On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 96 58 .623 --
Indians 96 58 .623 0.0
Yankees 94 60 .610 2.0
Athletics 84 70 .545 12.0
Tigers 78 76 .506 18.0
Browns 59 94 .386 36.5
Senators 56 97 .366 39.5
White Sox 51 101 .336 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 62 .595 --
Cardinals 85 69 .552 6.5
Dodgers 84 70 .545 7.5
Pirates 83 71 .539 8.5
Giants 78 76 .506 13.5
Phillies 66 88 .429 25.5
Reds 64 89 .418 27.0
Cubs 64 90 .416 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Ralph Hodgin 4
1 Whitey Platt 4
1 Jerry Priddy 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Carmen Mauro 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 4
2 Floyd Baker 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Vic Wertz 3
2 Eddie Yost 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Andy Seminick 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Murry Dickson 0.86
2 Dutch McCall 0.83
3 Randy Gumpert 0.64
4 Ned Garver 0.60
5 Rex Barney 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Dutch McCall 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Gumpert 7
2 Murry Dickson 6
3 Dutch McCall 5
4 Rex Barney 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Ted Williams .370
3 Lou Boudreau .351
4 Dale Mitchell .337
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 155
2 Vern Stephens 137
3 Stan Musial 131
4 Ted Williams 127
5 Johnny Mize 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 28
3 Pee Wee Reese 25
4 Stan Rojek 24
5 Gil Coan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.24
2 Dutch Leonard 2.51
3 Gene Bearden 2.53
4 Johnny Sain 2.60
5 Preacher Roe 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 21
3 Harry Brecheen 20
3 Bob Lemon 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 164
2 Harry Brecheen 148
3 Bob Lemon 147
4 Hal Newhouser 143
5 2 tied 138

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .469
2 Frank Baumholtz .441
3 Larry Doby .429
4 Harry Walker .407
5 2 tied .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 5
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 Ron Northey 4
4 Roy Campanella 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Joe Gordon 14
3 Stan Musial 13
4 Ted Williams 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grady Hatton 4
1 Marv Rackley 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
4 Bob Dillinger 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.00
2 Kirby Higbe 0.61
3 Preacher Roe 0.95
4 Harry Brecheen 1.07
5 Vern Bickford 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 4
2 Vern Bickford 3
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 20
2 Bob Feller 18
3 Rex Barney 17
3 Murry Dickson 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Milo Candini 2
1 Bob Chipman 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
4 Johnny Antonelli 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .436
2 Dixie Walker .410
3 Ferris Fain .404
4 Ted Williams .378
5 Larry Doby .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Joe Gordon 8
2 Johnny Mize 8
4 Del Ennis 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 38
2 Hank Majeski 26
3 Ted Williams 25
4 Joe Gordon 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 10
2 Stan Rojek 6
3 Ted Beard 5
3 Bob Dillinger 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Bickford 1.05
2 Harry Brecheen 1.05
3 Cliff Chambers 1.30
4 Blix Donnelly 1.67
5 Johnny Sain 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Gene Bearden 6
2 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Harry Brecheen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Tommy Byrne 36
3 Rex Barney 34
4 Harry Brecheen 33
4 Hal Newhouser 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
3 Milo Candini 2
3 Bob Chipman 2
3 3 others tied 2