On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	54	36	.600	--
Athletics	56	38	.596	0.0
Indians	51	36	.586	1.5
Yankees	52	37	.584	1.5
Tigers	44	45	.494	9.5
Senators	39	50	.438	14.5
Browns	32	53	.376	19.5
White Sox	28	61	.315	25.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 0

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Yankees 7, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Tigers 0

Tigers 10, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Browns 1

Browns 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	52	37	.584	--
Dodgers	45	40	.529	5.0
Cardinals	46	41	.529	5.0
Pirates	44	42	.512	6.5
Giants	43	43	.500	7.5
Phillies	43	48	.473	10.0
Reds	41	49	.456	11.5
Cubs	38	52	.422	14.5

Games

Reds 11, Phillies 8

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6

Pirates 7, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 6, Braves 5

Cubs 6, Giants 3

Braves 8, Cardinals 6

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Rojek	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Hoot Evers	5
3	Granny Hamner	5
3	7 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Eddie Bockman	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Baumholtz	5
1	Bob Elliott	5
1	Don Lang	5
4	Grady Hatton	4
4	5 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.17
2	Fred Hutchinson	0.83
3	Harry Brecheen	0.67
4	Blackie Schwamb	0.43
5	Joe Dobson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Jess Dobernic	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
2	Harry Brecheen	6
3	Fred Hutchinson	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Erv Palica	1
1	Kent Peterson	1
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.391
2	Stan Musial	.386
3	Lou Boudreau	.352
4	Andy Pafko	.345
5	George Kell	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	27
1	Hank Sauer	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	23
3	Johnny Mize	23
3	Stan Musial	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	85
2	Joe DiMaggio	84
3	Ted Williams	78
4	Joe Gordon	75
4	Johnny Mize	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	24
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	Johnny Sain	2.47
3	Harry Brecheen	2.48
4	Gene Bearden	2.60
5	Mel Parnell	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	14
2	Joe Dobson	13
2	Bob Lemon	13
2	Johnny Sain	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	98
2	Hal Newhouser	93
3	Ewell Blackwell	92
4	Lou Brissie	91
4	Bob Feller	91

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	.444
2	Marv Rackley	.441
3	Dale Mitchell	.413
4	George Kell	.404
5	Tommy Henrich	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	6
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	18
1	Hoot Evers	18
3	Granny Hamner	16
3	Hank Majeski	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Whitey Lockman	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	0.00
2	Dave Koslo	0.60
3	Emil Kush	0.64
4	Mel Parnell	0.96
5	Ray Scarborough	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Cliff Fannin	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Hal Newhouser	20
4	Russ Meyer	17
4	Virgil Trucks	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erv Palica	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Ned Garver	2
2	Art Houtteman	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.398
2	Dale Mitchell	.388
3	Al Dark	.385
4	George Kell	.376
5	Stan Musial	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	11
2	Pat Seerey	10
3	Johnny Mize	9
4	Bob Elliott	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hoot Evers	35
1	Vern Stephens	35
3	Bobby Doerr	31
4	Johnny Mize	29
5	Hank Majeski	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	1.35
2	Dutch Leonard	1.76
3	Eddie Lopat	1.78
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.05
5	2 tied	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Lou Brissie	5
2	Joe Dobson	5
2	Dick Fowler	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	39
2	Lou Brissie	34
3	Harry Brecheen	33
4	Ralph Branca	32
4	Hal Newhouser	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Ned Garver	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Hoot Evers	.338
4	George Kell	.329
5	Barney McCosky	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Stan Musial	32
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Joe DiMaggio	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Joe Gordon	133
3	Ralph Kiner	129
4	Ted Williams	127
5	Vern Stephens	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	26
2	Richie Ashburn	24
3	Earl Torgeson	21
4	Gil Coan	18
4	Jackie Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.12
2	Eddie Lopat	2.69
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.70
4	Joe Dobson	2.76
5	Johnny Sain	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	24
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Johnny Sain	22
4	Hal Newhouser	21
5	Joe Dobson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	158
1	Bob Feller	158
3	Ralph Branca	152
4	Hal Newhouser	148
5	2 tied	132

Saves

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