On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 45 .609 --
Red Sox 70 46 .603 0.5
Yankees 68 46 .596 1.5
Athletics 68 49 .581 3.0
Tigers 54 57 .486 14.0
Browns 45 67 .402 23.5
Senators 44 72 .379 26.5
White Sox 39 76 .339 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 49 .574 --
Cardinals 63 51 .553 2.5
Dodgers 61 50 .550 3.0
Pirates 57 52 .523 6.0
Giants 58 53 .523 6.0
Phillies 52 62 .456 13.5
Reds 49 67 .422 17.5
Cubs 46 68 .404 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 Marv Rackley 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Aaron Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Gus Niarhos 3
3 Charlie Keller 2
4 Yogi Berra 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.17
2 Robin Roberts 0.43
3 Paul Minner 0.36
4 Allie Reynolds 0.23
5 Al Gettel 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 7
2 Rex Barney 5
3 Paul Minner 4
4 Red Barrett 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vern Bickford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .384
2 Ted Williams .377
3 Lou Boudreau .363
4 Dale Mitchell .336
5 Andy Pafko .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 32
2 Johnny Mize 31
3 Stan Musial 30
4 Joe DiMaggio 28
4 Hank Sauer 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 113
2 Joe DiMaggio 111
3 Johnny Mize 97
4 Stan Musial 96
5 Ted Williams 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Bob Dillinger 22
3 Gil Coan 19
4 Earl Torgeson 17
5 Jackie Robinson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.20
2 Dutch Leonard 2.20
3 Gene Bearden 2.49
4 Ray Scarborough 2.67
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 17
2 Bob Lemon 16
3 Harry Brecheen 15
3 Larry Jansen 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 112
1 Lou Brissie 112
3 Bob Feller 110
4 Bob Lemon 109
5 Harry Brecheen 107

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 .474
2 Yogi Berra .460
3 Johnny Mize .410
4 Joe DiMaggio .392
5 Bob Dillinger .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Ralph Kiner 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 17
1 Vern Stephens 17
3 Lou Boudreau 14
3 Bobby Doerr 14
3 Charlie Keller 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 8
2 Gene Hermanski 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
4 Larry Doby 3
4 Marv Rackley 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Satchel Paige 0.00
2 Carl Erskine 0.43
3 Red Barrett 0.59
4 Rip Sewell 1.00
5 Virgil Trucks 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Sheldon Jones 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 19
3 Rex Barney 16
4 Nels Potter 15
4 Johnny Vander Meer 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 2
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Earl Johnson 2
1 Howie Judson 2
1 Ted Wilks 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .425
2 Lou Boudreau .394
3 Stan Rojek .392
4 Dick Kokos .379
5 Stan Musial .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Bob Elliott 7
2 Stan Musial 7
2 Andy Seminick 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 30
2 Vern Stephens 29
3 Tommy Henrich 27
4 Dick Kokos 25
5 Bob Elliott 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 12
2 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Gene Hermanski 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.55
2 Satchel Paige 1.25
3 Red Barrett 1.37
4 Dizzy Trout 1.61
5 Ted Gray 1.67

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 Rex Barney 39
2 Johnny Vander Meer 36
3 Ted Gray 30
4 Warren Spahn 29
5 Nels Potter 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 4
1 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 Stan Musial .384
2 Ted Williams .371
3 Lou Boudreau .333
4 Andy Pafko .328
5 Richie Ashburn .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
2 Johnny Mize 43
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
3 Stan Musial 34
5 Sid Gordon 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 134
2 Vern Stephens 132
3 Ted Williams 131
4 Johnny Mize 130
5 Stan Musial 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Bob Dillinger 27
3 Jackie Robinson 22
4 Gil Coan 21
5 Earl Torgeson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.44
2 Dutch Leonard 2.59
3 Ray Scarborough 2.70
4 Johnny Schmitz 2.71
5 Joe Dobson 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 22
2 Bob Lemon 21
3 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Johnny Sain 19
4 Johnny Schmitz 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 142
3 Bob Lemon 139
4 Hal Newhouser 137
5 Ralph Branca 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
2 Russ Christopher 17
3 Harry Gumbert 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 2 tied 9