1948 Major League Baseball season

1948 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 19 – October 11, 1948
Regular season
Season champions AL: Cleveland Indians
NL: Boston Braves
Season MVP AL: Lou Boudreau (CLE)
NL: Stan Musial (STL)
World Series
Champions Cleveland Indians
  Runners-up Boston Braves

During the 1948 Major League Baseball season which began on April 19 and ended on October 11, 1948, the Boston Braves won the NL pennant and the Cleveland Indians won a 1-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox to take the AL pennant.

Awards and honors

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
RankClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
1stCleveland Indians97  58.626   --
2ndBoston Red Sox96  59.619  1
3rdNew York Yankees94  60.610  2.5
4thPhiladelphia Athletics84  70.545  12.5
5thDetroit Tigers78  76.506  18.5
6thSt. Louis Browns59  94.380  37.0
7thWashington Senators56  97.366  40.0
8thChicago White Sox51101.336  44.5

National League final standings

National League
RankClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
1stBoston Braves91  62.595   --
2ndSt. Louis Cardinals85  69.552  6.5
3rdBrooklyn Dodgers84  70.545  7.5
4thPittsburgh Pirates83  71.539  8.5
5thNew York Giants78  76.506  13.5
6thPhiladelphia Phillies66  88.429  25.5
7thCincinnati Reds64  89.418  27.0
8thChicago Cubs64  90.416  27.5

League leaders

American League

National League

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Ted Lyons
Cleveland Indians Lou Boudreau
Detroit Tigers Del Baker
New York Yankees Johnny Neun
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Zack Taylor
Washington Senators Joe Kuhel

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Billy Southworth
Brooklyn Dodgers Burt Shotton
Chicago Cubs Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Johnny Neun and Bucky Walters
New York Giants Mel Ott and Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies Ben Chapman and Eddie Sawyer
Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals Eddie Dyer

See also


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