On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	44	26	.629	--
Athletics	46	30	.605	1.0
Yankees	42	31	.575	3.5
Red Sox	37	33	.529	7.0
Tigers	36	37	.493	9.5
Senators	33	40	.452	12.5
Browns	26	44	.371	18.0
White Sox	23	46	.333	20.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

Indians 14, White Sox 1

Tigers 12, Browns 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	43	31	.581	--
Pirates	39	32	.549	2.5
Cardinals	38	34	.528	4.0
Giants	35	35	.500	6.0
Phillies	36	39	.480	7.5
Dodgers	33	36	.478	7.5
Reds	35	39	.473	8.0
Cubs	30	43	.411	12.5

Games

Braves 7, Dodgers 4

Reds 4, Cubs 0

Pirates 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Edwards	3
1	Hoot Evers	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Hegan	5
1	Vic Wertz	5
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Ken Keltner	4
3	Jim Russell	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Ray Coleman	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.62
2	Bob Rush	0.89
3	Virgil Trucks	0.45
4	Allie Reynolds	0.40
5	Al Gettel	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	13
2	Bob Rush	8
3	Al Gettel	5
3	Virgil Trucks	5
5	Allie Reynolds	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.411
2	Ted Williams	.394
3	Lou Boudreau	.364
4	Richie Ashburn	.349
5	Tommy Holmes	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Ralph Kiner	23
3	Ken Keltner	20
4	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	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
2	Earl Torgeson	15
3	Gil Coan	13
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	2 tied	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	.443
2	Barney McCosky	.407
3	Al Dark	.400
4	Elmer Valo	.392
5	Billy Goodman	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Sid Gordon	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
5	9 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	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sid Gordon	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Eddie Stanky	3
2	Elmer Valo	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lemon	1.00
2	Earl Harrist	1.13
3	Bob Chesnes	1.37
4	Joe Dobson	1.40
5	Blix Donnelly	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Lou Brissie	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Lou Brissie	20
3	Ewell Blackwell	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	Kirby Higbe	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.467
2	Ted Williams	.398
3	Eddie Stanky	.389
4	Barney McCosky	.368
5	Lou Boudreau	.366

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	Ralph Kiner	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
3	Hank Sauer	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.92
2	Earl Harrist	1.44
3	Johnny Sain	2.13
4	Preacher Roe	2.13
4	Forrest Thompson	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	Ewell Blackwell	40
3	Ralph Branca	35
3	Lou Brissie	35
5	Hal Newhouser	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Joe Page	5
4	Russ Christopher	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.385
2	Ted Williams	.381
3	Barney McCosky	.329
4	Andy Pafko	.323
5	Tommy Holmes	.322

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	131
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	15

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	167
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