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1948 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Philadelphia Phillies |
| season | 1948 |
| misc | 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) |
(Claude Haring) (By Saam, Chuck Thompson) |}}
The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 66th season in the history of the franchise.
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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1948: Ralph LaPointe and $30,000 were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Sisler.
- April 8, 1948: Phillies purchased the contract of Richie Ashburn from the Toronto Maple Leafs
Roster
| 1948 Philadelphia Phillies |
|---|
| **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 | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Andy Seminick | 125 | 391 | 88 | .225 | 13 | 44 |
| 1B | 121 | 446 | 122 | .274 | 11 | 56 | |
| 2B | Granny Hamner | 129 | 446 | 116 | .260 | 3 | 48 |
| SS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Heusser | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.99 | 22 |
| Sam Nahem | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.02 | 30 |
| 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
References
References
- Robinson, Alan. (September 7, 2009). "Lee's 2 HRs for Cubs put Pirates into record book". [[Yahoo! Sports]].
- "Dick Sisler". Baseball Reference.
- (April 9, 1948). "Phils Buy Ashburn". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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