On This Day

Sunday, July 11, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	45	28	.616	--
Athletics	48	32	.600	0.5
Yankees	44	32	.579	2.5
Red Sox	39	35	.527	6.5
Tigers	39	37	.513	7.5
Senators	34	42	.447	12.5
Browns	28	45	.384	17.0
White Sox	23	49	.319	21.5

Games

Browns 3, Indians 2

Indians 5, Browns 0

Red Sox 9, Athletics 8

Athletics 7, Red Sox 5

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Senators 9, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	46	31	.597	--
Pirates	39	35	.527	5.5
Cardinals	39	36	.520	6.0
Giants	36	37	.493	8.0
Dodgers	35	37	.486	8.5
Reds	37	40	.481	9.0
Phillies	36	42	.462	10.5
Cubs	33	43	.434	12.5

Games

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Reds 1, Cardinals 0

Braves 9, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	6
2	Hank Edwards	4
2	Hank Majeski	4
2	Hank Sauer	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Jack Conway	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Suder	4
2	Mark Christman	3
2	Johnny Pesky	3
2	Connie Ryan	3
2	Dick Wakefield	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Jim Russell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	1.60
2	Hal Newhouser	1.14
3	Russ Meyer	1.00
4	Bob Feller	0.80
5	Tiny Bonham	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
1	Bob Lemon	8
1	Hal Newhouser	8
4	Tiny Bonham	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Nels Potter	1
1	Bob Savage	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.403
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Lou Boudreau	.355
4	Richie Ashburn	.351
5	Andy Pafko	.341

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	75
2	Joe DiMaggio	73
3	Ted Williams	72
4	Joe Gordon	67
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	Bob Lemon	2.39
4	Johnny Sain	2.39
5	Elmer Riddle	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	13
1	Hal Newhouser	13
3	Johnny Sain	11
4	Ralph Branca	10
4	5 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	84
2	Ralph Branca	83
3	Bob Lemon	82
4	Hal Newhouser	81
5	Lou Brissie	78

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	Al Dark	.435
3	Billy Goodman	.400
4	Gene Hermanski	.385
5	Stan Musial	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	8
2	Joe Gordon	6
3	Bob Elliott	5
3	Sid Gordon	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	20
2	Hoot Evers	18
3	Joe Gordon	16
3	Eddie Joost	16
5	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Eddie Stanky	3
3	Al Dark	2
3	Bob Dillinger	2
3	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chesnes	1.00
2	Eddie Lopat	1.52
3	Bob Lemon	1.74
4	Earl Harrist	1.80
5	Russ Meyer	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
3	Ewell Blackwell	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	19
3	Tommy Byrne	18
3	Hal Newhouser	18
5	Lou Brissie	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
4	Kirby Higbe	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.438
2	Al Dark	.427
3	Ted Williams	.389
4	Andy Pafko	.389
5	Barney McCosky	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	12
2	Bobby Doerr	10
2	Johnny Mize	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	Sid Gordon	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	41
2	Joe Gordon	36
3	Hoot Evers	29
3	Hank Sauer	29
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.17
2	Earl Harrist	1.73
3	Eddie Lopat	2.06
3	Dizzy Trout	2.06
5	Johnny Sain	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Jack Kramer	6
2	Bill Voiselle	6
4	Ralph Branca	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Hal Newhouser	37
3	Ewell Blackwell	35
4	Bob Lemon	34
5	Ralph Branca	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.380
2	Stan Musial	.378
3	Barney McCosky	.336
4	Andy Pafko	.327
5	Hoot Evers	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe Gordon	32
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Johnny Mize	134
3	Joe Gordon	129
3	Ralph Kiner	129
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	Bob Lemon	2.73
3	Eddie Lopat	2.84
4	Bob Feller	2.88
5	Joe Dobson	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Johnny Sain	22
4	Hal Newhouser	21
5	Allie Reynolds	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	168
2	Ewell Blackwell	163
3	Hal Newhouser	146
4	Ralph Branca	144
5	2 tied	136

Saves

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