1948 National League (NL) Statistics and Awards

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Expanded Standings

Team W L WL% GB BostonBr BSN 91 62 .595 -- St.Louis STL 85 69 .552 6.5 Brooklyn BRO 84 70 .545 7.5 Pittsbgh PIT 83 71 .539 8.5 NewYorkG NYG 78 76 .506 13.5 Phildlpa PHI 66 88 .429 25.5 Cincnnti CIN 64 89 .418 27.0 ChicagoC CHC 64 90 .416 27.5

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1948 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
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League Batting Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 NYG  5.03   780  155  5277  1352  210  49  164  599   648  .256  .332  .408   51      106  4.75  5.31
 BRO  4.80   744  155  5328  1393  256  54   91  601   684  .261  .336  .381  114       99  4.51  5.09
 BSN  4.80   739  154  5297  1458  272  49   95  671   536  .275  .357  .399   43      114  4.59  5.00
 STL  4.79   742  155  5302  1396  238  58  105  594   521  .263  .338  .389   24       99  4.66  4.91
 PIT  4.53   706  156  5286  1388  191  54  108  580   578  .263  .335  .380   68       98  4.80  4.24
 CHC  3.85   597  155  5352  1402  225  44   87  443   578  .262  .318  .369   39       97  3.62  4.09
 CIN  3.84   588  153  5127  1266  221  37  104  478   586  .247  .311  .365   42       92  4.05  3.63
 PHI  3.81   591  155  5287  1367  227  39   91  440   598  .259  .316  .368   68       93  3.63  3.99
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.43  5487 1238 42256 11022 1840 384  845 4406  4729  .261  .333  .383  449   --

League Pitching Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 BSN  3.79   584  154  3.37  1389  1354   8.8   430  2.8   93   579   70    10     0  17 114  3.91  3.68
 BRO  4.30   667  155  3.75  1392  1328   8.6   633  4.1  119   670   52     9     0  22 106  4.95  3.68
 STL  4.17   646  155  3.91  1368  1392   9.0   476  3.1  103   625   60    12     0  18 104  4.25  4.09
 NYG  4.54   704  155  3.93  1373  1425   9.2   556  3.6  122   527   54    14     0  21 101  4.86  4.22
 CHC  4.55   706  155  4.00  1355  1355   8.7   619  4.0   89   636   51     7     0  10  98  4.14  4.96
 PHI  4.70   729  155  4.08  1362  1385   8.9   556  3.6   95   550   61     6     0  15  97  4.37  5.01
 PIT  4.48   699  156  4.15  1371  1373   8.8   564  3.6  120   543   65     5     0  19  98  4.63  4.36
 CIN  4.92   752  153  4.47  1343  1410   9.2   572  3.7  104   599   40     8     0  20  88  5.17  4.64
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.43  5487 1238  3.95 10953 11022   9.1  4406  3.6  845  4729  453          73 142

League Miscellaneous Stats Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 BSN  143  132  .976   .714  1,455,439  19,151   93-60  45-31 46-31  99  97 29.6 29.6   1   5  16 Southworth
 STL  118  138  .980   .705  1,111,440  14,434   87-67  44-33 41-36 106 103 28.7 30.2   4   5  16 Dyer
 BRO  160  151  .973   .711  1,398,967  17,935   85-69  36-41 48-29 103 101 26.2 26.4   5   2  20 Durocher, Blades, and Shotton
 PIT  135  150  .977   .714  1,517,021  18,963   78-76  47-31 36-40 102 103 28.8 31.9   1   3  14 Meyer
 NYG  156  134  .974   .704  1,459,269  18,952   84-70  37-40 41-36 101 100 27.6 27.3   1   6  16 Ott and Durocher
 PHI  210  126  .964   .694    767,429  10,098   62-92  32-44 34-44  98 100 27.0 30.9   2   1  23 Chapman, Cooke, and Sawyer
 CHC  172  152  .972   .698  1,237,792  15,869   65-89  35-42 29-48  96  99 28.1 27.4   0   4  17 Grimm
 CIN  153  135  .973   .695    823,386  10,693   60-93  32-45 32-44  97  99 28.3 28.3   0   1  17 Neun and Walters
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results

