1948 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1948 throughout the world.

Champions

Major League Baseball

Other champions

Winter Leagues

Awards and honors

MLB statistical leaders

American League National League
AVG Ted Williams BSR .369 Stan Musial SLC .376
HR Joe DiMaggio NYY 39 Ralph Kiner PIT &
Johnny Mize NYG
40
RBI Joe DiMaggio NYY 155 Stan Musial SLC 131
Wins Hal Newhouser DET 21 Johnny Sain BSB 24
ERA Gene Bearden CLE 2.43 Harry Brecheen SLC 2.24
Ks Bob Feller CLE 164 Harry Brecheen SLC 149

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Cleveland Indians 97   58 .626    --
2nd Boston Red Sox 96   59 .619   1
3rd New York Yankees 94   60 .610   2.5
4th Philadelphia Athletics 84   70 .545   12.5
5th Detroit Tigers 78   76 .506   18.5
6th St. Louis Browns 59   94 .380   37.0
7th Washington Senators 56   97 .366   40.0
8th Chicago White Sox 51 101 .336   44.5

National League final standings

National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Boston Braves 91   62 .595    --
2nd St. Louis Cardinals 85   69 .552   6.5
3rd Brooklyn Dodgers 84   70 .545   7.5
4th Pittsburgh Pirates 83   71 .539   8.5
5th New York Giants 78   76 .506   13.5
6th Philadelphia Phillies 66   88 .429   25.5
7th Cincinnati Reds 64   89 .418   27.0
8th Chicago Cubs 64   90 .416   27.5

Negro league baseball final standings

Negro American League final standings

Negro American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Birmingham Black Barons 55 21 .724
Kansas City Monarchs 43 25 .632
Cleveland Buckeyes 41 42 .494
Memphis Red Sox 33 44 .429
Indianapolis Clowns 27 46 .370
Chicago American Giants 27 48 .360

Negro National League final standings

Negro National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Washington Homestead Grays
Baltimore Elite Giants
Newark Eagles
New York Cubans
Philadelphia Stars
New York Black Yankees

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Movies

Births

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Deaths

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