Sports season
1948 MLB season |
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League | Major League Baseball |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | April 19 – October 11, 1948 |
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 |
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Regular season |
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Season MVP | AL: Lou Boudreau (CLE) NL: Stan Musial (SLC) |
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AL champions | Cleveland Indians |
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AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
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NL champions | Boston Braves |
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NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
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World Series |
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Champions | Cleveland Indians |
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Runners-up | Boston Braves |
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The 1948 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 19 to October 11, 1948. The Boston Braves and Cleveland Indians were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Indians won the American League title via a tie-breaker game victory over the Boston Red Sox, after both teams finished their 154-game schedules with identical 96–58 records. The Indians then defeated the Braves in the World Series, four games to two.
Awards and honors
Standings
American League | National League |
Postseason
Bracket
League leaders
American League
National League
Managers
American League
National League
Home field attendance
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
Cleveland Indians[1] | 97 | 21.3% | 2,620,627 | 72.2% | 33,172 |
New York Yankees[2] | 94 | -3.1% | 2,373,901 | 8.9% | 30,830 |
Detroit Tigers[3] | 78 | -8.2% | 1,743,035 | 24.7% | 22,637 |
Boston Red Sox[4] | 96 | 15.7% | 1,558,798 | 9.2% | 19,985 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[5] | 83 | 33.9% | 1,517,021 | 18.2% | 18,963 |
New York Giants[6] | 78 | -3.7% | 1,459,269 | -8.8% | 18,952 |
Boston Braves[7] | 91 | 5.8% | 1,455,439 | 13.9% | 19,151 |
Brooklyn Dodgers[8] | 84 | -10.6% | 1,398,967 | -22.6% | 17,935 |
Chicago Cubs[9] | 64 | -7.2% | 1,237,792 | -9.3% | 15,869 |
St. Louis Cardinals[10] | 85 | -4.5% | 1,111,440 | -10.9% | 14,434 |
Philadelphia Athletics[11] | 84 | 7.7% | 945,076 | 3.7% | 12,274 |
Cincinnati Reds[12] | 64 | -12.3% | 823,386 | -8.5% | 10,693 |
Washington Senators[13] | 56 | -12.5% | 795,254 | -6.5% | 10,196 |
Chicago White Sox[14] | 51 | -27.1% | 777,844 | -11.3% | 10,235 |
Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 66 | 6.5% | 767,429 | -15.4% | 10,098 |
St. Louis Browns[16] | 59 | 0.0% | 335,564 | 4.7% | 4,415 |
See also
References
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
External links
- 1948 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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