Most Valuable Player Stan Musial
STL .376/.450/.702

Rookie of the Year Alvin Dark (ML)
BSN .322/.353/.433

(ML) - Award for both leagues

League Leaderboards Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average

Musial-STL .376

Ashburn-PHI .333

Holmes-BSN .325

Dark-BSN .322

Slaughter-STL .321

On-base %

Musial-STL .450

Elliott-BSN .423

Ashburn-PHI .410

Slaughter-STL .409

Mize-NYG .395

Slugging %

Musial-STL .702

Mize-NYG .564

Gordon-NYG .537

Kiner-PIT .533

Ennis-PHI .525

OPS

Musial-STL 1.152

Mize-NYG .959

Gordon-NYG .927

Kiner-PIT .924

Elliott-BSN .897

Games

Kiner-PIT 156

Rojek-PIT 156

Musial-STL 155

Ennis-PHI 152

Mize-NYG 152

At Bats

Rojek-PIT 641

Musial-STL 611

Ennis-PHI 589

Holmes-BSN 585

Lockman-NYG 584

Plate Appearances (approx.)

Rojek-PIT 713

Musial-STL 694

Elliott-BSN 675

Kiner-PIT 670

Lockman-NYG 659

Runs

Musial-STL 135

Lockman-NYG 117

Mize-NYG 110

Robinson-BRO 108

Kiner-PIT 104

Hits

Musial-STL 230

Holmes-BSN 190

Rojek-PIT 186

Slaughter-STL 176

Dark-BSN 175

Total Bases

Musial-STL 429

Mize-NYG 316

Ennis-PHI 309

Kiner-PIT 296

Pafko-CHC 283

Doubles

Musial-STL 46

Ennis-PHI 40

Dark-BSN 39

Robinson-BRO 38

Holmes-BSN 35

Triples

Musial-STL 18

Hopp-PIT 12

Slaughter-STL 11

Lockman-NYG 10

Waitkus-CHC 10

Home Runs

Kiner-PIT 40

Mize-NYG 40

Musial-STL 39

Sauer-CIN 35

Ennis-PHI 30

Gordon-NYG 30

RBI

Musial-STL 131

Mize-NYG 125

Kiner-PIT 123

Gordon-NYG 107

Pafko-CHC 101

Bases on Balls

Elliott-BSN 131

Kiner-PIT 112

Mize-NYG 94

Nicholson-CHC 81

Slaughter-STL 81

Torgeson-BSN 81

Strikeouts

Sauer-CIN 85

Blatnik-PHI 77

Thomson-NYG 77

Smalley-CHC 76

Jeffcoat-CHC 68

Seminick-PHI 68

Stolen Bases

Ashburn-PHI 32

Reese-BRO 25

Rojek-PIT 24

Robinson-BRO 22

Torgeson-BSN 19

Singles

Rojek-PIT 150

Holmes-BSN 142

Ashburn-PHI 131

Dark-BSN 127

Musial-STL 127

Slaughter-STL 127

Adjusted OPS+

Musial-STL 200

Mize-NYG 156

Gordon-NYG 148

Kiner-PIT 146

Elliott-BSN 143

Runs Created

Musial-STL 192

Mize-NYG 124

Kiner-PIT 115

Elliott-BSN 108

Gordon-NYG 108

Adjusted Batting Runs

Musial-STL 87

Mize-NYG 45

Elliott-BSN 40

Kiner-PIT 38

Gordon-NYG 35

Batting Wins

Musial-STL 8.4

Mize-NYG 4.4

Elliott-BSN 3.9

Kiner-PIT 3.7

Gordon-NYG 3.4

Extra-Base Hits

Musial-STL 103

Ennis-PHI 74

Mize-NYG 70

Kiner-PIT 64

Gordon-NYG 60

Times on Base

