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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD   AUTO  1-RUN    L34   MANAGER(S)
St. Louis NL  SLN  97  57 .630 ----    3    3    3  35-20  40-15  22-22  29-15  25- 9   Mike Rescigno
Brooklyn      BRN  85  69 .552 12.0    2   10    6  30-25  35-20  20-24  29-23  17-17   Robert Rescigno
Pittsburgh    PIN  75  79 .487 22.0    9   11   10  23-32  32-23  20-24  30-28  20-14   Mike Tomeo
Chicago NL    CHN  75  79 .487 22.0   14    2    5  25-30  28-27  22-22  25-24  15-19   Alan Boodman
Boston NL     BON  70  84 .455 27.0    7    9    8  26-29  21-34  23-21  25-27  18-16   Jim Pardee
New York NL   NYN  67  87 .435 30.0   10    6    9  25-30  24-31  18-26  22-30  11-23   Rick Field
Cincinnati    CIN  61  93 .396 36.0    6   14   13  27-28  23-32  11-33  16-33  15-19   John Storer
OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-1):   Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals

1948 AL | NL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BRN  5.14   791  5258  1435  284  76   93  699   619  .273  .356  .409  113   42   51   21  148   67  119
 SLN  5.04   776  5339  1524  234  61  107  613   496  .285  .357  .412   47   36   37   17  130   58  157
 CIN  4.42   681  5387  1356  242  48  128  516   770  .252  .316  .386   26   12   32   15   64   47  106
 BON  4.40   677  5351  1455  282  53  102  530   645  .272  .337  .402   36   39   30   25  103   57  126
 PIN  4.37   673  5360  1387  257  61  128  603   610  .259  .333  .401   35   24   34   18   51   40  154
 NYN  4.16   641  5272  1318  220  39  122  509   625  .250  .317  .376   46   47   24   27   47   46  150
 CHN  3.90   601  5353  1356  232  44  109  430   606  .253  .309  .374   28   23   25   16   76   42  126
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.49  4840 37320  9831 1751 382  789 3900  4371  .263  .332  .394  331  223  233  139  619  357  938

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHN  3.96   610  3.45  1403  1271   99   608   652  27   8  30  .357  821  595  .725
 SLN  4.10   631  3.67  1403  1394   99   516   786  22  11  45  .279  815  606  .744
 NYN  4.55   701  4.00  1392  1394  128   683   538  22   7  28  .376  806  548  .680
 BON  4.59   707  3.95  1394  1394   95   564   601  47  11  22  .404  807  552  .684
 BRN  4.61   710  4.05  1393  1355  117   634   648  34   6  29  .414  817  578  .707
 PIN  4.62   711  3.98  1400  1470   96   554   566  13   8  34  .363  758  512  .675
 CIN  5.17   796  4.45  1393  1490  119   581   627   9   5  32  .316  817  543  .665
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.51  4866  3.94  9780  9768  753  4140  4418 174  56 220       5641 3934  .697

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Stan Musial  (611)
  2. Johnny Mize  (506)
  3. Ken Keltner  (450)
  4. Sid Gordon  (446)
  5. Whitey Lockman  (421)
  6. Andy Pafko  (418)
  7. Enos Slaughter  (407)
  8. Pee Wee Reese  (403)
  9. Jackie Robinson  (402)
  10. Ralph Kiner  (401)

  11. Johnny Wyrostek  (364)
  12. Dale Mitchell  (351)
  13. Hank Sauer  (350)
  14. Jerry Priddy  (340)
  15. Gene Hermanski  (340)
  16. Bill Nicholson  (334)
  17. Eddie Waitkus  (331)
  18. Tommy Holmes  (323)
  19. Jeff Heath  (320)
  20. Bob Elliott  (313)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Harry Brecheen  (229)
  2. Rex Barney  (197)
  3. Ted Wilks  (180)
  4. Ralph Branca  (156)
  5. Lou Brissie  (140)
  6. Bob Chesnes  (137)
  7. Clint Hartung  (136)
  8. Johnny Vander Meer  (122)
  9. Murry Dickson  (121)
  10. Jess Dobernic  (112)

  11. Johnny Schmitz  (111)
  12. Hal Gregg  (109)
  13. Howie Pollet  (106)
  14. Ted Gray  (103)
  15. Elmer Riddle  (100)
  16. Warren Spahn  (99)
  17. Robin Roberts  (93)
  18. Red Embree  (91)
  19. Fred Sanford  (83)
  20. Ellis Kinder  (80)

All Stars
Richie Ashburn
Ralph Branca
Harry Brechen
Walker Cooper
Murry Dickson
Sid Gordon
Clint Hartung
Jeff Heath
Jim Hegan
Ken Keltner
Ralph Kiner
Whitey Lockman
Dale Mitchell
Johnny Mize
Stan Musial
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko
Pee Wee Reese
Jackie Robinson
Preacher Roe
Johnny Sain
Enos Slaughter
Eddie Waitkus
Ted Wilks

