On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	72	47	.605	--
Indians	71	47	.602	0.5
Yankees	70	47	.598	1.0
Athletics	69	51	.575	3.5
Tigers	56	58	.491	13.5
Browns	46	69	.400	24.0
Senators	46	73	.387	26.0
White Sox	40	78	.339	31.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 4

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	68	51	.571	--
Cardinals	65	53	.551	2.5
Dodgers	62	52	.544	3.5
Pirates	61	52	.540	4.0
Giants	60	55	.522	6.0
Phillies	52	65	.444	15.0
Reds	50	68	.424	17.5
Cubs	48	70	.407	19.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Dodgers 6, Reds 1

Pirates 11, Phillies 4

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 7, Giants 2

Cardinals 7, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Enos Slaughter	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Whitey Lockman	5
2	Red Schoendienst	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	5
2	Peanuts Lowrey	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Sid Gordon	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Papish	0.67
2	Spec Shea	0.62
3	Murry Dickson	0.50
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.50
5	Cliff Fannin	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Johnson	5
1	Spec Shea	5
3	Murry Dickson	4
3	Kirby Higbe	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	2
2	Bob Savage	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.379
2	Ted Williams	.373
3	Lou Boudreau	.361
4	Dale Mitchell	.339
5	Andy Pafko	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Stan Musial	32
3	Johnny Mize	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Hank Sauer	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	115
2	Joe DiMaggio	113
3	Stan Musial	101
4	Johnny Mize	98
5	Ted Williams	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Bob Dillinger	23
3	Gil Coan	19
4	Earl Torgeson	17
5	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.28
2	Harry Brecheen	2.47
3	Ray Scarborough	2.59
4	Gene Bearden	2.77
5	Bob Lemon	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	17
1	Vic Raschi	17
3	Johnny Sain	16
4	Harry Brecheen	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	113
2	Ewell Blackwell	112
3	Bob Lemon	111
4	Harry Brecheen	110
4	Bob Feller	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	15
2	Harry Gumbert	14
2	Joe Page	14
4	Ted Wilks	12
5	Tom Ferrick	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Yogi Berra	.479
2	Allie Clark	.472
3	Lou Boudreau	.444
4	Gene Hermanski	.429
5	Richie Ashburn	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	17
2	Bobby Doerr	16
2	Vern Stephens	16
4	Tommy Henrich	15
4	Ralph Kiner	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Barrett	0.52
2	Doyle Lade	0.95
3	Allie Reynolds	0.98
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
5	Warren Spahn	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	26
2	Ewell Blackwell	19
3	Murry Dickson	18
4	Joe Hatten	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Lou Brissie	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Yogi Berra	.425
2	Allie Clark	.419
3	Enos Slaughter	.402
4	Lou Boudreau	.390
5	Luke Appling	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	9
2	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Sid Gordon	7
3	Johnny Mize	7
3	Vern Stephens	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	30
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
3	Tommy Henrich	27
3	Stan Musial	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	11
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Gene Hermanski	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
5	Richie Ashburn	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Barrett	1.27
2	Bob Porterfield	1.38
3	Dizzy Trout	1.61
4	Satchel Paige	1.73
5	Robin Roberts	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	5
1	Harry Brecheen	5
1	Bob Chesnes	5
1	Vic Raschi	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	35
2	Johnny Vander Meer	34
3	Warren Spahn	31
4	Ted Gray	30
5	Nels Potter	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.381
2	Ted Williams	.366
3	Andy Pafko	.333
4	Lou Boudreau	.331
5	Richie Ashburn	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Johnny Mize	40
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	133
2	Joe DiMaggio	132
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Johnny Mize	125
4	Stan Musial	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Bob Dillinger	28
3	Gil Coan	21
3	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Earl Torgeson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.64
2	Harry Brecheen	2.65
3	Ray Scarborough	2.69
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.71
5	Gene Bearden	2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Ewell Blackwell	142
3	Bob Lemon	140
4	Hal Newhouser	138
5	Harry Brecheen	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	Tom Ferrick	10