On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 68 42 .618 --
Athletics 67 45 .598 2.0
Red Sox 65 45 .591 3.0
Yankees 62 46 .574 5.0
Tigers 53 55 .491 14.0
Senators 44 66 .400 24.0
Browns 43 65 .398 24.0
White Sox 36 74 .327 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 47 .573 --
Dodgers 59 47 .557 2.0
Cardinals 59 50 .541 3.5
Pirates 54 50 .519 6.0
Giants 54 53 .505 7.5
Phillies 52 57 .477 10.5
Reds 47 63 .427 16.0
Cubs 44 65 .404 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Allie Clark 3
1 Clint Conatser 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clint Conatser 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 Virgil Stallcup 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 2
2 Bobby Adams 1
2 Ed Fitz Gerald 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.60
2 Vic Lombardi 0.50
2 Bill Voiselle 0.50
4 Ted Gray 0.44
5 Carl Erskine 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 9
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Bill Voiselle 5
4 Ted Gray 4
4 Vic Lombardi 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stubby Overmire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .384
2 Ted Williams .377
3 Lou Boudreau .360
4 Dale Mitchell .334
5 Al Dark .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 31
2 Stan Musial 30
3 Johnny Mize 28
4 Hank Sauer 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 104
2 Vern Stephens 102
3 Stan Musial 95
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 Jackie Robinson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.16
2 Harry Brecheen 2.32
3 Gene Bearden 2.39
4 Ray Scarborough 2.52
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 Ewell Blackwell 105
2 Bob Feller 105
4 Bob Lemon 104
4 Hal Newhouser 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 15
2 Harry Gumbert 14
2 Joe Page 14
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 Tom Ferrick 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .500
2 Yogi Berra .458
3 Grady Hatton .382
3 Bud Stewart .382
5 Mike McCormick .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 5
2 Bob Elliott 4
2 Jim Hegan 4
2 Eddie Robinson 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 15
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 Yogi Berra 14
3 Dick Kokos 14
3 Stan Musial 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 8
2 Larry Doby 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.67
2 Gene Bearden 0.79
3 Steve Gromek 1.15
4 Satchel Paige 1.33
5 Murry Dickson 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 4
2 Rex Barney 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 22
2 Ted Gray 21
3 Bill Kennedy 18
4 Joe Hatten 17
5 Rex Barney 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Kokos .371
2 Enos Slaughter .364
3 Allie Clark .364
4 Hank Arft .361
5 Dale Mitchell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 9
1 Pat Seerey 9
3 Bob Elliott 8
3 Johnny Mize 8
5 Joe DiMaggio 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
1 Tommy Henrich 31
3 Lou Boudreau 26
3 Bob Elliott 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.61
2 Satchel Paige 1.36
3 Gene Bearden 1.58
4 Ray Scarborough 1.58
5 Ted Gray 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 5
1 Gene Bearden 5
1 Harry Brecheen 5
1 Carl Erskine 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 35
2 Nels Potter 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Ted Gray 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .378
2 Stan Musial .372
3 Lou Boudreau .327
4 Dale Mitchell .326
5 Barney McCosky .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Johnny Mize 43
3 Stan Musial 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Joe Gordon 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 131
2 Ted Williams 130
3 Joe DiMaggio 129
4 Stan Musial 128
5 Joe Gordon 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 26
3 Jackie Robinson 22
4 Gil Coan 20
4 Earl Torgeson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.51
2 Harry Brecheen 2.79
3 Johnny Schmitz 2.80
4 Joe Dobson 2.83
5 Ray Scarborough 2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 140
3 Ralph Branca 139
4 Hal Newhouser 138
5 Bob Lemon 137

Saves

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