On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	34	18	.654	--
Yankees	32	23	.582	3.5
Athletics	33	25	.569	4.0
Red Sox	27	26	.509	7.5
Tigers	28	28	.500	8.0
Senators	25	32	.439	11.5
Browns	21	32	.396	13.5
White Sox	17	33	.340	16.0

Games

White Sox 8, Senators 5

Senators 4, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Indians 10, Athletics 0

Red Sox 8, Tigers 3

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Yankees 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	34	22	.607	--
Pirates	32	23	.582	1.5
Cardinals	30	25	.545	3.5
Giants	29	26	.527	4.5
Phillies	27	30	.474	7.5
Dodgers	23	29	.442	9.0
Reds	24	34	.414	11.0
Cubs	23	33	.411	11.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 3

Braves 5, Reds 4

Braves 4, Reds 1

Cardinals 7, Giants 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Phillies 9, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Bobby Thomson	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Johnny Mize	2
4	Sam Chapman	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Eddie Miller	5
3	Johnny Mize	4
3	Johnny Wyrostek	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
1	Bob Elliott	2
1	Stan Rojek	2
1	Earl Torgeson	2
5	5 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	1.67
2	Dutch Leonard	1.17
3	Bob Feller	0.67
3	Ray Poat	0.67
5	Vern Bickford	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Dutch Leonard	7
3	Bob Feller	6
4	Hal Newhouser	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Mel Queen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Stan Musial	.392
3	Lou Boudreau	.369
4	Tommy Holmes	.362
5	Richie Ashburn	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	19
1	Hank Sauer	19
3	Ken Keltner	16
4	Stan Musial	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	59
2	Joe DiMaggio	57
3	Hank Sauer	51
4	Ralph Kiner	50
5	Joe Gordon	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	17
2	Earl Torgeson	14
3	Gil Coan	11
4	Bob Dillinger	8
5	Stan Rojek	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.88
2	Dutch Leonard	1.98
3	Gene Bearden	2.09
4	Elmer Riddle	2.15
5	Johnny Sain	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	10
2	Joe Dobson	8
2	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Vic Raschi	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	65
2	Ralph Branca	62
3	Hal Newhouser	61
4	Johnny Schmitz	58
5	Lou Brissie	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	9
2	Joe Page	8
3	Harry Gumbert	6
3	Ted Wilks	6
5	Tom Ferrick	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.523
2	Stan Musial	.448
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.429
4	Eddie Stanky	.409
5	Andy Pafko	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Johnny Mize	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Willard Marshall	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	20
2	Jim Russell	19
3	Ralph Kiner	16
3	Johnny Mize	16
3	4 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	7
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Stan Rojek	5
4	Dale Mitchell	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Harris	0.00
1	Bob Muncrief	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.33
4	Johnny Sain	0.49
5	Ted Wilks	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Elmer Riddle	3
2	Bill Voiselle	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	21
1	Hal Newhouser	21
1	Johnny Sain	21
4	Bob Feller	20
5	Ewell Blackwell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Ted Wilks	3
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	Dave Ferriss	2
3	Howie Judson	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.453
2	Stan Musial	.377
3	Andy Pafko	.366
4	Bobby Brown	.366
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Stan Musial	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
4	Sid Gordon	9
4	Johnny Mize	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Johnny Mize	30
4	Vern Stephens	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	11
2	Earl Torgeson	10
3	Gil Coan	7
4	Stan Rojek	6
5	Ferris Fain	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	0.89
2	Dutch Leonard	1.32
3	Elmer Riddle	2.25
3	Joe Haynes	2.25
5	Preacher Roe	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Ralph Branca	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	39
2	Ralph Branca	36
3	Hal Newhouser	34
4	Bob Feller	29
4	2 others tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.381
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Harry Walker	.340
4	Tommy Holmes	.326
5	Johnny Pesky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	57
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	33
3	Ted Williams	33
5	Walker Cooper	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	138
2	Ted Williams	137
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Joe Gordon	118
5	Joe DiMaggio	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	24
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Earl Torgeson	19
4	Richie Ashburn	17
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.25
2	Eddie Lopat	2.86
3	Joe Dobson	2.91
4	Bob Feller	3.01
5	Joe Haynes	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	23
2	Johnny Sain	22
3	Allie Reynolds	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
4	Bob Lemon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	177
2	Bob Feller	153
2	Hal Newhouser	153
4	Ralph Branca	150
5	Johnny Sain	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
2	Russ Christopher	15
3	Ed Klieman	13
4	Harry Gumbert	12
5	Hugh Casey	11