On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 41 .602 --
Athletics 65 43 .602 -0.5
Red Sox 62 44 .585 1.5
Yankees 59 44 .573 3.0
Tigers 50 54 .481 12.5
Senators 43 62 .410 20.0
Browns 41 61 .402 20.5
White Sox 36 69 .343 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 44 .577 --
Dodgers 55 45 .550 3.0
Cardinals 56 46 .549 3.0
Giants 53 49 .520 6.0
Pirates 50 47 .515 6.5
Phillies 49 55 .471 11.0
Reds 45 60 .429 15.5
Cubs 41 63 .394 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Mitchell 6
2 Hank Arft 5
2 Dick Kokos 5
4 Lou Boudreau 4
4 Marv Rackley 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Arft 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Arft 6
2 Sam Chapman 4
2 Stan Musial 4
4 Larry Doby 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Sherry Robertson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erv Palica 1.00
1 Virgil Trucks 1.00
3 Bill Kennedy 0.67
4 Ralph Hamner 0.50
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Erv Palica 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erv Palica 10
2 Bill Kennedy 6
3 Ralph Hamner 5
4 Dutch Leonard 4
4 Virgil Trucks 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Biscan 1
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .388
2 Stan Musial .383
3 Lou Boudreau .346
4 Al Dark .338
5 Dale Mitchell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 29
2 Stan Musial 28
3 Johnny Mize 27
3 Hank Sauer 27
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 99
2 Joe DiMaggio 96
3 Stan Musial 89
3 Ted Williams 89
5 Johnny Mize 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 21
3 Gil Coan 18
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 Mickey Vernon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.03
2 Harry Brecheen 2.28
3 Ray Scarborough 2.47
4 Gene Bearden 2.63
5 Johnny Sain 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 103
2 Lou Brissie 102
3 Bob Lemon 101
4 Ralph Branca 99
4 Hal Newhouser 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 14
1 Harry Gumbert 14
1 Joe Page 14
4 Ted Wilks 11
5 Tom Ferrick 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .456
2 Mike McCormick .389
3 Al Dark .387
4 Bob Elliott .386
5 2 tied .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 5
2 Sid Gordon 4
2 Jim Hegan 4
2 Gene Hermanski 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Arft 16
2 Stan Musial 15
3 Sid Gordon 14
3 Vern Stephens 14
5 Dick Kokos 13

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 Lou Brissie 0.56
3 Ted Gray 0.86
4 Carl Erskine 0.96
5 Harry Brecheen 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 4
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Bill Kennedy 3
2 Howie Pollet 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 22
1 Ted Gray 22
3 Bill Kennedy 19
3 Nels Potter 19
5 Bob Lemon 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Ted Wilks 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 .406
2 Dick Kokos .376
3 Tommy Henrich .365
4 Dale Mitchell .362
5 Whitey Lockman .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Stan Musial 8
4 Gene Hermanski 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 28
2 Hank Majeski 27
3 Bobby Doerr 26
3 Pat Seerey 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 11
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 1.67
5 Steve Gromek 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 6
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 Marino Pieretti 5
2 Ray Scarborough 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 38
2 Johnny Vander Meer 32
3 Harry Brecheen 31
4 Nels Potter 28
5 Ted Gray 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
1 Ted Wilks 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 .366
3 Barney McCosky .323
4 Hoot Evers .323
5 Dale Mitchell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Johnny Mize 42
3 Stan Musial 35
4 Joe Gordon 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 131
2 Johnny Mize 129
3 Ted Williams 128
4 Ralph Kiner 127
5 2 tied 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 2.25
2 Harry Brecheen 2.78
3 Joe Dobson 2.81
4 Ray Scarborough 2.95
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Bob Lemon 22
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
5 Joe Dobson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 143
3 Ralph Branca 141
4 Bob Lemon 140
5 Hal Newhouser 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Harry Gumbert 17
3 Russ Christopher 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 Ed Klieman 10