Gold Gloves
P: Gene Bearden
C: Phil Masi
1B: Eddie Waitkus
2B: Snuffy Stirnweiss
3B: Ken Keltner
SS: Marty Marion
OF: Whitey Lockman
OF: Johnny Wyrostek
OF: Wally Westlake

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Stan Musial.393
Richie Ashburn.385
Lou Boudreau.365
Dale Mitchell.343
Luke Appling.333
Ted Williams.328
Tommy Holmes.327
Hoot Evers.326
Al Zarilla.325
Joe Dimaggio.325
Enos Slaughter.320
Pat Mullin.320
On Base Percentage
Stan Musial.466
Richie Ashburn.463
Lou Boudreau.442
Ted Williams.441
Luke Appling.421
Bob Elliott.416
Elmer Valo.407
Enos Slaughter.407
Johnny Mize.404
Pee Wee Reese.401
Johnny Pesky.401
Billy Goodman.398
Slugging Percentage
Stan Musial.720
Joe Dimaggio.620
Johnny Mize.612
Pat Mullin.594
Lou Boudreau.571
Ted Williams.564
Sid Gordon.558
Del Ennis.554
Tommy Henrich.543
Andy Pafko.538
Gene Hermanski.538
Ken Keltner.521
On Base + Slugging
Stan Musial1.186
Johnny Mize1.016
Lou Boudreau1.013
Joe Dimaggio1.008
Ted Williams1.005
Pat Mullin0.980
Sid Gordon0.947
Bob Elliott0.929
Gene Hermanski0.923
Richie Ashburn0.915
Larry Doby0.913
Del Ennis0.912
At Bats
Dale Mitchell667
Del Ennis650
Bob Dillinger639
Tommy Holmes624
Lou Boudreau620
Hank Majeski620
Johnny Pesky620
Mickey Vernon620
Joe Dimaggio615
Stan Musial614
Pee Wee Reese612
Al Kozar611
Runs Scored
Johnny Pesky146
Lou Boudreau138
Ted Williams138
Stan Musial129
Joe Dimaggio116
Pee Wee Reese107
Sid Gordon106
Del Ennis105
Jackie Robinson104
Ferris Fain102
Joe Gordon102
Hits
Stan Musial241
Dale Mitchell229
Lou Boudreau226
Tommy Holmes204
Joe Dimaggio200
Del Ennis195
Al Zarilla192
Pee Wee Reese189
Ted Williams188
Jackie Robinson187
Enos Slaughter187
Total Bases
Stan Musial442
Joe Dimaggio381
Del Ennis360
Lou Boudreau354
Johnny Mize346
Tommy Henrich325
Ted Williams324
Andy Pafko322
Sid Gordon317
Ken Keltner312
Al Zarilla304
Joe Gordon302
Doubles
Stan Musial47
Tommy Holmes46
Jackie Robinson46
Al Zarilla45
Mickey Vernon44
Del Ennis42
Tommy Henrich42
Al Kozar42
Bill Nicholson40
Ted Williams40
Hank Majeski39
Triples
Stan Musial17
Johnny Hopp14
Larry Doby13
Tommy Henrich12
Whitey Lockman12
Home Runs
Johnny Mize44
Joe Dimaggio42
Stan Musial40
Del Ennis37
Sid Gordon36
Joe Gordon35
Andy Pafko35
Pat Mullin33
Ken Keltner31
Hank Sauer30
Vern Stephens30
Ralph Kiner29
RBI
Stan Musial160
Ted Williams137
Johnny Mize136
Bobby Doerr132
Ken Keltner126
Del Ennis125
Joe Dimaggio124
Lou Boudreau117
Joe Gordon113
Dom Dimaggio110
Hank Majeski108
Hoot Evers107
Walks
Eddie Joost130
Ted Williams116
Ralph Kiner112
Ferris Fain111
Johnny Pesky104
Pee Wee Reese98
Stan Spence94
Dom Dimaggio92
Lou Boudreau91
Johnny Mize91
Enos Slaughter91
Stan Musial89
Batters Strikeouts
Pat Seerey118
Eddie Joost100
Bobby Thomson87
Larry Doby79
Del Ennis78
Joe Gordon78
Grady Hatton77
Johnny Wyrostek77
Pee Wee Reese75
Hank Sauer74
Earl Torgeson74
Al Zarilla74
Stolen Bases
Richie Ashburn35
Pee Wee Reese30
Jackie Robinson28
Bob Dillinger17
Stan Rojek15
Dale Mitchell13
Marv Rackley12
Gene Hermanski11
Earl Torgeson11
Thurman Tucker11
Danny Murtaugh9
Al Zarilla9
Caught Stealing
Dale Mitchell16
Richie Ashburn14
Jackie Robinson12
Willard Marshall8
Jerry Priddy8
Gene Hermanski7
Dave Philley7
Frank Baumholtz6
Granny Hamner6
Tommy Holmes6
Peanuts Lowrey6
Cass Michaels6
