On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	51	33	.607	--
Athletics	54	37	.593	0.5
Red Sox	50	36	.581	2.0
Yankees	49	36	.576	2.5
Tigers	42	43	.494	9.5
Senators	38	47	.447	13.5
Browns	30	52	.366	20.0
White Sox	27	57	.321	24.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Yankees 6, Indians 5

Senators 9, Tigers 8

Athletics 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	51	34	.600	--
Dodgers	43	39	.524	6.5
Pirates	43	40	.518	7.0
Cardinals	43	40	.518	7.0
Giants	41	41	.500	8.5
Phillies	41	46	.471	11.0
Reds	39	47	.453	12.5
Cubs	36	50	.419	15.5

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Giants 6, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 7, Giants 6

Phillies 1, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Lockman	4
1	Willard Marshall	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Sam Vico	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Vern Stephens	2
3	Eddie Bockman	1
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Whitey Lockman	4
4	Tom McBride	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Stan Rojek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Blix Donnelly	0.75
2	Vic Raschi	0.56
3	Hal Newhouser	0.54
4	Kirby Higbe	0.50
5	Monty Kennedy	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Tommy Byrne	6
3	Lou Brissie	5
3	Vic Raschi	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Byrne	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.388
2	Stan Musial	.384
3	Lou Boudreau	.353
4	Andy Pafko	.350
5	George Kell	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	27
2	Hank Sauer	26
3	Stan Musial	23
4	Ken Keltner	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	83
2	Joe DiMaggio	81
3	Joe Gordon	75
4	Ralph Kiner	72
4	3 others tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	22
2	Earl Torgeson	17
3	Gil Coan	16
3	Bob Dillinger	16
5	Stan Rojek	11

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	Johnny Schmitz	2.68

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	Hal Newhouser	92
3	Lou Brissie	91
3	Bob Feller	91
5	Ewell Blackwell	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	.621
2	Whitey Lockman	.465
3	Dale Mitchell	.444
4	Andy Pafko	.433
5	George Kell	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	5
1	Andy Pafko	5
3	Walker Cooper	4
3	Jeff Heath	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.00
2	Ted Wilks	0.60
3	Ned Garver	0.67
4	Gene Bearden	0.93
5	Mel Parnell	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	3
1	Cliff Fannin	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	26
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Rex Barney	18
4	Harry Brecheen	17
4	Bob Rush	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	.386
2	Al Dark	.375
3	Stan Musial	.373
4	George Kell	.373
5	Barney McCosky	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	10
2	Vern Stephens	9
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Eddie Joost	8
3	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	37
2	Hoot Evers	30
3	Bobby Doerr	28
3	Eddie Joost	28
3	Hank Majeski	28

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	Ted Wilks	1.59
3	Bob Chesnes	1.70
4	Dutch Leonard	1.76
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	Bob Feller	38
2	Ewell Blackwell	35
3	Lou Brissie	34
4	Hal Newhouser	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	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	Ted Williams	.373
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Hoot Evers	.335
4	George Kell	.327
5	Barney McCosky	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	55
2	Johnny Mize	45
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	134
2	Ralph Kiner	134
4	Ted Williams	125
5	Vern Stephens	120

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	2.67
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.70
4	Johnny Sain	2.86
5	Joe Dobson	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	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	163
2	Ewell Blackwell	160
3	Ralph Branca	150
3	Hal Newhouser	150
5	Bob Lemon	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Harry Gumbert	16
3	Russ Christopher	15
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	2 tied	10