On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1948

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 9 .679 --
Athletics 21 10 .677 -0.5
Yankees 18 12 .600 2.0
Tigers 17 17 .500 5.0
Browns 13 15 .464 6.0
Senators 13 18 .419 7.5
Red Sox 13 18 .419 7.5
White Sox 7 22 .241 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 10 .655 --
Giants 17 11 .607 1.5
Pirates 16 14 .533 3.5
Braves 16 14 .533 3.5
Phillies 16 16 .500 4.5
Cubs 12 17 .414 7.0
Reds 13 20 .394 8.0
Dodgers 12 19 .387 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Brown 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
3 Billy Johnson 3
3 Stan Musial 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Erv Dusak 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Vern Stephens 3
3 Ferris Fain 2
3 Hal Jeffcoat 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Virgil Stallcup 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.67
2 Herm Wehmeier 0.38
3 Dizzy Trout 0.33
4 Willie Ramsdell 0.30
5 Joe Coleman 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Schmitz 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Larry Jansen 3
3 Ken Raffensberger 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Larry Jansen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .427
2 Stan Musial .402
3 Lou Boudreau .383
4 Ted Williams .374
5 Hoot Evers .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 13
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Hank Sauer 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Joe DiMaggio 34
3 Stan Musial 32
4 Hank Majeski 30
5 Ken Keltner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Earl Torgeson 5
2 Thurman Tucker 5
2 Mickey Vernon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.64
2 Gene Bearden 0.78
3 Johnny Schmitz 1.58
4 Walt Masterson 1.88
5 Dave Koslo 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Harry Gumbert 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 41
2 Bob Lemon 37
2 Johnny Schmitz 37
4 Virgil Trucks 36
5 Hal Newhouser 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 5
1 Joe Page 5
3 Ken Trinkle 4
4 Tom Ferrick 3
4 Harry Gumbert 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .449
1 Pat Mullin .449
3 Stan Musial .439
4 Jerry Priddy .423
5 Bob Scheffing .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Stan Musial 6
3 Ralph Kiner 4
3 Hank Sauer 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 18
2 Stan Musial 16
3 Nippy Jones 15
3 Vic Wertz 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
4 Claude Corbitt 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jansen 0.40
2 Gene Bearden 0.69
3 Ray Poat 1.14
4 Harry Gumbert 1.35
5 Frank Biscan 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Howie Pollet 3
1 Vic Raschi 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 17
1 Vic Raschi 17
3 Larry Jansen 16
3 Hal Newhouser 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Frank Biscan 1
2 Lou Brissie 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .439
2 Frankie Gustine .433
3 Ted Williams .398
4 Johnny Blatnik .397
5 Lou Boudreau .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 9
1 Ralph Kiner 9
1 Stan Musial 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 8
5 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Stan Musial 28
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 Hank Majeski 26
5 Nippy Jones 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 5
1 Mickey Vernon 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Pete Layden 4
3 Danny Murtaugh 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Bearden 0.78
2 Harry Brecheen 0.82
3 Larry Jansen 1.37
4 Walt Masterson 1.61
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Larry Jansen 5
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 Bob Lemon 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 35
2 Bob Lemon 32
3 Johnny Schmitz 29
4 Virgil Trucks 27
5 Ralph Branca 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Denny Galehouse 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Stan Musial .356
3 Harry Walker .340
4 Barney McCosky .330
5 Johnny Pesky .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 58
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Walker Cooper 36
4 Willard Marshall 31
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 142
2 Johnny Mize 132
3 Ted Williams 122
4 Walker Cooper 113
4 Stan Musial 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 32
2 Jackie Robinson 25
3 Dave Philley 16
4 Pete Reiser 13
4 Earl Torgeson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.53
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.60
3 Dutch Leonard 2.63
4 Bob Feller 2.77
5 Joe Dobson 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
2 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Ralph Branca 20
4 Bob Feller 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 181
2 Bob Feller 166
3 Ralph Branca 148
4 Hal Newhouser 147
5 Johnny Sain 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Ed Klieman 16
3 Russ Christopher 14
4 Hugh Casey 13
5 2 tied 11