On This Day

Monday, July 26, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 37 .584 --
Cardinals 46 41 .529 5.0
Dodgers 45 41 .523 5.5
Pirates 44 42 .512 6.5
Giants 44 43 .506 7.0
Phillies 43 48 .473 10.0
Reds 41 49 .456 11.5
Cubs 38 52 .422 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willard Marshall 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
3 Walker Cooper 2
3 Sid Gordon 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 2
1 Bill Rigney 2
1 Jackie Robinson 2
1 Bobby Thomson 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheldon Jones 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheldon Jones 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheldon Jones 6
2 Hank Behrman 2
2 Erv Palica 2
4 Paul Minner 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Johnny Mize 24
4 Joe DiMaggio 23
4 Stan Musial 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 85
2 Joe DiMaggio 84
3 Ted Williams 78
4 Johnny Mize 77
5 Joe Gordon 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 .436
2 Dale Mitchell .424
3 Marv Rackley .421
4 George Kell .404
5 Tommy Henrich .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 18
2 Johnny Mize 17
3 Hoot Evers 16
3 Granny Hamner 16
5 Hank Majeski 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Wilks 0.00
2 Dave Koslo 0.60
3 Emil Kush 0.64
4 Walt Masterson 0.69
5 Paul Minner 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
1 Marino Pieretti 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 21
2 Ewell Blackwell 20
3 Rex Barney 16
3 Virgil Trucks 16
5 Ralph Branca 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Erv Palica 3
2 Earl Caldwell 2
2 Ned Garver 2
4 Gene Bearden 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .392
2 Whitey Lockman .387
3 Al Dark .381
3 George Kell .381
5 Stan Musial .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 35
2 Bobby Doerr 31
3 Vern Stephens 30
4 Johnny Mize 28
5 Hank Majeski 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Wilks 1.42
2 Eddie Lopat 1.78
3 Mel Parnell 1.93
4 Dutch Leonard 1.95
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Brissie 5
1 Joe Dobson 5
1 Dick Fowler 5
1 Jack Kramer 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 39
2 Lou Brissie 34
3 Harry Brecheen 33
4 Virgil Trucks 31
5 2 tied 30

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 .372
3 Hoot Evers .338
4 Barney McCosky .327
5 George Kell .326

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 123
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 2.15
2 Johnny Schmitz 2.70
3 Eddie Lopat 2.75
4 Joe Dobson 2.83
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 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 158
1 Bob Feller 158
3 Ralph Branca 149
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