Musial-STL 312

Elliott-BSN 284

Kiner-PIT 262

Mize-NYG 260

Slaughter-STL 258

Offensive Win%

Musial-STL .873

Mize-NYG .751

Gordon-NYG .715

Kiner-PIT .708

Slaughter-STL .704

Hit By Pitch

Robinson-BRO 7

Kurowski-STL 5

Maddern-CHC 5

Nicholson-CHC 5

Pafko-CHC 5

Rice-STL 5

Sac. Hits

Sain-BSN 16

Jeffcoat-CHC 14

Corbitt-CIN 11

Masi-BSN 11

Verban-TOT 11

Grounded into Double Plays

Jones-STL 25

Gordon-NYG 18

Holmes-BSN 18

Litwhiler-TOT 18

Musial-STL 18

Power/Speed Number

Robinson-BRO 15.5

Hermanski-BRO 15.0

Reese-BRO 13.2

Torgeson-BSN 13.1

Gordon-NYG 12.6

At Bats per Strikeout

Verban-TOT 34.8

Waitkus-CHC 29.6

Holmes-BSN 29.3

Schoendienst-STL 25.5

Walker-PIT 22.7

At Bats per Home Run

Kiner-PIT 13.9

Mize-NYG 14.0

Sauer-CIN 15.1

Musial-STL 15.7

Gordon-NYG 17.4

Outs

Rojek-PIT 471

Marion-STL 446

Stallcup-CIN 439

Reese-BRO 436

Ennis-PHI 431

ERA

Brecheen-STL 2.24

Leonard-PHI 2.51

Sain-BSN 2.60

Roe-BRO 2.63

Schmitz-CHC 2.64

Wins

Sain-BSN 24

Brecheen-STL 20

Jansen-NYG 18

Schmitz-CHC 18

Vander Meer-CIN 17

Won-Loss %

Sewell-PIT .813

Brecheen-STL .741

Chesnes-PIT .700

Bickford-BSN .688

Jones-NYG .667

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Brecheen-STL 1.037

Roe-BRO 1.064

Schmitz-CHC 1.169

Sain-BSN 1.208

Jansen-NYG 1.217

Hits Allowed/9IP

Schmitz-CHC 6.92

Barney-BRO 7.04

Brecheen-STL 7.44

Branca-BRO 7.89

Roe-BRO 7.90

Bases on Balls/9IP

Roe-BRO 1.67

Jansen-NYG 1.75

Raffensberger-CIN 1.85

Brecheen-STL 1.89

Leonard-PHI 2.15

Strikeouts/9IP

Brecheen-STL 5.75

Branca-BRO 5.09

Barney-BRO 5.04

Higbe-PIT 4.90

Meyer-CHC 4.86

Games

Gumbert-CIN 61

Wilks-STL 57

Higbe-PIT 56

Jones-NYG 55

Dobernic-CHC 54

Saves

Gumbert-CIN 17

Wilks-STL 13

Higbe-PIT 10

Behrman-BRO 7

Trinkle-NYG 7

Innings

Sain-BSN 314.7

Jansen-NYG 277.0

Spahn-BSN 257.0

Dickson-STL 252.3

Barney-BRO 246.7

Strikeouts

Brecheen-STL 149

Barney-BRO 138

Sain-BSN 137

Jansen-NYG 126

Branca-BRO 122

Games Started

Sain-BSN 39

Jansen-NYG 36

Spahn-BSN 35

Barney-BRO 34

Vander Meer-CIN 33

Comp. Games

Sain-BSN 28

Brecheen-STL 21

Schmitz-CHC 18

Leonard-PHI 16

Spahn-BSN 16

Shutouts

Brecheen-STL 7

Barney-BRO 4

Jansen-NYG 4

Raffensberger-CIN 4

Sain-BSN 4

Home Runs Allow.

Dickson-STL 39

Jansen-NYG 25

Branca-BRO 24

Poat-NYG 21

Wehmeier-CIN 21

Bases On Balls Allow.

