On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	87	51	.630	--
Yankees	85	52	.620	1.5
Indians	84	55	.604	3.5
Athletics	81	61	.570	8.0
Tigers	67	68	.496	18.5
Browns	54	82	.397	32.0
Senators	49	92	.348	39.5
White Sox	46	92	.333	41.0

Games

White Sox 17, Red Sox 10

Tigers 4, Senators 2

Athletics 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	81	58	.583	--
Pirates	75	61	.551	4.5
Cardinals	75	63	.543	5.5
Dodgers	75	64	.540	6.0
Giants	73	64	.533	7.0
Reds	57	79	.419	22.5
Phillies	58	81	.417	23.0
Cubs	57	81	.413	23.5

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Braves 5, Cubs 2

Pirates 8, Giants 3

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Marv Rackley	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Eddie Bockman	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Arft	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	6
2	Hank Arft	5
3	Dixie Walker	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	1.00
2	Preacher Roe	0.56
3	Tiny Bonham	0.50
3	Larry Jansen	0.50
5	Jack Kramer	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	5
1	Preacher Roe	5
3	Tiny Bonham	4
4	Walker Cress	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Glen Moulder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.377
2	Stan Musial	.375
3	Lou Boudreau	.358
4	Dale Mitchell	.335
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Johnny Mize	35
2	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	135
2	Vern Stephens	126
3	Ralph Kiner	116
3	Stan Musial	116
5	Ted Williams	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	25
3	Gil Coan	21
3	Stan Rojek	21
5	Pee Wee Reese	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.38
2	Dutch Leonard	2.44
3	Ray Scarborough	2.57
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.62
5	Johnny Sain	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	20
1	Johnny Sain	20
3	Vic Raschi	18
4	Harry Brecheen	17
4	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	138
2	Bob Lemon	137
3	Bob Feller	135
4	Hal Newhouser	127
5	Lou Brissie	126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.455
2	Ted Williams	.424
3	Bob Dillinger	.408
4	Jeff Heath	.404
5	Joe DiMaggio	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Pat Mullin	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Billy Hitchcock	16
3	Hank Majeski	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Ted Beard	3
2	Stan Rojek	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Bickford	1.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.04
3	Bob Feller	1.13
4	Monty Kennedy	1.18
5	Ted Gray	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Howie Pollet	3
2	Preacher Roe	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Harry Brecheen	23
3	Monty Kennedy	22
4	Bob Lemon	19
4	Warren Spahn	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Koslo	3
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	Murry Dickson	1
2	Karl Drews	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.392
2	Bob Dillinger	.389
3	Ted Williams	.377
4	Tommy Henrich	.376
5	Billy Goodman	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	36
2	Joe DiMaggio	31
3	Sid Gordon	29
4	Hank Majeski	28
5	Yogi Berra	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	10
2	Stan Rojek	9
3	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Eddie Waitkus	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.12
2	Monty Kennedy	1.16
3	Bob Feller	1.54
4	Sam Zoldak	1.67
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	5
1	Allie Reynolds	5
1	Johnny Sain	5
1	Johnny Schmitz	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	40
2	Harry Brecheen	38
3	Rex Barney	35
4	Monty Kennedy	33
4	Bob Lemon	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	4
2	Howie Judson	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	Frank Papish	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.379
2	Stan Musial	.375
3	Lou Boudreau	.347
4	Andy Pafko	.335
5	Enos Slaughter	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Johnny Mize	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
4	Stan Musial	35
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	140
2	Vern Stephens	136
3	Ted Williams	132
4	Stan Musial	124
5	Hank Majeski	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	28
3	Gil Coan	23
4	Stan Rojek	22
5	Earl Torgeson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Scarborough	2.53
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.54
3	Harry Brecheen	2.56
4	Johnny Sain	2.60
5	Gene Bearden	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Bob Lemon	149
3	Harry Brecheen	146
4	Hal Newhouser	141
5	Johnny Sain	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	18
2	Russ Christopher	17
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ted Wilks	14
5	2 tied	10