliff Fannin	6
3	Rex Barney	5
3	Jack Kramer	5
3	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.410
2	Ted Williams	.386
3	Lou Boudreau	.360
4	Richie Ashburn	.351
5	Tommy Holmes	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Ralph Kiner	23
3	Ken Keltner	19
4	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	72
2	Joe DiMaggio	70
3	Vern Stephens	66
4	Hank Sauer	63
5	2 tied	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
2	Earl Torgeson	15
3	Gil Coan	12
4	Bob Dillinger	9
4	Stan Rojek	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.93
2	Harry Brecheen	1.94
3	Bob Lemon	2.35
4	Johnny Sain	2.48
5	Elmer Riddle	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	12
2	Hal Newhouser	11
3	Ralph Branca	10
3	Allie Reynolds	10
3	Johnny Sain	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	82
2	Bob Lemon	72
3	Bob Feller	70
4	Lou Brissie	68
4	3 others tied	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	12
2	Russ Christopher	11
3	Harry Gumbert	9
4	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.482
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.444
3	Al Dark	.434
4	Barney McCosky	.426
5	Eddie Robinson	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	6
1	Joe Gordon	6
1	Sid Gordon	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
4	Hank Sauer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	20
2	Sid Gordon	16
3	Bob Elliott	15
4	Joe Gordon	14
4	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Sid Gordon	3
2	Dale Mitchell	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Masterson	0.59
2	Harry Gumbert	0.73
3	Tommy Byrne	0.78
4	Bob Lemon	1.00
5	Earl Harrist	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	20
2	Robin Roberts	19
3	Bob Feller	17
4	Tommy Byrne	15
5	Johnny Sain	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Harry Gumbert	3
2	Forrest Thompson	3
4	Russ Christopher	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.449
2	Ted Williams	.398
3	Eddie Stanky	.387
4	Lou Boudreau	.368
5	Barney McCosky	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	11
2	Sid Gordon	10
2	Ralph Kiner	10
4	Bobby Doerr	9
4	Johnny Mize	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	37
2	Vern Stephens	36
3	Sid Gordon	32
4	Bob Elliott	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Earl Torgeson	8
3	Stan Rojek	7
4	Dale Mitchell	6
5	13 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.94
2	Bob Muncrief	1.38
3	Tommy Byrne	1.44
4	Ted Wilks	1.86
5	Johnny Sain	1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	37
2	Johnny Sain	35
3	Ralph Branca	34
4	Bob Lemon	28
4	Hal Newhouser	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Ted Williams	.376
3	Barney McCosky	.328
4	Tommy Holmes	.323
5	Johnny Pesky	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	54
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe Gordon	32
5	Stan Musial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	139
2	Ralph Kiner	130
3	Johnny Mize	129
4	Joe Gordon	125
5	Joe DiMaggio	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
1	Bob Dillinger	21
3	Earl Torgeson	19
4	Jackie Robinson	18
5	Gil Coan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.00
2	Joe Dobson	2.74
3	Bob Lemon	2.74
4	Bob Feller	2.85
5	Blix Donnelly	2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	162
2	Ewell Blackwell	154
2	Ralph Branca	154
4	Hal Newhouser	141
5	Larry Jansen	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	25
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ed Klieman	12
5	Hugh Casey	11