On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	71	46	.607	--
Indians	70	46	.603	0.5
Yankees	68	47	.591	2.0
Athletics	68	50	.576	3.5
Tigers	55	57	.491	13.5
Browns	46	67	.407	23.0
Senators	44	73	.376	27.0
White Sox	40	76	.345	30.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 8

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Tigers 7, Athletics 4

Browns 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	67	49	.578	--
Cardinals	63	52	.548	3.5
Dodgers	61	51	.545	4.0
Pirates	58	52	.527	6.0
Giants	59	53	.527	6.0
Phillies	52	62	.456	14.0
Reds	49	67	.422	18.0
Cubs	46	69	.400	20.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 4

Pirates 9, Dodgers 1

Braves 9, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Clint Conatser	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Johnny Lipon	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	Pat Mullin	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	18 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1
1	Stan Rojek	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Chesnes	0.50
2	Carl Erskine	0.43
3	Eddie Lopat	0.42
4	Satchel Paige	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	5
2	Bill Kennedy	4
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	Cliff Chambers	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Frank Papish	1
1	Ken Trinkle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Ted Williams	.375
3	Lou Boudreau	.363
4	Dale Mitchell	.339
5	Andy Pafko	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	33
2	Johnny Mize	31
2	Stan Musial	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Hank Sauer	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	115
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Johnny Mize	98
3	Stan Musial	98
5	Ted Williams	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Bob Dillinger	23
3	Gil Coan	19
4	Earl Torgeson	17
5	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.20
2	Harry Brecheen	2.47
3	Gene Bearden	2.48
4	Ray Scarborough	2.67
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	17
2	Bob Lemon	16
2	Johnny Sain	16
4	Harry Brecheen	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	113
2	Ewell Blackwell	112
3	Harry Brecheen	110
3	Bob Feller	110
5	Bob Lemon	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	15
2	Harry Gumbert	14
2	Joe Page	14
4	Ted Wilks	12
5	Tom Ferrick	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Allie Clark	.486
2	Lou Boudreau	.468
3	Yogi Berra	.451
4	Dale Mitchell	.421
5	Stan Rojek	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Stan Musial	4
2	Vern Stephens	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	19
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Lou Boudreau	16
4	Dom DiMaggio	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Gene Hermanski	5
4	Bob Dillinger	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Barrett	0.59
2	Ned Garver	0.60
3	Rip Sewell	1.00
4	Satchel Paige	1.17
5	Warren Spahn	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chesnes	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Vic Raschi	3
1	Johnny Schmitz	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	19
3	Rex Barney	16
4	Nels Potter	15
4	Johnny Vander Meer	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Lou Brissie	2
1	Art Houtteman	2
1	Earl Johnson	2
1	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Yogi Berra	.419
2	Lou Boudreau	.402
3	Stan Rojek	.402
4	Luke Appling	.389
5	Stan Musial	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
1	Stan Musial	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Andy Seminick	7
3	Vern Stephens	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Vern Stephens	30
3	Dick Kokos	26
4	Bob Elliott	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Gene Hermanski	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Barrett	1.37
2	Steve Gromek	1.53
3	Dizzy Trout	1.61
4	Bob Porterfield	1.69
5	Carl Erskine	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	6
2	Rex Barney	5
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Bob Chesnes	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rex Barney	39
2	Johnny Vander Meer	34
3	Ted Gray	30
4	Harry Brecheen	29
4	Warren Spahn	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	4
1	Ted Wilks	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.383
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Lou Boudreau	.335
4	Andy Pafko	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	47
2	Johnny Mize	42
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	33
5	Vern Stephens	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	134
2	Ted Williams	132
3	Joe DiMaggio	131
4	Johnny Mize	130
5	Stan Musial	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Bob Dillinger	28
3	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Gil Coan	21
5	Earl Torgeson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.59
2	Harry Brecheen	2.65
3	Ray Scarborough	2.70
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.71
5	Joe Dobson	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	21
1	Bob Lemon	21
3	Johnny Sain	20
4	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Johnny Schmitz	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Ewell Blackwell	142
3	Bob Lemon	139
4	Hal Newhouser	135
5	Harry Brecheen	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Russ Christopher	17
3	Harry Gumbert	16
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	2 tied	9