On This Day

Tuesday, July 6, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	42	26	.618	--
Athletics	45	29	.608	0.0
Yankees	41	30	.577	2.5
Red Sox	36	32	.529	6.0
Tigers	34	37	.479	9.5
Senators	32	39	.451	11.5
Browns	26	42	.382	16.0
White Sox	23	44	.343	18.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

Browns 7, White Sox 6

Tigers 9, Indians 0

Athletics 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	30	.583	--
Cardinals	38	32	.543	3.0
Pirates	37	32	.536	3.5
Giants	34	35	.493	6.5
Phillies	36	38	.486	7.0
Dodgers	32	35	.478	7.5
Reds	33	39	.458	9.0
Cubs	30	41	.423	11.5

Games

Braves 4, Giants 3

Dodgers 5, Phillies 0

Reds 6, Pirates 4

Cubs 12, Cardinals 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Baker	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	George Kell	3
1	Ralph LaPointe	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nippy Jones	4
1	Vic Wertz	4
3	Bill Baker	3
3	Ted Kluszewski	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Stanky	2
2	Erv Dusak	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Al Zarilla	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Dobson	0.88
2	Dizzy Trout	0.78
3	Lou Brissie	0.69
4	Frank Hiller	0.67
5	Vern Bickford	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Jess Dobernic	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	9
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Dizzy Trout	7
4	Frank Hiller	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.414
2	Ted Williams	.392
3	Lou Boudreau	.358
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
3	Stan Musial	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	72
2	Joe DiMaggio	70
3	Vern Stephens	66
4	Ralph Kiner	63
4	Hank Sauer	63

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	Joe Dobson	10
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	82
2	Lou Brissie	77
3	Bob Lemon	72
4	Bob Feller	70
5	3 tied	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	12
2	Russ Christopher	11
3	Harry Gumbert	10
4	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.509
2	Barney McCosky	.459
3	Elmer Valo	.434
4	Al Dark	.426
5	Eddie Waitkus	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	6
1	Joe Gordon	6
1	Sid Gordon	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	20
2	Bob Elliott	16
2	Sid Gordon	16
2	Stan Musial	16
5	Eddie Joost	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Sid Gordon	4
3	Dale Mitchell	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Eddie Stanky	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Byrne	0.78
2	Earl Harrist	0.93
3	Bob Lemon	1.00
4	Blix Donnelly	1.50
5	Bob Chesnes	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	3
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	20
2	Robin Roberts	19
3	Bob Feller	17
4	Ralph Branca	16
5	2 tied	15

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	.471
2	Ted Williams	.412
3	Eddie Stanky	.385
4	Barney McCosky	.371
5	Peanuts Lowrey	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Joe Gordon	34
3	Sid Gordon	31
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	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.94
2	Tommy Byrne	1.44
3	Earl Harrist	1.67
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	Lou Brissie	35
2	Johnny Sain	35
4	Ralph Branca	34
5	3 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.386
2	Ted Williams	.380
3	Barney McCosky	.330
4	Tommy Holmes	.324
5	Andy Pafko	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	54
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Johnny Mize	131
3	Ralph Kiner	130
4	Joe Gordon	124
5	2 tied	117

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	2.68
3	Bob Lemon	2.74
4	Bob Feller	2.85
5	Blix Donnelly	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	162
2	Ewell Blackwell	154
3	Ralph Branca	148
4	Hal Newhouser	139
5	Larry Jansen	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	24
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ed Klieman	12
5	Hugh Casey	11