On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 40 .604 --
Athletics 64 43 .598 0.0
Red Sox 61 44 .581 2.0
Yankees 59 43 .578 2.5
Tigers 50 53 .485 12.0
Senators 43 61 .413 19.5
Browns 40 60 .400 20.5
White Sox 35 69 .337 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 44 .573 --
Dodgers 54 45 .545 3.0
Cardinals 55 46 .545 3.0
Giants 53 48 .525 5.0
Pirates 49 47 .510 6.5
Phillies 49 54 .476 10.0
Reds 45 59 .433 14.5
Cubs 41 62 .398 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
1 Hank Majeski 4
3 Dom DiMaggio 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Al Evans 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill McCahan 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Al Kozar 3
2 Pat Mullin 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Ed Stevens 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Gray 1.11
2 Nels Potter 0.90
3 Rex Barney 0.50
4 Cliff Fannin 0.44
5 Hal Gregg 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 10
2 Nels Potter 9
3 Tommy Byrne 4
3 Cliff Fannin 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Hansen 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Earl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Stan Musial .383
3 Lou Boudreau .344
4 Al Dark .341
5 Andy Pafko .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 29
2 Johnny Mize 27
2 Stan Musial 27
2 Hank Sauer 27
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 98
2 Joe DiMaggio 95
3 Johnny Mize 88
3 Ted Williams 88
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 20
3 Gil Coan 18
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 Mickey Vernon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.97
2 Harry Brecheen 2.28
3 Ray Scarborough 2.47
4 Gene Bearden 2.63
5 Johnny Sain 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 15
1 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Bob Lemon 14
3 Vic Raschi 14
3 Johnny Sain 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 103
2 Lou Brissie 102
3 Ralph Branca 99
3 Hal Newhouser 99
5 Bob Lemon 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 14
1 Harry Gumbert 14
1 Joe Page 14
4 Ted Wilks 10
5 Tom Ferrick 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .448
2 Clint Conatser .405
3 Luke Appling .400
3 Mike McCormick .400
5 Allie Clark .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Seminick 5
2 Jim Hegan 4
2 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Whitey Lockman 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Arft 13
1 Sid Gordon 13
1 Enos Slaughter 13
1 Vern Stephens 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 6
2 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Stan Musial 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
2 Ted Gray 0.72
3 Carl Erskine 0.92
4 Harry Brecheen 1.33
5 Ray Scarborough 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 4
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 26
2 Rex Barney 22
2 Nels Potter 22
4 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 Dizzy Trout 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .387
2 Tommy Henrich .377
3 Whitey Lockman .360
4 Al Dark .359
5 Don White .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Gene Hermanski 7
3 Stan Musial 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Majeski 28
1 Johnny Mize 28
3 Hoot Evers 27
4 Dom DiMaggio 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 10
2 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Richie Ashburn 6
4 Gil Coan 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Gray 1.01
2 Ray Scarborough 1.21
3 Dave Koslo 1.48
4 Ted Wilks 1.71
5 Steve Gromek 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 6
1 Larry Jansen 6
3 Cliff Fannin 5
3 Ray Scarborough 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 38
2 Harry Brecheen 31
3 Nels Potter 30
3 Johnny Vander Meer 30
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
1 Art Houtteman 4
3 Hank Behrman 3
3 Russ Christopher 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .389
2 Stan Musial .367
3 Barney McCosky .327
4 Hoot Evers .326
5 Dale Mitchell .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Johnny Mize 42
3 Stan Musial 34
4 Joe Gordon 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 131
2 Joe Gordon 129
3 Ralph Kiner 127
3 Ted Williams 127
5 Vern Stephens 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
1 Bob Dillinger 27
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Earl Torgeson 21
5 Gil Coan 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.22
2 Harry Brecheen 2.70
3 Joe Dobson 2.81
4 Joe Haynes 2.94
5 Ray Scarborough 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Bob Lemon 21
2 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Joe Dobson 19
4 Johnny Sain 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 143
3 Ralph Branca 141
4 Hal Newhouser 138
5 Bob Lemon 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Harry Gumbert 17
3 Russ Christopher 16
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Ed Klieman 10