Vander Meer-CIN 124

Barney-BRO 122

Simmons-PHI 108

Schmitz-CHC 97

Hatten-BRO 94

Hits Allowed

Sain-BSN 297

Jansen-NYG 283

Dickson-STL 257

Spahn-BSN 237

Hatten-BRO 228

SO to Walk

Brecheen-STL 3.04

Roe-BRO 2.61

Jansen-NYG 2.33

Leonard-PHI 1.70

Sain-BSN 1.65

Losses

Leonard-PHI 17

Dickson-STL 16

Peterson-CIN 15

Sain-BSN 15

Vander Meer-CIN 14

Earned Runs Allow.

Dickson-STL 116

Jansen-NYG 111

Spahn-BSN 106

Wehmeier-CIN 96

Pollet-STL 94

Wild Pitches

Jones-NYG 10

Branca-BRO 9

Riddle-PIT 9

Singleton-PIT 9

Chesnes-PIT 6

Schmitz-CHC 6

Simmons-PHI 6

Hit Batsmen

Barney-BRO 6

Jones-NYG 6

Peterson-CIN 6

Hamner-CHC 5

Hartung-NYG 5

Sain-BSN 5

Batters Faced

Sain-BSN 1313

Jansen-NYG 1137

Dickson-STL 1064

Spahn-BSN 1064

Barney-BRO 1028

Games Finished

Gumbert-CIN 46

Higbe-PIT 31

Trinkle-NYG 31

Wilks-STL 28

Dobernic-CHC 27

Adjusted ERA+

Brecheen-STL 182

Leonard-PHI 157

Roe-BRO 152

Schmitz-CHC 148

Sain-BSN 147

Oldest Player

Riddle-PIT 1905-10-03 (42)

Lee-NYG 1906-09-13 (41)

Sewell-PIT 1907-05-11 (41)

Newsom-NYG 1907-08-11 (40)

Ostermueller-PIT 1907-09-15 (40)

Youngest Player

Antonelli-BSN 1930-04-12 (18)

Simmons-PHI 1929-05-19 (19)

Lombardo-NYG 1928-11-18 (19)

Bicknell-PHI 1928-07-27 (19)

Konikowski-NYG 1928-06-08 (20)

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All Stars (* - indicates they played)
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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters
P. Ralph Branca (BRO)
C. Walker Cooper (NYG)
1B. Johnny Mize (NYG)
2B. Red Schoendienst (STL)
3B. Andy Pafko (CHC)
SS. Pee Wee Reese (BRO)
LF. Stan Musial (STL)
CF. Richie Ashburn (PHI)
RF. Enos Slaughter (STL)


Ewell Blackwell* (CIN)
Harry Brecheen (STL)
Bob Elliott* (BSN)
Sid Gordon (NYG)
Frankie Gustine* (PIT)
Tommy Holmes* (BSN)
Buddy Kerr* (NYG)
Ralph Kiner* (PIT)
Marty Marion (STL)

Phil Masi* (BSN)
Clyde McCullough (CHC)
Elmer Riddle (PIT)
Bill Rigney* (NYG)
Johnny Sain* (BSN)
Johnny Schmitz* (CHC)
Eddie Stanky (BSN)
Bobby Thomson* (NYG)
Eddie Waitkus* (CHC)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Ralph Branca (BRO) C. Walker Cooper (NYG) 1B. Johnny Mize (NYG) 2B. Red Schoendienst (STL) 3B. Andy Pafko (CHC) SS. Pee Wee Reese (BRO) LF. Stan Musial (STL) CF. Richie Ashburn (PHI) RF. Enos Slaughter (STL)		Ewell Blackwell* (CIN) Harry Brecheen (STL) Bob Elliott* (BSN) Sid Gordon (NYG) Frankie Gustine* (PIT) Tommy Holmes* (BSN) Buddy Kerr* (NYG) Ralph Kiner* (PIT) Marty Marion (STL)		Phil Masi* (BSN) Clyde McCullough (CHC) Elmer Riddle (PIT) Bill Rigney* (NYG) Johnny Sain* (BSN) Johnny Schmitz* (CHC) Eddie Stanky (BSN) Bobby Thomson* (NYG) Eddie Waitkus* (CHC)