On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 40 .596 --
Indians 55 38 .591 1.0
Yankees 56 39 .589 1.0
Red Sox 57 40 .588 1.0
Tigers 46 49 .484 11.0
Senators 41 54 .432 16.0
Browns 35 56 .385 20.0
White Sox 31 64 .326 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 39 .589 --
Giants 50 43 .538 5.0
Dodgers 48 43 .527 6.0
Cardinals 48 45 .516 7.0
Pirates 46 45 .505 8.0
Phillies 48 49 .495 9.0
Reds 41 55 .427 15.5
Cubs 39 57 .406 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kozar 5
2 Ferris Fain 4
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Mike McCormick 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Allie Clark 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Ferris Fain 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Harris 0.67
2 Early Wynn 0.50
3 Tommy Byrne 0.33
3 Nels Potter 0.33
3 Dizzy Trout 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Milo Candini 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
3 Tommy Byrne 4
3 Earl Harrist 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bubba Harris 1
1 Joe Page 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .390
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Lou Boudreau .343
4 Hoot Evers .335
5 Andy Pafko .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 28
2 Hank Sauer 27
3 Johnny Mize 26
4 Joe DiMaggio 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 89
1 Vern Stephens 89
3 Ted Williams 83
4 Joe Gordon 82
4 Johnny Mize 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 26
2 Bob Dillinger 20
3 Gil Coan 17
3 Earl Torgeson 17
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.95
2 Harry Brecheen 2.45
3 Ray Scarborough 2.50
4 Johnny Sain 2.57
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 14
1 Bob Lemon 14
1 Hal Newhouser 14
4 Joe Dobson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 99
1 Bob Feller 99
3 Lou Brissie 96
4 Ewell Blackwell 93
4 Hal Newhouser 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 13
2 Russ Christopher 12
3 Harry Gumbert 11
4 Ted Wilks 9
5 Tom Ferrick 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Lockman .439
2 Don White .420
3 Tommy Henrich .418
4 Dick Kokos .386
5 Eddie Lake .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 7
2 Johnny Mize 6
2 Andy Seminick 6
4 Joe DiMaggio 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 19
2 Hoot Evers 18
3 Dom DiMaggio 17
3 Bobby Doerr 17
3 Pat Seerey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 8
2 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Gil Coan 4
3 Whitey Lockman 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 0.38
2 Ray Scarborough 0.67
3 Dick Fowler 1.00
4 Spec Shea 1.06
5 Hank Borowy 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
2 Sheldon Jones 3
2 Eddie Lopat 3
2 Marino Pieretti 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 17
2 Harry Brecheen 16
2 Joe Dobson 16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
2 Gene Bearden 1
2 Lou Brissie 1
2 Tommy Byrne 1
2 26 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .427
2 Whitey Lockman .408
3 Hoot Evers .379
4 Dale Mitchell .368
5 Stan Musial .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 11
2 Johnny Mize 10
3 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Pat Seerey 9
5 Bob Elliott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 39
2 Bobby Doerr 33
3 Johnny Mize 30
4 Hank Majeski 29
5 Joe Gordon 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 11
2 Whitey Lockman 6
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.71
2 Bobby Hogue 1.93
3 Ray Scarborough 2.13
4 Eddie Lopat 2.13
5 Dutch Leonard 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Rex Barney 5
2 Lou Brissie 5
2 Dick Fowler 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 39
2 Lou Brissie 35
3 Rex Barney 31
3 Tommy Byrne 31
3 Joe Dobson 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .380
2 Stan Musial .377
3 Hoot Evers .342
4 Barney McCosky .328
5 Andy Pafko .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Johnny Mize 46
3 Stan Musial 33
4 Joe Gordon 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 136
2 Joe Gordon 134
3 Ralph Kiner 131
4 Ted Williams 126
5 Stan Musial 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Richie Ashburn 26
3 Earl Torgeson 21
4 Gil Coan 19
4 Jackie Robinson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.24
2 Johnny Schmitz 2.70
3 Eddie Lopat 2.70
4 Joe Dobson 2.79
5 Harry Brecheen 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 25
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 162
2 Ewell Blackwell 153
3 Ralph Branca 147
4 Hal Newhouser 145
5 Bob Lemon 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Harry Gumbert 16
3 Russ Christopher 15
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Ed Klieman 9