On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	91	55	.623	--
Indians	91	55	.623	0.0
Yankees	90	55	.621	0.5
Athletics	83	65	.561	9.0
Tigers	72	72	.500	18.0
Browns	56	87	.392	33.5
Senators	52	95	.354	39.5
White Sox	46	97	.322	43.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 1

Senators 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	86	59	.593	--
Cardinals	79	66	.545	7.0
Dodgers	79	67	.541	7.5
Pirates	78	67	.538	8.0
Giants	75	71	.514	11.5
Phillies	64	83	.435	23.0
Reds	60	83	.420	25.0
Cubs	60	85	.414	26.0

Games

Pirates 5, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 8, Braves 2

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Cubs 11, Giants 7

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Stan Musial	5
4	Hal Jeffcoat	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Bockman	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	4
1	Roy Smalley	4
3	Eddie Mayo	3
3	Bill Nicholson	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Sherry Robertson	1
1	Thurman Tucker	1
1	Eddie Waitkus	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.20
2	Tommy Byrne	1.10
3	Bob Rush	0.75
4	Al Brazle	0.57
5	Bill Wight	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Dutch McCall	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	11
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Johnny Vander Meer	5
4	Al Brazle	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Borowy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.368
3	Lou Boudreau	.355
4	Dale Mitchell	.337
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
1	Ralph Kiner	39
3	Johnny Mize	38
3	Stan Musial	38
5	Hank Sauer	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	148
2	Vern Stephens	132
3	Johnny Mize	123
4	Stan Musial	122
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	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Vic Raschi	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Bob Lemon	140
3	Harry Brecheen	138
4	Hal Newhouser	134
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	Stan Musial	.481
2	Ferris Fain	.469
3	Jeff Heath	.464
4	Dixie Walker	.446
5	Joe DiMaggio	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Del Ennis	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Hank Sauer	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	21
2	Hank Majeski	19
3	Ted Williams	17
4	Ferris Fain	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Stan Rojek	5
3	Ted Beard	4
3	Thurman Tucker	4
5	2 tied	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	Bob Feller	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
1	Sam Zoldak	4
3	Gene Bearden	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Tommy Byrne	23
3	Harry Brecheen	18
3	Hal Newhouser	18
5	Johnny Sain	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milo Candini	2
1	Russ Christopher	2
3	Hank Borowy	1
3	Lou Brissie	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Henrich	.379
2	Hank Majeski	.374
3	Dixie Walker	.370
4	Danny Murtaugh	.368
5	Joe DiMaggio	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	12
1	Del Ennis	12
3	Tommy Henrich	9
4	Stan Musial	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Pat Mullin	33
3	Hank Majeski	32
4	Ralph Kiner	31
5	Yogi Berra	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Rojek	11
2	Pee Wee Reese	9
3	Eddie Waitkus	7
4	Ted Beard	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.06
2	Preacher Roe	1.65
3	Vern Bickford	1.67
4	Johnny Schmitz	1.73
5	Johnny Sain	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Preacher Roe	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Vic Raschi	34
3	Rex Barney	33
3	Robin Roberts	33
5	Johnny Sain	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Milo Candini	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.384
2	Ted Williams	.368
3	Lou Boudreau	.353
4	Dale Mitchell	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
1	Ralph Kiner	40
3	Johnny Mize	39
4	Stan Musial	38
5	Hank Sauer	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	151
2	Vern Stephens	136
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Stan Musial	125
5	Johnny Mize	124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.34
2	Johnny Schmitz	2.55
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
2	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Larry Jansen	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	158
2	Bob Lemon	149
3	Hal Newhouser	146
4	Harry Brecheen	138
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