On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 33 .607 --
Athletics 54 37 .593 0.5
Red Sox 51 36 .586 1.5
Yankees 49 36 .576 2.5
Tigers 43 43 .500 9.0
Senators 38 48 .442 14.0
Browns 30 52 .366 20.0
White Sox 27 58 .318 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 35 .593 --
Dodgers 44 39 .530 5.5
Cardinals 44 40 .524 6.0
Pirates 43 41 .512 7.0
Giants 42 41 .506 7.5
Phillies 42 46 .477 10.0
Reds 39 48 .448 12.5
Cubs 36 51 .414 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Eddie Miller 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Brown 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Hoot Evers 3
1 Ted Williams 3
4 Gil Coan 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Buddy Kerr 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Meyer 1.00
2 Erv Palica 0.50
3 Larry Jansen 0.43
4 Robin Roberts 0.36
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Erv Palica 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Meyer 8
2 Erv Palica 5
3 Robin Roberts 4
3 Virgil Trucks 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .390
2 Stan Musial .388
3 Lou Boudreau .353
4 Andy Pafko .349
5 George Kell .344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 84
2 Joe DiMaggio 81
3 Joe Gordon 75
3 Ted Williams 75
5 Johnny Mize 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 23
2 Earl Torgeson 17
3 Gil Coan 16
3 Bob Dillinger 16
5 Stan Rojek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.91
2 Harry Brecheen 2.33
3 Johnny Sain 2.44
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 2 others tied 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 Whitey Lockman .468
2 George Kell .436
3 Dale Mitchell .433
4 Andy Pafko .417
5 Billy Johnson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Andy Pafko 5
4 Walker Cooper 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 18
1 Hoot Evers 18
3 Jackie Robinson 17
4 Vern Stephens 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Raffensberger 0.00
1 Ted Wilks 0.00
3 Ned Garver 0.67
4 Mel Parnell 0.95
5 Eddie Lopat 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Cliff Fannin 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 19
2 Rex Barney 18
3 Harry Brecheen 17
3 Russ Meyer 17
5 Bob Feller 15

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 Al Dark .388
2 Dale Mitchell .388
3 George Kell .386
4 Barney McCosky .369
5 Mark Christman .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 11
2 Johnny Mize 9
3 Joe Gordon 8
3 Eddie Joost 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 35
2 Hoot Evers 32
3 Bobby Doerr 29
3 Johnny Mize 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 8
2 Richie Ashburn 6
3 Whitey Lockman 5
3 Stan Rojek 5
3 2 others tied 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 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Lou Brissie 34
3 Ewell Blackwell 32
4 Hal Newhouser 31
5 Ralph Branca 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Art Houtteman 3
3 Bob Savage 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .378
2 Stan Musial .374
3 Hoot Evers .335
4 George Kell .331
5 Barney McCosky .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Joe Gordon 32
3 Stan Musial 32
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 139
2 Joe Gordon 134
3 Ralph Kiner 130
4 Ted Williams 128
5 Vern Stephens 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 27
2 Richie Ashburn 23
3 Earl Torgeson 21
4 Gil Coan 18
5 Jackie Robinson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.12
2 Eddie Lopat 2.67
3 Johnny Schmitz 2.70
4 Joe Dobson 2.86
5 Johnny Sain 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 24
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Hal Newhouser 21
3 Johnny Sain 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 Larry Jansen 134

Saves

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