On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	51	32	.614	--
Athletics	53	37	.589	1.5
Red Sox	48	36	.571	3.5
Yankees	48	36	.571	3.5
Tigers	42	42	.500	9.5
Senators	37	47	.440	14.5
Browns	30	51	.370	20.0
White Sox	27	55	.329	23.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 10, White Sox 9

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Indians 12, Yankees 8

Browns 17, Athletics 5

Senators 6, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	51	34	.600	--
Dodgers	43	38	.531	6.0
Cardinals	42	39	.519	7.0
Pirates	42	40	.512	7.5
Giants	40	40	.500	8.5
Phillies	41	45	.477	10.5
Reds	39	47	.453	12.5
Cubs	35	50	.412	16.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 3

Dodgers 7, Cubs 1

Braves 6, Reds 2

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Dale Mitchell	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Chuck Stevens	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Moss	6
2	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Tommy Brown	4
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Al Zarilla	3
3	Tommy Brown	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	1.11
2	Dutch McCall	0.78
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
4	Ralph Branca	0.58
5	Joe Dobson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	10
2	Ewell Blackwell	9
3	Ralph Branca	7
3	Dutch McCall	7
5	Joe Dobson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.388
2	Stan Musial	.386
3	Lou Boudreau	.349
4	Andy Pafko	.349
5	George Kell	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	26
1	Hank Sauer	26
3	Ken Keltner	22
3	Stan Musial	22
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	78
2	Joe DiMaggio	77
3	Joe Gordon	75
4	Ted Williams	72
5	3 tied	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	22
2	Earl Torgeson	17
3	Gil Coan	16
3	Bob Dillinger	16
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.91
2	Johnny Sain	2.25
3	Harry Brecheen	2.33
4	Gene Bearden	2.60
5	Bob Lemon	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	14
2	Bob Lemon	13
3	Ralph Branca	12
3	Joe Dobson	12
3	Johnny Sain	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	96
2	Bob Feller	88
3	Lou Brissie	86
4	Ewell Blackwell	85
4	Hal Newhouser	85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Baumholtz	.571
2	Whitey Lockman	.471
3	Dale Mitchell	.458
4	Andy Pafko	.441
5	Billy Johnson	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Pafko	5
2	Walker Cooper	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Del Ennis	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hoot Evers	18
2	Bobby Doerr	17
3	Hank Majeski	16
3	Jackie Robinson	16
5	Ken Keltner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Gil Coan	4
3	Ray Coleman	3
3	Larry Doby	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.75
2	Gene Bearden	0.93
3	Mel Parnell	0.96
4	Eddie Lopat	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	3
1	Cliff Fannin	3
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	26
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Rex Barney	17
3	Harry Brecheen	17
3	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Houtteman	3
2	Ned Garver	2
2	Erv Palica	2
4	Gene Bearden	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.382
2	Al Dark	.379
3	Stan Musial	.375
4	George Kell	.371
5	Andy Pafko	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	10
2	Joe Gordon	8
2	Pat Seerey	8
4	Eddie Joost	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	32
2	Hoot Evers	29
3	Bobby Doerr	27
3	Joe Gordon	27
3	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	8
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Gil Coan	5
2	Elmer Valo	5
2	Al Zarilla	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	1.37
2	Bob Chesnes	1.70
3	Dutch Leonard	1.76
4	Hal Newhouser	1.91
5	Earl Harrist	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	6
1	Jack Kramer	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Rex Barney	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	35
1	Bob Feller	35
3	Ralph Branca	34
4	Harry Brecheen	30
5	Lou Brissie	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	5
2	Joe Page	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Ted Williams	.374
3	Hoot Evers	.332
4	Barney McCosky	.328
5	George Kell	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	54
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Joe Gordon	32
3	Stan Musial	32
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Joe Gordon	135
3	Ralph Kiner	132
4	Ted Williams	125
5	Stan Musial	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	27
2	Richie Ashburn	22
3	Earl Torgeson	21
4	Gil Coan	18
5	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.12
2	Eddie Lopat	2.68
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.72
4	Joe Dobson	2.82
5	Johnny Sain	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
1	Bob Lemon	23
3	Johnny Sain	22
4	Hal Newhouser	21
5	Joe Dobson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	160
1	Bob Feller	160
3	Ralph Branca	152
4	Hal Newhouser	143
5	Bob Lemon	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	16
2	Harry Gumbert	16
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	2 tied	10