On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	84	48	.636	--
Yankees	81	52	.609	3.5
Indians	80	53	.602	4.5
Athletics	76	59	.563	9.5
Tigers	62	66	.484	20.0
Browns	52	77	.403	30.5
Senators	49	85	.366	36.0
White Sox	44	88	.333	40.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Yankees 4

Indians 3, Tigers 2

Browns 5, White Sox 2

Browns 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	76	57	.571	--
Pirates	72	58	.554	2.5
Dodgers	71	60	.542	4.0
Cardinals	71	62	.534	5.0
Giants	69	63	.523	6.5
Cubs	57	76	.429	19.0
Phillies	57	76	.429	19.0
Reds	55	76	.420	20.0

Games

Pirates 6, Reds 1

Dodgers 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 4, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lipon	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Eddie Pellagrini	4
1	Taffy Wright	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Kluttz	1
1	Dick Kokos	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	3
1	Al Zarilla	3
3	Billy Hitchcock	2
3	Ralph Kiner	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ted Beard	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rex Barney	2.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.67
3	Bob Feller	0.88
4	Hal Newhouser	0.78
5	Bucky Walters	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	10
2	Bob Feller	7
2	Hal Newhouser	7
4	Bucky Walters	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Ted Williams	.366
3	Lou Boudreau	.365
4	Dale Mitchell	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Johnny Mize	34
2	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	128
2	Vern Stephens	123
3	Stan Musial	113
4	Ralph Kiner	109
4	Johnny Mize	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	24
3	Gil Coan	20
4	Stan Rojek	19
5	Jackie Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.45
2	Harry Brecheen	2.49
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.56
4	Ray Scarborough	2.65
5	Bob Lemon	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	19
2	Vic Raschi	18
2	Johnny Sain	18
4	Johnny Schmitz	17
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	130
2	Bob Feller	129
2	Bob Lemon	129
4	Lou Brissie	124
5	Hal Newhouser	123

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	Billy Goodman	.426
2	Hank Majeski	.414
3	Danny Murtaugh	.406
4	Dave Philley	.404
5	Tommy Henrich	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	6
1	Sid Gordon	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Tommy Henrich	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	20
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Yogi Berra	18
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Rojek	5
1	Eddie Waitkus	5
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	Ted Beard	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.36
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.74
3	Johnny Sain	0.83
4	Bob Feller	0.84
5	2 tied	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Doyle Lade	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monty Kennedy	24
2	Vic Raschi	21
3	Harry Brecheen	20
4	Rex Barney	19
4	Bob Feller	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Dave Koslo	2
2	Clyde Shoun	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.424
2	Yogi Berra	.383
3	Bob Dillinger	.374
4	Stan Rojek	.372
5	Dale Mitchell	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Sid Gordon	9
4	Del Ennis	8
4	Tommy Henrich	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
1	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Yogi Berra	31
4	Sid Gordon	29
5	Stan Musial	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	10
2	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Stan Rojek	7
4	Gene Hermanski	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monty Kennedy	1.19
2	Andy Hansen	1.29
3	Red Barrett	1.45
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.45
5	Preacher Roe	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Schmitz	6
2	Bob Chesnes	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
4	Rex Barney	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	37
2	Rex Barney	35
3	Harry Brecheen	33
4	Bob Lemon	31
5	Vic Raschi	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Kirby Higbe	4
3	Art Houtteman	3
3	Howie Judson	3
3	Frank Papish	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Ted Williams	.365
3	Lou Boudreau	.348
4	Enos Slaughter	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Johnny Mize	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Sid Gordon	34
4	Stan Musial	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	137
2	Vern Stephens	135
3	Ted Williams	127
4	Ralph Kiner	126
5	Stan Musial	125

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	2.43
2	Ray Scarborough	2.45
3	Johnny Sain	2.67
4	Bob Chesnes	2.72
5	Harry Brecheen	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	22
2	Larry Jansen	20
2	Johnny Sain	20
2	Johnny Schmitz	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	151
2	Bob Lemon	146
3	Harry Brecheen	142
4	Hal Newhouser	140
5	Johnny Sain	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	19
2	Russ Christopher	16
3	Harry Gumbert	14
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	3 tied	10