On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 43 .602 --
Indians 63 42 .600 0.5
Red Sox 62 44 .585 2.0
Yankees 59 44 .573 3.5
Tigers 50 54 .481 13.0
Senators 43 62 .410 20.5
Browns 42 62 .404 21.0
White Sox 36 69 .343 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 61 44 .581 --
Dodgers 55 46 .545 4.0
Cardinals 56 47 .544 4.0
Pirates 51 47 .520 6.5
Giants 53 49 .520 6.5
Phillies 49 55 .471 11.5
Reds 45 60 .429 16.0
Cubs 41 63 .394 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 5
1 Allie Clark 5
1 Dale Mitchell 5
4 Hank Arft 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Allie Clark 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 5
2 Gene Bearden 4
2 Dick Kokos 4
4 Allie Clark 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Jim Hegan 1
1 Dale Mitchell 1
1 Hal Peck 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 0.83
2 Murry Dickson 0.67
3 Joe Hatten 0.43
4 Gene Bearden 0.33
4 Vic Lombardi 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 5
2 Murry Dickson 4
2 Vic Lombardi 4
4 Joe Hatten 3
4 Joe Ostrowski 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .388
2 Stan Musial .380
3 Lou Boudreau .351
4 Al Dark .337
5 Dale Mitchell .331

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 2 tied 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 2.56
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 .455
2 Mike McCormick .410
3 Dick Kokos .410
4 Allie Clark .405
5 Hank Arft .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hegan 5
1 Stan Musial 5
3 Gene Hermanski 4
3 Whitey Lockman 4
3 Eddie Robinson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Kokos 17
2 Hank Arft 16
3 Lou Boudreau 15
4 Vern Stephens 14
5 Stan Musial 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Dale Mitchell 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 9 others 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 Gene Bearden 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Bill Kennedy 3
2 Howie Pollet 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 22
1 Ted Gray 22
3 Bill Kennedy 19
3 Nels Potter 19
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 Bubba Harris 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .398
2 Dick Kokos .386
3 Allie Clark .370
4 Dale Mitchell .369
5 Tommy Henrich .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Stan Musial 8
4 Jim Hegan 7
4 Gene Hermanski 7

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 3 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 12 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 .392
2 Stan Musial .366
3 Barney McCosky .323
4 Dale Mitchell .322
5 Hoot Evers .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 129
1 Johnny Mize 129
3 Ted Williams 128
4 Ralph Kiner 126
5 Stan Musial 125

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.33
2 Harry Brecheen 2.78
3 Joe Dobson 2.81
4 Ray Scarborough 2.95
5 Eddie Lopat 2.97

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 Bob Lemon 140
3 Ewell Blackwell 138
4 Ralph Branca 137
5 Hal Newhouser 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Harry Gumbert 17
3 Russ Christopher 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 Ed Klieman 9