On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	80	48	.625	--
Yankees	80	49	.620	0.5
Indians	77	52	.597	3.5
Athletics	73	58	.557	8.5
Tigers	61	63	.492	17.0
Browns	49	76	.392	29.5
Senators	49	81	.377	32.0
White Sox	43	85	.336	37.0

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Senators 3

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	74	57	.565	--
Cardinals	70	58	.547	2.5
Dodgers	70	58	.547	2.5
Pirates	67	58	.536	4.0
Giants	65	61	.516	6.5
Phillies	56	72	.438	16.5
Cubs	55	74	.426	18.0
Reds	54	73	.425	18.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Braves 5, Phillies 1

Pirates 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 11, Pirates 3

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Pafko	4
1	Roy Smalley	4
1	Emil Verban	4
1	Eddie Waitkus	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Andy Pafko	2
3	Johnny Blatnik	1
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Waitkus	5
2	Rube Walker	4
3	Ralph Kiner	3
3	Hank Majeski	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ted Beard	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.10
2	Red Barrett	0.60
3	Monty Kennedy	0.55
4	Ken Heintzelman	0.45
5	Kent Peterson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	Doyle Lade	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	11
2	Monty Kennedy	6
3	Ken Heintzelman	5
3	Howie Pollet	5
5	Denny Galehouse	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Ted Williams	.370
3	Lou Boudreau	.366
4	Dale Mitchell	.342
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Johnny Mize	34
2	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	127
2	Vern Stephens	120
3	Stan Musial	111
4	Johnny Mize	107
5	Ralph Kiner	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	24
3	Gil Coan	19
3	Stan Rojek	19
5	Jackie Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.37
2	Bob Lemon	2.59
3	Harry Brecheen	2.61
4	Ray Scarborough	2.65
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	19
2	Vic Raschi	17
2	Johnny Sain	17
4	Larry Jansen	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	127
2	Lou Brissie	124
3	Harry Brecheen	120
3	Bob Feller	120
5	Hal Newhouser	116

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	Hank Majeski	.406
3	Tommy Henrich	.394
3	Buddy Rosar	.394
5	Danny Murtaugh	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Del Ennis	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Tommy Henrich	5
3	Ralph Kiner	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Yogi Berra	20
2	Ralph Kiner	20
4	Sid Gordon	18
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Rojek	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
4	Eddie Waitkus	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lemon	0.00
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.59
3	Andy Hansen	0.66
4	Monty Kennedy	0.74
5	Preacher Roe	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Doyle Lade	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monty Kennedy	26
2	Rex Barney	21
3	Erv Palica	19
4	Bob Lemon	18
4	Preacher Roe	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.438
2	Yogi Berra	.390
3	Dale Mitchell	.385
4	Enos Slaughter	.382
5	Andy Pafko	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Sid Gordon	9
1	Ralph Kiner	9
4	Del Ennis	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Ralph Kiner	30
3	Yogi Berra	29
4	Stan Musial	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	11
2	Pee Wee Reese	9
3	Stan Rojek	7
4	Richie Ashburn	6
4	Gene Hermanski	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Kennedy	0.99
2	Satchel Paige	1.62
3	Red Barrett	1.70
4	Robin Roberts	1.90
5	Bob Lemon	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Johnny Schmitz	5
4	Rex Barney	4
4	16 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	40
2	Bob Lemon	36
3	Bill Kennedy	33
4	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	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.372
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Lou Boudreau	.347
4	Andy Pafko	.338
5	Enos Slaughter	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	47
2	Johnny Mize	40
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Stan Musial	34
5	Sid Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	139
2	Vern Stephens	134
3	Stan Musial	127
4	Ralph Kiner	124
4	2 others tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	29
3	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Gil Coan	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	2.51
2	Ray Scarborough	2.60
3	Harry Brecheen	2.70
4	Gene Bearden	2.74
5	Dutch Leonard	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Larry Jansen	20
2	Johnny Sain	20
2	Johnny Schmitz	20
5	Hal Newhouser	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	148
1	Bob Lemon	148
3	Hal Newhouser	139
4	Harry Brecheen	135
5	Johnny Sain	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	3 tied	10