1948 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 66th season in the history of the franchise.
| 1948 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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| Also known as the Philadelphia Blue Jays | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter |
| General managers | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. |
| Managers | Ben Chapman, Eddie Sawyer |
| Television | WPTZ/WCAU (Claude Haring) |
| Radio | WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson) |
Regular season
The 1948 campaign marked the Phillies' 16th consecutive losing season. This stood as the major league record until the Pittsburgh Pirates broke it in 2009 with their 17th consecutive losing season.[1]
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | .595 | — | 45–31 | 46–31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | .552 | 6½ | 44–33 | 41–36 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 7½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8½ | 47–31 | 36–40 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | .506 | 13½ | 37–40 | 41–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | .429 | 25½ | 32–44 | 34–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 27 | 32–45 | 32–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 27½ | 35–42 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 18–4 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–13 | 4–18 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1948: Ralph LaPointe and $30,000 were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Sisler.[2]
- April 8, 1948: Phillies purchased the contract of Richie Ashburn from the Toronto Maple Leafs[3]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Andy Seminick | 125 | 391 | 88 | .225 | 13 | 44 |
| 1B | Dick Sisler | 121 | 446 | 122 | .274 | 11 | 56 |
| 2B | Granny Hamner | 129 | 446 | 116 | .260 | 3 | 48 |
| SS | Eddie Miller | 130 | 468 | 115 | .246 | 14 | 61 |
| 3B | Putsy Caballero | 113 | 351 | 86 | .245 | 0 | 19 |
| OF | Johnny Blatnik | 121 | 415 | 108 | .260 | 6 | 45 |
| OF | Del Ennis | 152 | 589 | 171 | .290 | 30 | 95 |
| OF | Richie Ashburn | 117 | 463 | 154 | .333 | 2 | 40 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bert Haas | 95 | 333 | 94 | .282 | 4 | 34 |
| Harry Walker | 112 | 332 | 97 | .292 | 2 | 23 |
| Bama Rowell | 77 | 196 | 47 | .240 | 1 | 22 |
| Emil Verban | 55 | 169 | 39 | .231 | 0 | 11 |
| Don Padgett | 36 | 74 | 17 | .230 | 0 | 7 |
| Al Lakeman | 32 | 68 | 11 | .162 | 1 | 4 |
| Willie Jones | 17 | 60 | 20 | .333 | 2 | 9 |
| Jackie Mayo | 12 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Lopata | 6 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| Howie Schultz | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal Wagner | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dutch Leonard | 34 | 225.2 | 12 | 17 | 2.51 | 92 |
| Curt Simmons | 31 | 170.0 | 7 | 13 | 4.87 | 86 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 30 | 148.0 | 10 | 10 | 4.07 | 46 |
| Robin Roberts | 20 | 146.2 | 7 | 9 | 3.19 | 84 |
| Blix Donnelly | 26 | 131.2 | 5 | 7 | 3.69 | 46 |
| Jocko Thompson | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 7 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Monk Dubiel | 37 | 150.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.89 | 42 |
| Ken Heintzelman | 27 | 130.0 | 6 | 11 | 4.29 | 57 |
| Paul Erickson | 4 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 5 |
| Nick Strincevich | 6 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.18 | 4 |
| Lou Possehl | 3 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 |
| Oscar Judd | 4 | 14.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.91 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Heusser | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.99 | 22 |
| Sam Nahem | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.02 | 30 |
| Charlie Bicknell | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.96 | 5 |
| Jim Konstanty | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.93 | 7 |
| Dick Koecher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Al Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Lou Grasmick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 |
| Al Lakeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Eddie Sawyer and Dick Porter |
| A | Utica Blue Sox | Eastern League | Dick Porter and Patrick Colgan |
| B | Terre Haute Phillies | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Patrick Colgan and Dale Jones |
| B | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Interstate League | Jack Sanford |
| B | Portland Pilots | New England League | Del Bissonette |
| C | Schenectady Blue Jays | Canadian–American League | Leon Riley |
| C | Vandergrift Pioneers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson and Lew Krausse, Sr. |
| C | Salina Blue Jays | Western Association | Vance Dinges |
| D | Dover Phillies | Eastern Shore League | Guy Glaser and Grover Wearshing |
| D | Baton Rouge Red Sticks | Evangeline League | Dick Carter |
| D | Klamath Falls Gems | Far West League | Joe Gantenbein |
| D | Americus Phillies | Georgia–Florida League | Le Grant Scott and Eddie Murphy |
| D | Carbondale Pioneers | North Atlantic League | Dan Carnevale |
| D | Bradford Blue Wings | PONY League | George Savino |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Whitey Gluchoski |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carbondale[4]