On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	70	43	.619	--
Red Sox	69	46	.600	2.0
Yankees	66	46	.589	3.5
Athletics	68	48	.586	3.5
Tigers	54	56	.491	14.5
Browns	44	67	.396	25.0
Senators	44	71	.383	27.0
White Sox	37	75	.330	32.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Senators 6

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Browns 5

Yankees 6, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	64	49	.566	--
Dodgers	61	48	.560	1.0
Cardinals	63	50	.558	1.0
Pirates	56	52	.519	5.5
Giants	56	53	.514	6.0
Phillies	52	59	.468	11.0
Reds	48	66	.421	16.5
Cubs	45	68	.398	19.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 7

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 9, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	4
2	Al Dark	3
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Marty Marion	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Vern Stephens	2
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Ron Northey	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	Del Ennis	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.50
2	Warren Spahn	1.14
3	Preacher Roe	1.00
4	Ken Heintzelman	0.67
5	Fred Hutchinson	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	9
2	Ken Heintzelman	8
2	Warren Spahn	8
4	Red Munger	7
5	Fred Hutchinson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Paul Minner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.383
2	Ted Williams	.381
3	Lou Boudreau	.364
4	Dale Mitchell	.334
5	Andy Pafko	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	32
2	Johnny Mize	31
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	Hank Sauer	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	113
2	Joe DiMaggio	106
3	Stan Musial	96
4	Johnny Mize	95
5	Ted Williams	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	27
2	Bob Dillinger	22
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	2.67
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.82

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	Bob Lemon	109
3	Harry Brecheen	107
4	Ewell Blackwell	105
4	Bob Feller	105

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	.510
2	Yogi Berra	.457
3	Dale Mitchell	.397
4	Bob Dillinger	.396
5	Johnny Mize	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	Sid Gordon	4
2	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Stan Musial	4
2	Eddie Robinson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	17
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
3	Lou Boudreau	15
4	Larry Doby	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Larry Doby	3
3	Gene Hermanski	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Satchel Paige	0.00
2	Carl Erskine	0.43
3	Rip Sewell	1.00
4	Gene Bearden	1.08
5	Steve Gromek	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Bob Chesnes	3
1	Satchel Paige	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	21
2	Bob Lemon	18
2	Johnny Vander Meer	18
4	Joe Hatten	17
5	Lou Brissie	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.413
2	Eddie Waitkus	.385
3	Stan Musial	.376
4	Johnny Lipon	.372
5	Enos Slaughter	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	11
2	Stan Musial	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
3	Tommy Henrich	28
4	Stan Musial	26
4	Ron Northey	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Bob Dillinger	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
4	Larry Doby	4
4	Pee Wee Reese	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	0.55
2	Satchel Paige	1.18
3	Robin Roberts	1.47
4	Dizzy Trout	1.61
5	Bob Porterfield	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	6
2	Rex Barney	5
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Sheldon Jones	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	36
2	Rex Barney	34
3	Ted Gray	30
3	Nels Potter	30
5	Warren Spahn	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.380
2	Stan Musial	.378
3	Lou Boudreau	.333
4	Andy Pafko	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	134
2	Johnny Mize	133
3	Ted Williams	132
4	Joe DiMaggio	130
5	Stan Musial	123

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	Harry Brecheen	2.51
2	Dutch Leonard	2.51
3	Ray Scarborough	2.65
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.80
5	Joe Dobson	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Bob Lemon	141
3	Hal Newhouser	136
4	Ewell Blackwell	135
5	Ralph Branca	134

Saves

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