On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	77	48	.616	--
Yankees	76	49	.608	1.0
Indians	76	50	.603	1.5
Athletics	73	55	.570	5.5
Tigers	59	62	.488	16.0
Senators	49	77	.389	28.5
Browns	47	75	.385	28.5
White Sox	42	83	.336	35.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Tigers 1

Yankees 5, Browns 4

Indians 8, Athletics 1

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	54	.561	--
Braves	71	56	.559	0.0
Cardinals	69	57	.548	1.5
Pirates	66	55	.545	2.0
Giants	61	60	.504	7.0
Phillies	55	69	.444	14.5
Reds	53	72	.424	17.0
Cubs	52	73	.416	18.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 0

Reds 3, Braves 1

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Braves 11, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clint Conatser	5
1	Phil Masi	5
3	Frank Baumholtz	4
3	Al Dark	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Les Moss	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Billy Hitchcock	3
1	Ken Keltner	3
1	Johnny Pesky	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Bockman	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monty Kennedy	0.82
2	Vic Raschi	0.78
3	Bob Feller	0.75
4	Preacher Roe	0.50
5	Robin Roberts	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Glenn Elliott	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
1	Monty Kennedy	9
3	Vic Raschi	7
4	Lou Brissie	6
4	Fred Sanford	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1
1	Forrest Thompson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.376
2	Lou Boudreau	.369
3	Ted Williams	.368
4	Dale Mitchell	.345
5	Enos Slaughter	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Stan Musial	34
3	Johnny Mize	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	119
2	Joe DiMaggio	117
3	Stan Musial	109
4	Ted Williams	102
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	23
3	Gil Coan	19
4	Jackie Robinson	18
4	Stan Rojek	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.33
2	Harry Brecheen	2.57
3	Ray Scarborough	2.65
4	Bob Lemon	2.69
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	18
2	Vic Raschi	17
3	Johnny Sain	16
4	Harry Brecheen	15
4	5 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	124
2	Bob Feller	120
3	Bob Lemon	118
4	Harry Brecheen	115
5	Ewell Blackwell	114

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.435
2	Lou Boudreau	.424
3	Stan Rojek	.419
4	Bob Dillinger	.407
5	Dale Mitchell	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	7
2	Tommy Henrich	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Sid Gordon	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	17
1	Ralph Kiner	17
1	Vern Stephens	17
4	Sid Gordon	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Rojek	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Gene Hermanski	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.37
2	Sam Zoldak	0.53
3	Monty Kennedy	0.71
3	Harry Gumbert	0.71
5	Preacher Roe	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allie Reynolds	4
2	Bob Chesnes	3
2	Jim Hearn	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	Bob Porterfield	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	21
2	Monty Kennedy	20
3	Vic Raschi	19
3	Robin Roberts	19
5	Erv Palica	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	4
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Art Houtteman	2
2	Howie Judson	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.456
2	Enos Slaughter	.414
3	Yogi Berra	.400
4	Dale Mitchell	.391
5	Bud Stewart	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
2	Del Ennis	8
2	Tommy Henrich	8
4	Sid Gordon	7
4	Ralph Kiner	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	30
2	Stan Musial	29
3	Yogi Berra	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Pee Wee Reese	8
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Gene Hermanski	6
3	Stan Rojek	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Satchel Paige	1.51
2	Red Barrett	1.83
3	Bob Porterfield	1.84
4	Preacher Roe	1.89
5	Robin Roberts	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	5
1	Gene Bearden	5
1	Bob Chesnes	5
1	Satchel Paige	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	41
2	Johnny Vander Meer	32
3	Bill Kennedy	31
3	Vic Raschi	31
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Kirby Higbe	4
1	Art Houtteman	4
4	Russ Christopher	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.369
3	Lou Boudreau	.346
4	Enos Slaughter	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	46
2	Johnny Mize	39
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Sid Gordon	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	133
2	Joe DiMaggio	132
3	Ted Williams	127
4	Stan Musial	126
5	Joe Gordon	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	28
3	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Gil Coan	21
5	Earl Torgeson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Scarborough	2.63
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.65
3	Harry Brecheen	2.67
4	Dutch Leonard	2.72
5	Gene Bearden	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	22
2	Larry Jansen	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
2	Johnny Schmitz	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	148
2	Bob Lemon	141
3	Ewell Blackwell	138
4	Hal Newhouser	133
5	2 tied	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	3 tied	10