On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	91	54	.628	--
Indians	90	55	.621	1.0
Yankees	89	55	.618	1.5
Athletics	83	64	.565	9.0
Tigers	71	72	.497	19.0
Browns	56	86	.394	33.5
Senators	51	95	.349	40.5
White Sox	46	96	.324	43.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	86	58	.597	--
Dodgers	79	66	.545	7.5
Cardinals	78	66	.542	8.0
Pirates	77	67	.535	9.0
Giants	75	69	.521	11.0
Phillies	64	82	.438	23.0
Reds	59	83	.415	26.0
Cubs	58	85	.406	27.5

Games

Pirates 6, Dodgers 3

Braves 11, Cardinals 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 0

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Reds 1

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Walker	6
2	Putsy Caballero	4
2	Steve Filipowicz	4
2	Mike McCormick	4
2	Johnny Wyrostek	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Ron Northey	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	Lou Stringer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike McCormick	4
1	Andy Pafko	4
1	Harry Walker	4
4	Putsy Caballero	3
4	Johnny Mize	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	Enos Slaughter	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Bickford	0.71
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.50
2	Jocko Thompson	0.50
4	Vic Lombardi	0.44
5	Larry Jansen	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Bickford	5
1	Jocko Thompson	5
1	Herm Wehmeier	5
4	Larry Jansen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chipman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.373
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Lou Boudreau	.354
4	Dale Mitchell	.335
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
1	Ralph Kiner	39
3	Johnny Mize	38
4	Stan Musial	37
5	Hank Sauer	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	147
2	Vern Stephens	131
3	Johnny Mize	121
4	Stan Musial	120
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	25
3	Stan Rojek	24
4	Pee Wee Reese	22
5	Gil Coan	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.34
2	Dutch Leonard	2.56
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.64
4	Johnny Sain	2.67
5	Gene Bearden	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	22
2	Bob Lemon	20
3	Vic Raschi	19
4	Harry Brecheen	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	146
2	Bob Lemon	140
3	Harry Brecheen	138
4	Hal Newhouser	130
5	Johnny Sain	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	17
2	Joe Page	16
3	Harry Gumbert	15
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.467
2	Jeff Heath	.464
3	Joe DiMaggio	.462
4	Tommy Henrich	.414
4	Barney McCosky	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Del Ennis	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
4	Johnny Mize	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Hank Majeski	19
3	Ted Williams	17
4	Del Ennis	16
4	Ferris Fain	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Stan Rojek	5
3	Ted Beard	4
4	Enos Slaughter	3
4	Thurman Tucker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Chambers	0.00
2	Harry Brecheen	0.36
3	Vern Bickford	0.50
4	Sam Zoldak	1.23
5	Warren Spahn	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
1	Sam Zoldak	4
3	Gene Bearden	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Harry Brecheen	18
3	Johnny Sain	17
4	Robin Roberts	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milo Candini	2
1	Russ Christopher	2
3	Lou Brissie	1
3	Bob Chipman	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Henrich	.388
2	Billy Goodman	.381
3	Joe DiMaggio	.375
4	Hank Majeski	.374
5	Jeff Heath	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	12
1	Del Ennis	12
3	Tommy Henrich	9
4	Joe Gordon	7
4	6 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Ralph Kiner	33
3	Hank Majeski	32
4	Pat Mullin	31
5	Yogi Berra	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	11
1	Stan Rojek	11
3	Eddie Waitkus	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Hansen	1.14
2	Bob Feller	1.46
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.60
4	Preacher Roe	1.65
5	Vern Bickford	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Preacher Roe	5
2	Johnny Schmitz	5
2	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Monty Kennedy	36
2	Vic Raschi	36
4	Rex Barney	34
5	Robin Roberts	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Howie Judson	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	Frank Papish	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.376
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Lou Boudreau	.349
4	Richie Ashburn	.333
5	Andy Pafko	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
1	Ralph Kiner	40
3	Johnny Mize	39
4	Stan Musial	37
5	Hank Sauer	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	150
2	Vern Stephens	136
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Stan Musial	124
5	Hank Majeski	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	26
3	Stan Rojek	25
4	Gil Coan	22
4	Pee Wee Reese	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.33
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.52
3	Dutch Leonard	2.60
4	Johnny Sain	2.64
5	Ray Scarborough	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Bob Lemon	21
3	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Johnny Schmitz	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	153
2	Bob Lemon	149
3	Harry Brecheen	144
4	Hal Newhouser	142
5	Johnny Sain	136

Saves

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