Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 25, 1948

On This Day

Saturday, September 25, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	92	56	.622	--
Indians	92	56	.622	0.0
Yankees	91	57	.615	1.0
Athletics	83	66	.557	9.5
Tigers	74	73	.503	17.5
Browns	57	89	.390	34.0
Senators	53	95	.358	39.0
White Sox	48	98	.329	43.0

Games

Indians 9, Tigers 3

Red Sox 7, Yankees 2

Browns 7, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	86	60	.589	--
Dodgers	81	67	.547	6.0
Cardinals	80	67	.544	6.5
Pirates	79	68	.537	7.5
Giants	76	72	.514	11.0
Phillies	64	85	.430	23.5
Reds	62	84	.425	24.0
Cubs	61	86	.415	25.5

Games

Giants 3, Braves 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 16, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Hopp	4
1	Mike McCormick	4
3	Bob Chesnes	3
3	Paul Lehner	3
3	Eddie Robinson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	Wally Moses	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Beard	3
1	Paul Lehner	3
3	Monty Basgall	2
3	Sam Dente	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	2
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
3	Grady Hatton	1
3	Jim Hegan	1
3	Buddy Kerr	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	2.00
2	Rex Barney	1.00
3	Howie Pollet	0.56
4	Jack Kramer	0.55
5	Allie Reynolds	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	8
2	Jack Kramer	6
3	Howie Pollet	5
4	Gene Bearden	4
4	Monk Dubiel	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.379
2	Ted Williams	.369
3	Lou Boudreau	.354
4	Dale Mitchell	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	151
2	Vern Stephens	133
3	Stan Musial	125
4	Johnny Mize	124
5	Ted Williams	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.29
2	Dutch Leonard	2.51
3	Johnny Sain	2.63
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.64
5	Gene Bearden	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	22
2	Bob Lemon	20
3	Harry Brecheen	19
3	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Vic Raschi	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Harry Brecheen	143
3	Bob Lemon	142
4	Hal Newhouser	134
5	Rex Barney	130

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.469
2	Stan Musial	.458
3	Dixie Walker	.431
4	Joe DiMaggio	.423
5	Ted Williams	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Del Ennis	5
1	Joe Gordon	5
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Hank Sauer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Andy Pafko	16
3	Johnny Mize	15
3	Jerry Priddy	15
3	Dixie Walker	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	7
2	Stan Rojek	5
3	Grady Hatton	4
4	Bud Stewart	3
4	Thurman Tucker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Bickford	0.50
1	Blix Donnelly	0.50
3	Harry Brecheen	0.72
4	Bob Feller	1.33
5	Joe Page	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Gene Bearden	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Tommy Byrne	21
3	Johnny Sain	18
4	Rex Barney	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
2	Milo Candini	2
2	Russ Christopher	2
4	Hank Borowy	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.400
2	Hank Majeski	.391
3	Joe DiMaggio	.373
4	Billy Goodman	.371
5	Stan Musial	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
1	Del Ennis	11
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Tommy Henrich	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Hank Majeski	30
3	Ralph Kiner	29
3	Pat Mullin	29
3	Ted Williams	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	11
2	Stan Rojek	10
3	Eddie Waitkus	7
4	Grady Hatton	6
5	Ted Beard	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.06
2	Johnny Sain	1.55
3	Harry Brecheen	1.58
4	Preacher Roe	1.62
5	Vern Bickford	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Gene Bearden	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Rex Barney	36
3	Vic Raschi	35
4	Monty Kennedy	34
5	Harry Brecheen	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.377
2	Ted Williams	.369
3	Lou Boudreau	.352
4	Dale Mitchell	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	153
2	Vern Stephens	134
3	Ted Williams	127
4	Stan Musial	125
5	Johnny Mize	124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.29
2	Dutch Leonard	2.51
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.55
4	Johnny Sain	2.65
5	Gene Bearden	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Bob Lemon	20
2	Hal Newhouser	20
4	Harry Brecheen	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	153
2	Bob Lemon	146
3	Harry Brecheen	143
4	Hal Newhouser	142
5	Johnny Sain	132

Saves

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