Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 13, 1948

On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	64	42	.604	--
Athletics	65	44	.596	0.5
Red Sox	63	44	.589	1.5
Yankees	60	44	.577	3.0
Tigers	50	55	.476	13.5
Browns	43	62	.410	20.5
Senators	43	63	.406	21.0
White Sox	36	70	.340	28.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 0

Yankees 8, Athletics 5

Browns 4, Tigers 1

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	61	45	.575	--
Dodgers	56	46	.549	3.0
Cardinals	56	48	.538	4.0
Pirates	52	47	.525	5.5
Giants	53	50	.515	6.5
Phillies	50	55	.476	10.5
Reds	45	61	.425	16.0
Cubs	42	63	.400	18.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 3

Cubs 10, Reds 4

Phillies 12, Giants 7

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Eddie Waitkus	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Hank Schenz	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Smalley	4
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Ray Lamanno	3
2	Eddie Miller	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	2
2	Mike Guerra	1
2	Jim Hegan	1
2	Eddie Miksis	1
2	Marv Rackley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lou Brissie	0.64
2	Hal Newhouser	0.62
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.50
4	Bob Chesnes	0.43
5	Ned Garver	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Frank Hiller	1
1	Satchel Paige	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	7
2	Bob Chesnes	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
3	Bob Porterfield	5
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Spec Shea	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.386
2	Stan Musial	.385
3	Lou Boudreau	.353
4	Al Dark	.336
5	Dale Mitchell	.330

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	100
2	Joe DiMaggio	97
3	Stan Musial	91
4	Joe Gordon	89
4	2 others tied	89

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	Lou Brissie	109
2	Hal Newhouser	104
3	Bob Feller	103
4	Bob Lemon	101
5	Ralph Branca	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	.462
2	Mike McCormick	.429
3	Allie Clark	.405
4	Lou Boudreau	.395
5	Johnny Mize	.391

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
3	Vern Stephens	15
5	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Larry Doby	4
4	Dale Mitchell	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Gray	0.86
2	Carl Erskine	0.96
3	Rex Barney	1.33
3	Harry Brecheen	1.33
5	Ray Scarborough	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	3
1	Gene Bearden	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Bob Chesnes	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	22
2	Bill Kennedy	19
2	Nels Potter	19
4	Rex Barney	18
5	Lou Brissie	17

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	.391
2	Hank Arft	.384
3	Dick Kokos	.371
4	Allie Clark	.370
5	Dale Mitchell	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
1	Pat Seerey	9
3	Stan Musial	8
4	Bob Elliott	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	29
2	Hank Majeski	27
2	Stan Musial	27
4	Dom DiMaggio	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	11
2	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Larry Doby	7
4	Richie Ashburn	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Gray	1.01
2	Ray Scarborough	1.21
3	Dave Koslo	1.62
4	Satchel Paige	1.73
5	Steve Gromek	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	6
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Marino Pieretti	5
2	Ray Scarborough	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	38
2	Johnny Vander Meer	32
3	Harry Brecheen	31
3	Lou Brissie	31
5	Bob Chesnes	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	Ted Wilks	4
4	Russ Christopher	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Stan Musial	.370
3	Barney McCosky	.323
4	Dale Mitchell	.323
5	Hoot Evers	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	51
2	Johnny Mize	42
3	Stan Musial	35
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Joe DiMaggio	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	130
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Joe Gordon	127
3	Stan Musial	127
5	Ralph Kiner	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	27
1	Bob Dillinger	27
3	Jackie Robinson	22
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	150
2	Ewell Blackwell	141
3	Bob Lemon	140
4	Hal Newhouser	139
5	Ralph Branca	137

Saves

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