On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 42 .622 --
Athletics 68 46 .596 2.5
Red Sox 66 46 .589 3.5
Yankees 64 46 .582 4.5
Tigers 53 55 .491 14.5
Browns 43 66 .394 25.0
Senators 44 68 .393 25.5
White Sox 36 74 .327 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 48 .568 --
Dodgers 60 47 .561 1.0
Cardinals 61 50 .550 2.0
Pirates 56 50 .528 4.5
Giants 55 53 .509 6.5
Phillies 52 58 .473 10.5
Reds 47 65 .420 16.5
Cubs 44 67 .396 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
3 Bobby Brown 2
3 Ferris Fain 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Pete Suder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Brown 3
1 Hank Majeski 3
1 Terry Moore 3
4 Ferris Fain 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Rojek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 1.40
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.57
3 Rip Sewell 0.36
4 Doyle Lade 0.27
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 7
2 Ken Raffensberger 4
2 Rip Sewell 4
4 Lou Brissie 3
4 Doyle Lade 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .383
2 Stan Musial .381
3 Lou Boudreau .361
4 Dale Mitchell .331
5 Al Dark .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 31
2 Stan Musial 30
3 Johnny Mize 29
4 Hank Sauer 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 105
2 Joe DiMaggio 104
3 Stan Musial 95
4 Ted Williams 92
5 2 tied 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 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.16
2 Harry Brecheen 2.20
3 Gene Bearden 2.39
4 Ray Scarborough 2.52
5 Johnny Sain 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 16
1 Vic Raschi 16
3 Harry Brecheen 15
3 Larry Jansen 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 112
2 Harry Brecheen 107
3 Ewell Blackwell 105
3 Bob Feller 105
5 2 tied 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 .489
2 Yogi Berra .426
3 Mike McCormick .421
4 Dixie Walker .370
5 Ted Williams .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 4
1 Stan Musial 4
1 Eddie Robinson 4
4 Bob Elliott 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 14
1 Joe DiMaggio 14
1 Vern Stephens 14
4 Larry Doby 13
4 2 others tied 13

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 Satchel Paige 0.00
2 Carl Erskine 0.67
3 Gene Bearden 0.79
4 Rip Sewell 1.00
5 Steve Gromek 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 4
2 Rex Barney 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Bob Chesnes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 21
2 Rex Barney 19
3 Nels Potter 18
4 Bill Kennedy 17
5 Lou Brissie 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Ted Wilks 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .371
2 Enos Slaughter .370
3 Eddie Waitkus .369
4 Dick Kokos .368
5 Ted Williams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Stan Musial 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Bob Elliott 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Tommy Henrich 30
3 Vern Stephens 28
4 Lou Boudreau 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 12
2 Bob Dillinger 8
3 Larry Doby 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 Mickey Vernon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.61
2 Robin Roberts 1.47
3 Satchel Paige 1.50
4 Ray Scarborough 1.58
5 Dizzy Trout 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 6
1 Harry Brecheen 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
4 Bob Chesnes 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 40
2 Harry Brecheen 36
3 Ted Gray 30
3 Nels Potter 30
5 Ewell Blackwell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 5
2 Harry Gumbert 4
2 Ted Wilks 4
4 Lou Brissie 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Stan Musial .372
3 Lou Boudreau .329
4 Barney McCosky .326
5 Andy Pafko .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Johnny Mize 44
3 Stan Musial 36
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Joe Gordon 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 132
2 Ted Williams 131
3 Joe DiMaggio 129
4 Stan Musial 127
5 Vern Stephens 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 27
2 Bob Dillinger 26
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Gil Coan 20
4 Earl Torgeson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.51
2 Dutch Leonard 2.51
3 Ray Scarborough 2.55
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.80
5 Joe Dobson 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Bob Lemon 22
3 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Johnny Sain 19
5 3 tied 18

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 2 tied 9