On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	42	.615	--
Athletics	67	45	.598	1.5
Red Sox	65	45	.591	2.5
Yankees	61	46	.570	5.0
Tigers	52	55	.486	14.0
Senators	44	65	.404	23.0
Browns	43	64	.402	23.0
White Sox	36	73	.330	31.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 2

Indians 8, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 8, Senators 7

Tigers 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	62	46	.574	--
Dodgers	57	47	.548	3.0
Cardinals	58	49	.542	3.5
Pirates	53	49	.520	6.0
Giants	54	52	.509	7.0
Phillies	52	56	.481	10.0
Reds	46	62	.426	16.0
Cubs	43	64	.402	18.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 2

Phillies 8, Giants 1

Phillies 7, Giants 5

Cardinals 8, Pirates 3

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Cubs 7, Reds 6

Reds 5, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	7
2	Sam Chapman	5
2	Jim Hegan	5
2	Dale Mitchell	5
2	Ron Northey	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Northey	6
2	Eddie Miller	5
3	Larry Doby	4
3	Dale Mitchell	4
3	Stan Spence	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Claude Corbitt	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.67
2	Ken Heintzelman	0.50
3	Herm Wehmeier	0.43
4	Bob Lemon	0.38
5	Eddie Lopat	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Jess Dobernic	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	5
2	Murry Dickson	4
2	Johnny Sain	4
2	Ray Scarborough	4
2	Bill Wight	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Dick Fowler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.381
2	Ted Williams	.377
3	Lou Boudreau	.361
4	Dale Mitchell	.336
5	Al Dark	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	30
2	Stan Musial	28
3	Johnny Mize	27
3	Hank Sauer	27
5	Joe DiMaggio	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	104
2	Vern Stephens	102
3	Stan Musial	92
4	Joe Gordon	91
4	Ted Williams	91

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	2.16
2	Harry Brecheen	2.32
3	Ray Scarborough	2.52
4	Gene Bearden	2.56
5	Johnny Sain	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	16
2	Larry Jansen	15
2	Hal Newhouser	15
2	Vic Raschi	15
2	Johnny Sain	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	109
2	Bob Feller	105
3	Bob Lemon	104
3	Hal Newhouser	104
5	Ralph Branca	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	15
2	Harry Gumbert	14
2	Joe Page	14
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	Tom Ferrick	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.479
2	Enos Slaughter	.436
3	Mike McCormick	.432
4	Yogi Berra	.413
5	Emil Verban	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hegan	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Eddie Robinson	4
1	Ted Williams	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	18
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Dick Kokos	17
4	Larry Doby	16
5	Vern Stephens	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Larry Doby	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Bob Dillinger	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Gray	0.52
2	Carl Erskine	0.96
3	Gene Bearden	1.08
4	Steve Gromek	1.15
5	Satchel Paige	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	3
1	Gene Bearden	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	25
2	Rex Barney	20
2	Bill Kennedy	20
4	Ted Gray	17
5	Bob Lemon	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Earl Johnson	3
1	Ted Wilks	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.390
2	Dick Kokos	.374
3	Dale Mitchell	.373
4	Lou Boudreau	.369
5	Hank Arft	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	9
2	Johnny Mize	8
2	Stan Musial	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Stan Musial	28
3	Lou Boudreau	27
4	Bobby Doerr	26
4	5 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	11
2	Jackie Robinson	9
3	Larry Doby	7
4	Richie Ashburn	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Gray	1.01
2	Satchel Paige	1.36
3	Ray Scarborough	1.58
4	Dizzy Trout	1.61
5	Dave Koslo	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	5
1	Harry Brecheen	5
1	Larry Jansen	5
1	Marino Pieretti	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	35
2	Nels Potter	34
3	Lou Brissie	31
4	Harry Brecheen	29
4	Johnny Vander Meer	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	5
2	Russ Christopher	4
2	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Ted Wilks	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Dale Mitchell	.329
4	Lou Boudreau	.326
5	Barney McCosky	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Johnny Mize	42
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Joe Gordon	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	130
1	Ted Williams	130
3	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Joe Gordon	129
5	Stan Musial	127

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.41
2	Harry Brecheen	2.79
3	Joe Dobson	2.83
4	Ray Scarborough	2.96
5	Eddie Lopat	3.04

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	141
3	Ralph Branca	140
4	Bob Lemon	139
4	Hal Newhouser	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	17
2	Harry Gumbert	17
4	Ted Wilks	12
5	Hank Behrman	10