On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	86	50	.632	--
Yankees	84	52	.618	2.0
Indians	84	53	.613	2.5
Athletics	79	61	.564	9.0
Tigers	64	68	.485	20.0
Browns	53	80	.398	31.5
Senators	49	89	.355	38.0
White Sox	45	91	.331	41.0

Games

Athletics 10, Red Sox 4

Indians 6, Browns 4

Browns 3, Indians 3

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	79	58	.577	--
Pirates	74	58	.561	2.5
Cardinals	73	63	.537	5.5
Giants	72	63	.533	6.0
Dodgers	71	63	.530	6.5
Phillies	58	79	.423	21.0
Cubs	57	78	.422	21.0
Reds	56	78	.418	21.5

Games

Pirates 7, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Dodgers 3

Phillies 6, Braves 4

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bama Rowell	6
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
4	Tommy Holmes	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Wyrostek	4
2	Bert Haas	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	Hank Majeski	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dale Mitchell	2
2	Bob Dillinger	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Wally Moses	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Satchel Paige	0.86
2	Rip Sewell	0.80
3	Red Barrett	0.57
4	Bob Feller	0.50
4	Fred Hutchinson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Dutch Leonard	6
1	Satchel Paige	6
4	Vern Bickford	5
4	Tommy Byrne	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Howie Judson	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.373
2	Ted Williams	.368
3	Lou Boudreau	.362
4	Dale Mitchell	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Stan Musial	35
4	Johnny Mize	34
5	Hank Sauer	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	135
2	Vern Stephens	124
3	Stan Musial	116
4	Ralph Kiner	114
5	Ted Williams	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	25
3	Gil Coan	20
4	Pee Wee Reese	19
4	Stan Rojek	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.44
2	Harry Brecheen	2.49
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.56
4	Bob Lemon	2.61
5	Ray Scarborough	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	20
2	Johnny Sain	19
3	Vic Raschi	18
4	Larry Jansen	17
4	Johnny Schmitz	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	135
2	Bob Lemon	133
3	Harry Brecheen	130
4	Lou Brissie	124
5	Hal Newhouser	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	16
2	Harry Gumbert	15
2	Joe Page	15
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.477
2	Dave Philley	.452
3	Billy Hitchcock	.442
4	Billy Goodman	.423
5	Bob Dillinger	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Pat Mullin	5
2	Al Zarilla	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Yogi Berra	19
2	Billy Hitchcock	19
4	Ralph Kiner	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Waitkus	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Ted Beard	3
3	Dale Mitchell	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.56
2	Monty Kennedy	0.93
3	Vern Bickford	1.00
4	Johnny Sain	1.09
5	Bob Feller	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Haynes	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Howie Pollet	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Bob Lemon	22
3	Harry Brecheen	20
4	Monty Kennedy	18
4	Mel Parnell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Koslo	3
2	Howie Judson	2
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.393
2	Bob Dillinger	.382
3	Dixie Walker	.376
4	Stan Rojek	.371
5	Yogi Berra	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Del Ennis	9
3	Tommy Henrich	9
5	Sid Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Yogi Berra	32
4	Sid Gordon	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	10
2	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Stan Rojek	7
4	Gene Hermanski	6
4	Eddie Waitkus	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.12
2	Monty Kennedy	1.19
3	Bob Lemon	1.19
4	Sam Zoldak	1.42
5	Bob Feller	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Schmitz	6
2	Bob Chesnes	5
2	Sheldon Jones	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	37
2	Harry Brecheen	33
3	Rex Barney	32
3	Bob Feller	32
3	2 others tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Kirby Higbe	4
3	Howie Judson	3
3	Dave Koslo	3
3	Frank Papish	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Ted Williams	.372
3	Lou Boudreau	.347
4	Andy Pafko	.334
5	Enos Slaughter	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Johnny Mize	38
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Sid Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	141
2	Vern Stephens	135
3	Ted Williams	128
4	Stan Musial	125
5	Johnny Mize	121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	2.43
2	Ray Scarborough	2.45
3	Johnny Sain	2.61
4	Harry Brecheen	2.67
5	Bob Lemon	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	22
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Larry Jansen	20
3	Johnny Schmitz	20
5	Vic Raschi	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	155
2	Bob Lemon	149
3	Harry Brecheen	138
4	Hal Newhouser	137
5	Johnny Sain	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	19
2	Russ Christopher	17
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ted Wilks	14
5	2 tied	10