On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	43	26	.623	--
Athletics	46	29	.613	0.0
Yankees	41	31	.569	3.5
Red Sox	36	33	.522	7.0
Tigers	35	37	.486	9.5
Senators	33	39	.458	11.5
Browns	26	43	.377	17.0
White Sox	23	45	.338	19.5

Games

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

Indians 10, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Browns 0

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	31	.575	--
Pirates	38	32	.543	2.5
Cardinals	38	33	.535	3.0
Giants	35	35	.500	5.5
Dodgers	33	35	.485	6.5
Phillies	36	39	.480	7.0
Reds	34	39	.466	8.0
Cubs	30	42	.417	11.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Reds 10, Cubs 3

Giants 7, Phillies 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mize	4
2	Bobby Brown	3
2	Hank Edwards	3
2	George Kell	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Baumholtz	3
1	Gil Coan	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Hank Majeski	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Kell	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1
1	Sam Vico	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	1.50
2	Warren Spahn	0.67
3	Hal Newhouser	0.62
4	Bob Feller	0.46
5	Bill Kennedy	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Al Brazle	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.415
2	Ted Williams	.392
3	Lou Boudreau	.362
4	Richie Ashburn	.349
5	Tommy Holmes	.332

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	68
4	Joe Gordon	65
5	Hank Sauer	64

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
1	Hal Newhouser	12
3	Ralph Branca	10
3	Joe Dobson	10
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	83
2	Lou Brissie	77
3	Bob Feller	76
4	Hal Newhouser	73
5	Bob Lemon	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	12
2	Russ Christopher	11
3	Harry Gumbert	10
4	Tom Ferrick	8
5	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.464
2	Barney McCosky	.450
3	Elmer Valo	.412
4	Al Dark	.400
4	Eddie Robinson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Sid Gordon	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	19
2	Sid Gordon	16
3	Bob Elliott	15
3	Joe Gordon	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Sid Gordon	4
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Eddie Stanky	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Harrist	0.93
2	Bob Lemon	1.00
3	Bob Chesnes	1.37
4	Joe Dobson	1.40
5	Blix Donnelly	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
3	Lou Brissie	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Lou Brissie	20
3	Robin Roberts	19
4	Ralph Branca	17
5	Warren Spahn	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Sheldon Jones	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.483
2	Ted Williams	.394
3	Eddie Stanky	.381
4	Barney McCosky	.374
5	Lou Boudreau	.361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	36
2	Vern Stephens	34
3	Bob Elliott	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
3	Hank Sauer	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.94
2	Earl Harrist	1.67
3	Ted Wilks	1.86
4	Johnny Sain	2.13
5	Preacher Roe	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Ralph Branca	5
2	Jack Kramer	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
2	Bill Voiselle	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Ralph Branca	35
2	Lou Brissie	35
4	Hal Newhouser	33
5	Johnny Sain	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.387
2	Ted Williams	.380
3	Barney McCosky	.329
4	Tommy Holmes	.322
5	Andy Pafko	.321

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	133
3	Ralph Kiner	130
4	Joe Gordon	127
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	2.67
3	Bob Lemon	2.74
4	Bob Feller	2.82
5	Blix Donnelly	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Bob Lemon	22
3	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Johnny Sain	21
5	Hal Newhouser	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	168
2	Ewell Blackwell	154
3	Ralph Branca	149
4	Hal Newhouser	144
5	Larry Jansen	137

Saves

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