On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	94	56	.627	--
Red Sox	92	58	.613	2.0
Yankees	92	58	.613	2.0
Athletics	84	66	.560	10.0
Tigers	74	75	.497	19.5
Browns	58	90	.392	35.0
Senators	54	95	.362	39.5
White Sox	49	99	.331	44.0

Games

Senators 4, Red Sox 2

Indians 11, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Yankees 2

Browns 5, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	87	61	.588	--
Dodgers	83	67	.553	5.0
Cardinals	81	67	.547	6.0
Pirates	81	68	.544	6.5
Giants	77	74	.510	11.5
Phillies	65	87	.428	24.0
Reds	62	87	.416	25.5
Cubs	62	87	.416	25.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Braves 8

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Jones	5
2	Allie Clark	4
2	Granny Hamner	4
2	Bobby Rhawn	4
2	Harry Walker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Arft	1
1	Allie Clark	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Arft	3
1	Allie Clark	3
1	Granny Hamner	3
1	Willie Jones	3
1	Eddie Miksis	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Rhawn	2
2	Putsy Caballero	1
2	Gil Coan	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Bearden	0.83
2	Dutch McCall	0.46
3	Lou Possehl	0.38
3	Vic Raschi	0.38
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Dutch McCall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch McCall	6
2	Gene Bearden	5
3	Johnny Vander Meer	4
3	Red Webb	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Trinkle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.366
3	Lou Boudreau	.355
4	Dale Mitchell	.338
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	152
2	Vern Stephens	133
3	Stan Musial	126
4	Johnny Mize	124
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	26
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Stan Rojek	24
5	2 tied	22

ERA

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

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	161
2	Harry Brecheen	143
3	Bob Lemon	142
4	Hal Newhouser	139
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	Marv Rackley	.455
2	Stan Musial	.435
3	Ken Keltner	.409
4	Dixie Walker	.407
5	Joe DiMaggio	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	17
2	Johnny Mize	14
3	Pat Mullin	13
3	Jerry Priddy	13
3	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Grady Hatton	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Stan Rojek	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Harris	0.00
2	Harry Brecheen	0.72
3	Bob Feller	1.00
4	Preacher Roe	1.11
5	Vern Bickford	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	4
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Tommy Byrne	23
3	Hal Newhouser	16
3	Vic Raschi	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milo Candini	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
3	Hank Borowy	1
3	Lou Brissie	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.437
2	Joe DiMaggio	.384
3	Danny Murtaugh	.379
4	Stan Musial	.375
5	Bob Dillinger	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	10
2	Joe Gordon	9
3	Tommy Henrich	8
3	Johnny Mize	8
3	Pat Mullin	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	38
2	Hank Majeski	28
3	Ralph Kiner	27
3	Pat Mullin	27
5	4 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Bickford	1.06
2	Bob Feller	1.06
3	Harry Brecheen	1.58
4	Johnny Sain	1.75
5	Preacher Roe	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Tommy Byrne	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Johnny Vander Meer	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Tommy Byrne	36
3	Harry Brecheen	33
4	Monty Kennedy	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
3	Milo Candini	2
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	2 others tied	2