On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	47	28	.627	--
Athletics	48	34	.585	2.5
Yankees	45	32	.584	3.0
Red Sox	41	35	.539	6.5
Tigers	39	39	.500	9.5
Senators	35	42	.455	13.0
Browns	28	46	.378	18.5
White Sox	23	50	.315	23.0

Games

Red Sox 13, Tigers 5

Red Sox 3, Tigers 1

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Indians 6, Athletics 1

Indians 8, Athletics 5

Senators 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	47	31	.603	--
Pirates	40	36	.526	6.0
Cardinals	39	37	.513	7.0
Giants	37	38	.493	8.5
Dodgers	36	37	.493	8.5
Reds	37	41	.474	10.0
Phillies	37	42	.468	10.5
Cubs	33	44	.429	13.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Braves 1, Cubs 1

Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Giants 10, Pirates 3

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Pafko	5
2	Sid Gordon	4
2	Jack Lohrke	4
2	Dale Mitchell	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	4
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Dick Kokos	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	0.83
2	Mel Parnell	0.67
3	Rex Barney	0.62
3	Harry Brecheen	0.62
3	Johnny Sain	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Frank Hiller	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	5
1	Harry Brecheen	5
1	Frank Hiller	5
1	Jack Kramer	5
1	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.397
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Lou Boudreau	.357
4	Andy Pafko	.348
5	Richie Ashburn	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	24
1	Hank Sauer	24
3	Ken Keltner	21
4	Stan Musial	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	76
2	Joe DiMaggio	73
3	Ted Williams	72
4	Joe Gordon	69
5	Ralph Kiner	66

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.83
2	Harry Brecheen	2.20
3	Johnny Sain	2.31
4	Bob Lemon	2.41
5	Russ Meyer	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	13
1	Hal Newhouser	13
3	Johnny Sain	12
4	Ralph Branca	10
4	6 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	George Kell	.429
2	Eddie Stanky	.424
3	Dave Philley	.424
4	Hoot Evers	.404
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hoot Evers	19
2	Joe Gordon	17
3	Vern Stephens	15
4	Bobby Doerr	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Jim Russell	3
2	Eddie Stanky	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.64
2	Mel Parnell	0.95
3	Bobby Hogue	1.17
4	Bob Chesnes	1.44
5	Bob Gillespie	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Rex Barney	3
2	Dick Fowler	3
2	Jack Kramer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
1	Hal Newhouser	18
1	Johnny Sain	18
4	Rex Barney	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Kirby Higbe	2
2	Art Houtteman	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.435
2	Andy Pafko	.383
3	Al Dark	.382
4	Ted Williams	.368
5	Billy Goodman	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	10
1	Johnny Mize	10
3	Joe Gordon	9
3	Sid Gordon	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	40
2	Joe Gordon	31
3	Johnny Mize	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Stan Rojek	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
4	Elmer Valo	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.98
2	Forrest Thompson	1.73
3	Johnny Sain	2.02
4	Eddie Lopat	2.06
5	Al Brazle	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Kramer	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
4	Dick Fowler	5
4	Bill Voiselle	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bob Lemon	32
3	Ewell Blackwell	30
3	Hal Newhouser	30
5	Johnny Sain	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.381
2	Stan Musial	.378
3	Hoot Evers	.329
4	Andy Pafko	.328
5	Barney McCosky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	136
2	Johnny Mize	135
3	Joe Gordon	129
3	Ralph Kiner	129
5	Vern Stephens	114

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	1.98
2	Bob Lemon	2.77
3	Eddie Lopat	2.80
4	Joe Dobson	2.82
5	Johnny Sain	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
1	Bob Lemon	23
1	Johnny Sain	23
4	Hal Newhouser	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	163
2	Ewell Blackwell	154
3	Hal Newhouser	146
4	Ralph Branca	143
5	2 tied	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	23
2	Russ Christopher	15
2	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Hugh Casey	10
4	2 others tied	10