Hit by Pitch
Johnny Pesky12
Al Zarilla12
Hank Schenz10
Joe Dimaggio9
Bill Nicholson7
Elmer Valo7
GIDP
Hank Majeski33
Bobby Doerr28
Joe Gordon27
Sid Gordon27
Ken Keltner27
Birdie Tebbetts26
Bobby Thomson25
Ted Williams25
Taffy Wright25
Sam Chapman23
Billy Goodman23
Eddie Miller23
Errors
Al Kozar34
Andy Pafko33
Jerry Priddy31
Alvin Dark29
Grady Hatton28
Pee Wee Reese28
Marty Marion24
Stan Rojek24
Eddie Miller23
Vern Stephens23
Cass Michaels21
Earned Run Average
Harry Brecheen2.44
Johnny Schmitz2.60
Hal Newhouser2.83
Clint Hartung2.86
Mel Parnell2.98
Ray Poat3.05
Ray Scarborough3.08
Ellis Kinder3.12
Dutch Leonard3.17
Robin Roberts3.21
Ken Raffensberger3.32
Bob Feller3.34
Wins
Joe Dobson23
Mel Parnell22
Bob Feller21
Larry Jansen20
Rex Barney19
Hal Newhouser19
Harry Brecheen18
Virgil Trucks17
Lou Brissie16
Murry Dickson16
Allie Reynolds16
Losses
Johnny Sain20
Bob Lemon19
Ed Lopat19
Bill Wight19
Vic Raschi18
Warren Spahn17
Dutch Leonard16
Hal Newhouser16
Fred Sanford16
Gene Bearden15
Ike Pearson15
Bill Voiselle15
Winning Percentage
Harry Brecheen.857
Mel Parnell.815
Vern Bickford.800
Joe Dobson.793
Red Barrett.733
Ken Heintzelman.722
Ray Poat.700
Bob Feller.677
Clint Hartung.647
Bob Chesnes.636
Howie Pollet.632
Larry Jansen.625
Games Pitched
Steve Gromek75
Joe Page69
Harry Gumbert67
Jim Hearn67
Bob Porterfield66
Hank Behrman61
Milo Candini61
Kirby Higbe61
Randy Gumpert59
Ed Heusser59
Forrest Thompson59
Erv Palica57
Games Started
Bill Wight41
Hal Newhouser39
Johnny Sain39
Warren Spahn39
Rex Barney38
Fred Sanford38
Bob Feller37
Larry Jansen37
Joe Dobson36
Bob Lemon36
Complete Games
Bob Feller23
Johnny Sain20
Larry Jansen19
Bob Lemon19
Warren Spahn16
Hal Newhouser15
Allie Reynolds14
Vic Raschi12
Harry Brecheen10
Mel Parnell10
Games Finished
Joe Page62
Steve Gromek56
Harry Gumbert51
Ted Wilks48
Satchel Paige42
Jess Dobernic41
Randy Gumpert39
Kirby Higbe37
Jim Hearn36
Cliff Fannin35
Bubba Harris35
Andy Hansen34
Saves
Joe Page29
Ted Wilks29
Steve Gromek24
Jess Dobernic20
Randy Gumpert19
Satchel Paige19
Carl Erskine15
Harry Gumbert14
Andy Hansen13
Hal Gregg12
Bobby Hogue12
Erv Palica11
Shutouts
Mel Parnell5
Warren Spahn5
Bob Feller4
Vern Bickford3
Dick Fowler3
Bob Lemon3
Fred Sanford3
Innings Pitched
Johnny Sain310.7
Bob Feller307.3
Larry Jansen305.3
Warren Spahn282.0
Bob Lemon282.0
Hal Newhouser280.0
Rex Barney266.3
Joe Dobson266.3
Johnny Schmitz249.0
Fred Sanford247.7
Dutch Leonard247.3
Allie Reynolds245.7
Hits Allowed
Johnny Sain323
Ed Lopat316
Larry Jansen313
Bob Feller285
Bob Lemon279
Joe Coleman269
Vic Raschi267
Fred Sanford258
Warren Spahn256
Early Wynn254
Bill Wight252
Joe Dobson250
Home Runs Allowed
Ned Garver33
Larry Jansen33
Murry Dickson32
Fred Hutchinson30
Bob Lemon28
Ed Lopat27
Bob Feller26
Vic Raschi25
Johnny Sain25
Bill Voiselle24
Virgil Trucks23
Walks Allowed
Rex Barney170
Bill Wight126
Joe Coleman118
Bob Feller117
Bob Lemon117
Walt Masterson117
Warren Spahn117
Russ Meyer115
Hal Newhouser115
Gene Bearden114
Bill Voiselle112
Fred Sanford110
Pitchers Strikeouts
Bob Feller201
Larry Jansen173
Hal Newhouser172
Harry Brecheen160
Vic Raschi153
Bob Lemon152
Warren Spahn151
Lou Brissie143
Rex Barney141
Joe Dobson129
Virgil Trucks127
Johnny Sain126
  
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