On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	44	27	.620	--
Athletics	47	31	.603	0.5
Yankees	44	31	.587	2.0
Red Sox	38	34	.528	6.5
Tigers	38	37	.507	8.0
Senators	33	42	.440	13.0
Browns	27	44	.380	17.0
White Sox	23	48	.324	21.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 0

Yankees 5, Senators 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	45	31	.592	--
Pirates	39	34	.534	4.5
Cardinals	39	35	.527	5.0
Dodgers	35	36	.493	7.5
Giants	35	37	.486	8.0
Reds	36	40	.474	9.0
Phillies	36	41	.468	9.5
Cubs	32	43	.427	12.5

Games

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Pirates 2

Dodgers 15, Giants 10

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Nippy Jones	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Johnny Lindell	3
1	Whitey Lockman	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.71
2	Vic Raschi	0.50
3	Murry Dickson	0.40
4	Dizzy Trout	0.29
5	Bill Voiselle	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	Vic Raschi	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Schmitz	5
2	Murry Dickson	4
2	Vic Raschi	4
2	Dizzy Trout	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Willie Ramsdell	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.407
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Lou Boudreau	.361
4	Richie Ashburn	.347
5	Andy Pafko	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Ralph Kiner	23
3	Ken Keltner	20
3	Stan Musial	20
5	Joe DiMaggio	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	74
2	Joe DiMaggio	73
3	Ted Williams	72
4	Joe Gordon	65
5	3 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
2	Earl Torgeson	16
3	Gil Coan	13
4	Bob Dillinger	10
5	Stan Rojek	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.97
2	Harry Brecheen	2.19
3	Johnny Sain	2.39
4	Bob Lemon	2.53
5	Elmer Riddle	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	12
1	Hal Newhouser	12
3	Johnny Sain	11
4	Ralph Branca	10
4	4 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	83
2	Lou Brissie	77
3	Bob Feller	76
4	Bob Lemon	74
5	Hal Newhouser	73

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	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.438
2	Stan Musial	.435
3	Al Dark	.426
4	Billy Goodman	.426
5	Pee Wee Reese	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	8
2	Bob Elliott	5
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Sid Gordon	5
2	Stan Musial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	19
2	Hoot Evers	17
3	Stan Musial	16
4	Eddie Joost	15
5	Joe Gordon	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Eddie Stanky	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Al Dark	2
3	16 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chesnes	1.00
2	Blix Donnelly	1.50
2	Earl Harrist	1.50
4	Eddie Lopat	1.52
5	Preacher Roe	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Vander Meer	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Lou Brissie	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	20
2	Ewell Blackwell	19
3	Ralph Hamner	16
3	Elmer Riddle	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Kirby Higbe	2
4	Willie Ramsdell	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.451
2	Al Dark	.424
3	Ted Williams	.394
4	Andy Pafko	.381
5	Eddie Stanky	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	11
1	Joe Gordon	11
3	Johnny Mize	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	Sid Gordon	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	40
2	Joe Gordon	36
3	Hank Sauer	29
4	Bob Elliott	28
4	Johnny Mize	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.17
2	Earl Harrist	1.67
3	Johnny Sain	1.99
4	Eddie Lopat	2.06
4	Dizzy Trout	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Kramer	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Ewell Blackwell	35
3	Ralph Branca	32
3	Johnny Sain	32
5	3 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Ted Williams	.378
3	Barney McCosky	.330
4	Hoot Evers	.325
5	Andy Pafko	.323

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	134
3	Ralph Kiner	131
4	Joe Gordon	127
5	Joe DiMaggio	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
1	Bob Dillinger	21
3	Earl Torgeson	20
4	Jackie Robinson	18
5	Gil Coan	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.05
2	Joe Dobson	2.72
3	Bob Lemon	2.82
4	Eddie Lopat	2.84
5	Bob Feller	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	167
2	Bob Feller	160
3	Ralph Branca	144
4	Hal Newhouser	138
5	Larry Jansen	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	24
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ed Klieman	11
5	2 tied	10