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1948 Brooklyn Dodgers season

Field	Value
name	Brooklyn Dodgers
image	Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg
season	1948
league	National League
ballpark	Ebbets Field
city	Brooklyn, New York
record
league_place	3rd
owners	James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
president	Branch Rickey
managers	Leo Durocher, Ray Blades, Burt Shotton
radio	WMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell

Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Ernie Harwell

Leo Durocher returned as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers to start the 1948 season but was fired in mid-season. He was replaced first by team coach Ray Blades and then by Burt Shotton, who had managed the team to the 1947 pennant. The Dodgers finished third in the National League after this tumultuous season.

The 1948 Dodgers were very much a work in progress, beginning to coalesce into the classic "Boys of Summer" teams of the 1950s. Gil Hodges was in the opening day lineup, but as a catcher. He would only be shifted to first base after the emergence of Roy Campanella. Jackie Robinson started the season at second base—Eddie Stanky had been traded just before the start of the season to make room for Robinson at his natural position; he had played first base during his 1947 rookie season. Pee Wee Reese was the only "Boys of summer" regular to already be ensconced at his position, shortstop. Billy Cox had been acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates during the offseason, but as one of nine players who would see time at third for the team that year, he only played 70 games at the position. Carl Furillo was already a regular, but in center field. Duke Snider was brought up to the team in mid-season, and it was not until 1949 that Furillo moved to right field and Snider became the regular center fielder.

Preacher Roe and Ralph Branca were in the starting rotation, but Carl Erskine only appeared in a handful of games, and Don Newcombe would not join the staff until the following year.

Offseason

November 14, 1947: Stan Rojek and Ed Stevens were purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 3, 1947: Monty Basgall was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jimmy Bloodworth and Vic Barnhart.
December 8, 1947: Dixie Walker, Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi were traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Preacher Roe, Billy Cox and Gene Mauch.
March 6, 1948: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Bama Rowell, Ray Sanders and cash.

Regular season

Future Hall of Famer Roy Campanella made his major league debut on April 20. In July, Campanella replaced Bruce Edwards as the club's starting catcher. This marked the first time that a major league team had two black players in its everyday lineup.

On September 9, Rex Barney pitched a no-hitter against the New York Giants. He walked two batters and struck out four in a 2–0 victory.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day lineup	Name	Position
Jackie Robinson	Second baseman
Arky Vaughan	Left fielder
Preston Ward	First baseman
Carl Furillo	Center fielder
Pee Wee Reese	Shortstop
Dick Whitman	Right fielder
Billy Cox	Third baseman
Gil Hodges	Catcher
Rex Barney	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

April 18, 1948: Ray Sanders was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves.
September 29, 1948: Jimmy Bloodworth was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.

Roster

1948 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	83	279	72	.258	9	45
1B	134	481	120	.249	11	70
2B	147	574	170	.296	12	85
3B	88	237	59	.249	3	15
SS	151	566	155	.274	9	75
OF	133	400	116	.290	15	60
OF	108	364	108	.297	4	44
OF	88	281	92	.327	0	15

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
96	286	79	.276	8	54
86	221	47	.213	2	16
60	165	48	.291	0	20
63	161	43	.267	4	32
53	160	39	.244	5	21
42	146	38	.260	1	21
54	145	35	.241	2	20
64	127	30	.236	1	19
65	123	30	.244	3	22
31	90	27	.300	1	13
27	69	13	.188	1	5
12	13	2	.154	0	0
9	12	2	.167	0	0
4	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
44	246.2	15	13	3.10	138
36	215.2	14	9	3.51	122
17	80.2	2	7	5.36	32

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
42	208.2	13	10	3.58	73
34	177.2	12	8	2.63	86
41	125.1	6	6	4.45	74
17	64.0	6	3	3.23	29
4	7.1	0	1	6.14	1
2	3.1	0	1	8.10	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
34	5	4	7	4.05	42
28	4	3	1	2.44	23
27	4	4	4	5.19	34
22	3	0	4	8.00	7
9	0	1	0	8.03	5
3	0	0	0	3.60	1
3	0	0	0	6.23	2
2	0	0	0	13.50	0
1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Awards and honors

1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Ralph Branca starter
- Pee Wee Reese starter

League top five finishers

Rex Barney

#2 in NL in strikeouts (138)
#4 in NL in shutouts (4)

Ralph Branca

#5 in NL in strikeouts (122)

Pee Wee Reese

#2 in NL in stolen bases (25)

Jackie Robinson

#4 in NL in runs scored (108)
#4 in NL in stolen bases (22)
#4 in NL in doubles (38)

Preacher Roe

#4 in NL in ERA (2.63)

Farm system

	Level		Team
AAA	Montreal Royals	International League	Clay Hopper
AAA	St. Paul Saints	American Association	Walter Alston
AA	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	Les Burge
George Dockins
Bobby Bragan
AA	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	Alfred Todd
A	Greenville Spinners	South Atlantic League	Greg Mulleavy
A	Pueblo Dodgers	Western League	John Fitzpatrick
B	Asheville Tourists	Tri-State League	Clay Bryant
B	Danville Dodgers	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Paul Chervinko
B	Lancaster Red Roses	Interstate League	Dibrell Williams
Jack Knight
B	Nashua Dodgers	New England League	Al Campanis
B	Newport News Dodgers	Piedmont League	Roy Schalk
C	Abilene Blue Sox	West Texas–New Mexico League	Art Bowland
Otis Davis
C	Greenwood Dodgers	Cotton States League	Jim Bivin
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Jay Kirke, Jr.
Lewis Garland
C	Johnstown Johnnies	Middle Atlantic League	Roy Nichols
C	Santa Barbara Dodgers	California League	Chester Kehn
D	Trois-Rivières Royals	Canadian–American League	Ed Head
D	Cairo Dodgers	Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League	Hugh Holliday
Norbert Hall
D	Cambridge Dodgers	Eastern Shore League	Bob Vickery
Stew Hofferth
D	Medford Nuggets	Far West League	Larry Shepard
D	Olean Oilers	Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League	Greg Mulleavy
D	Ponca City Dodgers	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Boyd Bartley
D	Pulaski Counts	Appalachian League	George Pfister
D	Sheboygan Indians	Wisconsin State League	Joe Hauser
D	Valdosta Dodgers	Georgia–Florida League	Lou Rochelli
D	Zanesville Dodgers	Ohio–Indiana League	Ray Hathaway

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, St. Paul, Ft. Worth, Greenville, Nashua, Newport News, Santa Barbara, Pulaski, Sheboygan, Zanesville

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rojekst01.shtml Stan Rojek page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/steveed01.shtml Ed Stevens page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bloodji01.shtml Jimmy Bloodworth page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walkedi02.shtml Dixie Walker page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanked01.shtml Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference]
''Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season'', p. 267, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-7432-9461-4
''Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season'', p. 267
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandera01.shtml Ray Sanders page at Baseball Reference]

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