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MLB Season History - 1948

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1948 MLB Leaders

BATTING AVERAGE
1. Stan Musial	.376
2. Ted Williams	.369
3. Lou Boudreau	.355
4. Dale Mitchell	.336
5. Richie Ashburn	.333
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HOME RUNS
1. Ralph Kiner	40
2. Johnny Mize	40
3. Joe DiMaggio	39
4. Stan Musial	39
5. Hank Sauer	35
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RUNS BATTED IN
1. Joe DiMaggio	155
2. Vern Stephens	137
3. Stan Musial	131
4. Ted Williams	127
5. Johnny Mize	125
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WINS
1. Johnny Sain	24
2. Hal Newhouser	21
3. Gene Bearden	20
4. Harry Brecheen	20
5. Bob Lemon	20
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STRIKEOUTS
1. Bob Feller	164
2. Harry Brecheen	149
3. Bob Lemon	147
4. Hal Newhouser	143
5. Rex Barney	138
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ERA
1. Harry Brecheen	2.24
2. Gene Bearden	2.43
3. Dutch Leonard	2.51
4. Johnny Sain	2.60
5. Preacher Roe	2.63
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1948 American League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Cleveland	97	58	.622	--	--	--	840	568	+272
Boston	96	59	.619	1	--	--	907	720	+187
New York	94	60	.610	2.5	--	--	857	633	+224
Philadelphia	84	70	.545	12.5	--	--	729	735	-6
Detroit	78	76	.506	18.5	--	--	700	726	-26
St. Louis	59	94	.381	37	--	--	671	849	-178
Washington	56	97	.364	40	--	--	578	796	-218
Chicago	51	101	.331	44.5	--	--	559	814	-255
1948 National League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Boston	91	62	.591	--	--	--	739	584	+155
St. Louis	85	69	.548	6.5	--	--	742	646	+96
Brooklyn	84	70	.542	7.5	--	--	744	667	+77
Pittsburgh	83	71	.532	8.5	--	--	706	699	+7
New York	78	76	.503	13.5	--	--	780	704	+76
Philadelphia	66	88	.426	25.5	--	--	591	729	-138
Cincinnati	64	89	.418	27	--	--	588	752	-164
Chicago	64	90	.413	27.5	--	--	597	706	-109

1948 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 13, 1948	AL 5, NL 2	Sportsman's Park	St. Louis, MO	34,009	Vic Raschi	Johnny Schmitz
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1948 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Braves	4-2
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1948 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
No award winners.
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1948 Draft Picks
No picks available.
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1948 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
9/9/1948	Rex Barney	BRK	NY	2-0	NL
6/30/1948	Bob Lemon	CLE	DET	2-0	AL
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