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Events of Saturday, May 8, 1948

5-7-1948 5-9-1948   5-8-1947 5-8-1949 

STL A    1  3  2    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   9 16  0
BOS A    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Sanford (3-1)
LP: Harris (1-2)
HR: Zarilla (1), Williams (5), Spence (2)

DET A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  0  (1)
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Hutchinson (2-1)
LP: Lopat (1-3)
HR: Mullin (2), Berra (2)

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1  (2)
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  2    7  0  x  -   9 11  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Raschi (1-1)
LP: Newhouser (1-4)
SV: Page (4)
HR: Mullin (3)

CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  2
PHI A    5  0  0    0  4  0    0  7  x  -  16 15  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Scheib (3-0)
LP: Grove (1-2)
HR: Scheib (1)

CLE A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   6 12  0
WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Bearden (1-0)
LP: Hudson (1-2)
SV: Christopher (2)
HR: Doby (3)

BRO N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
CHI N    2  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  x  -   6  8  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Schmitz (1-3)
LP: Sloat (0-1)

BOS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  0
CIN N    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Barrett (2-1)
LP: Vander Meer (1-3)
SV: Prendergast (1)

NY  N    5  3  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -  12 15  1
PIT N    0  0  0    1  1  3    0  0  0  -   5 12  5

BOX+PBP
WP: Jansen (3-1)
LP: Lombardi (0-2)
SV: Trinkle (3)
HR: Rigney (1), Thomson (3), West (2), Westlake (2)

PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
STL N    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  2  x  -   5  7  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Brecheen (3-0)
LP: Donnelly (1-2)
HR: Jones (3)

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Standings At Close of Play of May 8, 1948

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Giants                 17   11    6    0  .647     -   106   75
St. Louis Cardinals             14    9    5    0  .643   0.5    61   49
Pittsburgh Pirates              15    9    6    0  .600   1.0    76   70
Brooklyn Dodgers                16    8    8    0  .500   2.5    88   80
Boston Braves                   17    8    9    0  .471   3.0    66   66
Philadelphia Phillies           17    7   10    0  .412   4.0    65   94
Cincinnati Reds                 18    7   11    0  .389   4.5    71   94
Chicago Cubs                    16    6   10    0  .375   4.5    65   70

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Athletics          15   10    5    0  .667     -    77   56
Cleveland Indians               12    8    4    0  .667   0.5    70   51
New York Yankees                15    9    6    0  .600   1.0    73   60
St. Louis Browns                12    6    6    0  .500   2.5    52   59
Boston Red Sox                  15    7    8    0  .467   3.0    68   67
Detroit Tigers                  18    8   10    0  .444   3.5    77   80
Washington Senators             17    7    9    1  .438   3.5    58   68
Chicago White Sox               14    3   10    1  .231   6.0    48   82

ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Steve Braun
Miguel Puente

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
BRO N  John Hall (24)

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Transactions

Cleveland Indians released Elbie Fletcher.

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