On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 47 29 .618 --
Athletics 49 34 .590 1.5
Yankees 45 33 .577 3.0
Red Sox 42 35 .545 5.5
Tigers 39 40 .494 9.5
Senators 35 43 .449 13.0
Browns 29 46 .387 17.5
White Sox 24 50 .324 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 48 31 .608 --
Pirates 40 36 .526 6.5
Cardinals 40 37 .519 7.0
Dodgers 37 37 .500 8.5
Giants 37 38 .493 9.0
Reds 37 42 .468 11.0
Phillies 37 43 .463 11.5
Cubs 33 45 .423 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Coleman 4
1 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Al Dark 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Phil Masi 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Bob Scheffing 4
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 Ken Keltner 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Ray Coleman 1
2 Hal Jeffcoat 1
2 Johnny Lipon 1
2 Barney McCosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.80
2 Marino Pieretti 0.67
3 Lou Brissie 0.46
4 Joe Dobson 0.45
5 Art Houtteman 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 6
2 Joe Dobson 5
2 Bobby Hogue 5
4 Ewell Blackwell 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Erv Palica 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .395
2 Ted Williams .388
3 Lou Boudreau .363
4 Andy Pafko .349
5 Richie Ashburn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 24
1 Hank Sauer 24
3 Ken Keltner 22
4 Stan Musial 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 77
2 Joe DiMaggio 73
3 Ted Williams 72
4 Joe Gordon 70
5 Ralph Kiner 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 21
2 Earl Torgeson 16
3 Gil Coan 13
4 Bob Dillinger 12
5 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 Preacher Roe 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 13
1 Hal Newhouser 13
3 Johnny Sain 12
4 Joe Dobson 11
5 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Stanky .433
2 George Kell .417
3 Hank Majeski .410
4 Hoot Evers .397
4 Dave Philley .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 7
2 Ken Keltner 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
4 Bob Elliott 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 20
2 Joe Gordon 16
2 Hank Majeski 16
4 Bobby Doerr 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Valo 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Jim Russell 3
2 Eddie Stanky 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.68
2 Bobby Hogue 0.89
3 Mel Parnell 0.95
4 Bob Chesnes 1.44
5 Bob Gillespie 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Lou Brissie 3
1 Dick Fowler 3
1 Bobby Hogue 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Hal Newhouser 18
4 Dizzy Trout 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garver 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Kirby Higbe 2
1 Art Houtteman 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .406
2 Al Dark .389
3 Andy Pafko .385
4 Ted Williams .373
5 Barney McCosky .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 10
1 Johnny Mize 10
3 Joe Gordon 9
3 Sid Gordon 9
3 Vern Stephens 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 39
2 Joe Gordon 32
3 Johnny Mize 27
4 Joe DiMaggio 25
4 Stan Musial 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.17
2 Forrest Thompson 1.67
3 Bob Lemon 1.79
4 Bobby Hogue 2.03
5 Eddie Lopat 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Ewell Blackwell 34
3 Lou Brissie 30
4 Bob Lemon 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
1 Kirby Higbe 4
1 Joe Page 4
1 Bob Savage 4
1 Ted Wilks 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .378
2 Stan Musial .377
3 Hoot Evers .329
4 Barney McCosky .328
5 Andy Pafko .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Johnny Mize 44
3 Ted Williams 32
4 Joe Gordon 31
5 Stan Musial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 133
1 Ted Williams 133
3 Joe Gordon 130
4 Ralph Kiner 129
5 Vern Stephens 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 23
2 Richie Ashburn 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 2.78
3 Eddie Lopat 2.80
4 Johnny Sain 2.82
5 Joe Dobson 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Johnny Sain 23
4 Hal Newhouser 21
5 Joe Dobson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 163
2 Ewell Blackwell 158
3 Hal Newhouser 145
4 Ralph Branca 143
5 Johnny Sain 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Russ Christopher 15
2 Harry Gumbert 15
4 Ted Wilks 11
5 2 tied 10