1948 Brooklyn Dodgers

84-70 • .545 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers went 84-70 (.545) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Gene Hermanski (15 HR, 60 RBI) and Rex Barney (15-13, 3.10 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
3rd Rank
744 R 667 RA
Diff +77

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744 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
1,410K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 equal to the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .338 2% above the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .381 equal to the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.75 5% better than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 744 8% above the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,410,226
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Avg per Game 18,079

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Marv Rackley 0.327 2 Spider Jorgensen 0.300 3 Carl Furillo 0.297 4 Jackie Robinson 0.296 5 Dick Whitman 0.291

Home Runs

1 Gene Hermanski 15 2 Jackie Robinson 12 3 Gil Hodges 11 4 Roy Campanella 9 5 Pee Wee Reese 9

RBI

1 Jackie Robinson 85 2 Pee Wee Reese 75 3 Gil Hodges 70 4 Gene Hermanski 60 5 Bruce Edwards 54
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jackie Robinson 147 574 108 170 38 8 12 85 57 37 22 0.296
Pee Wee Reese 151 566 96 155 31 4 9 75 79 63 25 0.274
Gil Hodges 134 481 48 120 18 5 11 70 43 61 7 0.249
Gene Hermanski 133 400 63 116 22 7 15 60 64 46 15 0.290
Carl Furillo 108 364 55 108 20 4 4 44 43 32 6 0.297
Bruce Edwards 96 286 36 79 17 2 8 54 26 28 4 0.276
Marv Rackley 88 281 55 92 13 5 0 15 19 25 8 0.327
Roy Campanella 83 279 32 72 11 3 9 45 36 45 3 0.258
Billy Cox 88 237 36 59 13 2 3 15 38 19 3 0.249
Eddie Miksis 86 221 28 47 7 1 2 16 19 27 5 0.213
Dick Whitman 60 165 24 48 13 0 0 20 14 12 4 0.291
George Shuba 63 161 21 43 6 0 4 32 34 31 1 0.267
Duke Snider 53 160 22 39 6 6 5 21 12 27 4 0.244
Preston Ward 42 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 15 23 0 0.260
Tommy Brown 54 145 18 35 4 0 2 20 7 17 1 0.241
Pete Reiser 64 127 17 30 8 2 1 19 29 21 4 0.236
Arky Vaughan 65 123 19 30 3 0 3 22 21 8 0 0.244
Spider Jorgensen 31 90 15 27 6 2 1 13 16 13 1 0.300
Rex Barney 44 84 5 14 0 0 0 2 2 40 0 0.167
Ralph Branca 36 74 3 15 1 0 0 2 5 16 0 0.203
Don Lund 27 69 9 13 4 0 1 5 5 16 1 0.188
Joe Hatten 43 63 6 13 2 0 0 5 4 19 0 0.206
Preacher Roe 34 51 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 14 0 0.098
Erv Palica 45 39 6 5 1 1 0 3 4 12 0 0.128
Hank Behrman 34 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.107
Harry Taylor 17 22 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.273
Carl Erskine 17 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.095
Paul Minner 31 21 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.190
Gene Mauch 12 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.154
Bobby Bragan 9 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.167
Willie Ramsdell 27 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Hugh Casey 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Ramazzotti 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clyde King 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Banta 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwain Sloat 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Hall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Haugstad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Sexauer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Van Cuyk 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Paul Minner 2.44 2 Preacher Roe 2.63 3 Rex Barney 3.10 4 Carl Erskine 3.23 5 Ralph Branca 3.51

Wins

1 Rex Barney 15 2 Ralph Branca 14 3 Joe Hatten 13 4 Preacher Roe 12 5 Carl Erskine 6

Strikeouts

1 Rex Barney 138 2 Ralph Branca 122 3 Preacher Roe 86 4 Erv Palica 74 5 Joe Hatten 73
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rex Barney 15 13 3.10 44 34 0 246.2 193 85 122 138
Ralph Branca 14 9 3.51 36 28 1 215.2 189 84 80 122
Joe Hatten 13 10 3.58 42 30 0 208.2 228 83 94 73
Preacher Roe 12 8 2.63 34 22 2 177.2 156 52 33 86
Erv Palica 6 6 4.45 41 10 3 125.1 111 62 58 74
Hank Behrman 5 4 4.05 34 4 7 91.0 95 41 42 42
Harry Taylor 2 7 5.36 17 13 0 80.2 90 48 61 32
Carl Erskine 6 3 3.23 17 9 0 64.0 51 23 35 29
Paul Minner 4 3 2.44 28 2 1 62.2 61 17 26 23
Willie Ramsdell 4 4 5.19 27 1 4 50.1 48 29 41 34
Hugh Casey 3 0 8.00 22 0 4 36.0 59 32 17 7
Clyde King 0 1 8.03 9 0 0 12.1 14 11 6 5
Dwain Sloat 0 1 6.14 4 1 0 7.1 7 5 8 1
Johnny Van Cuyk 0 0 3.60 3 0 0 5.0 4 2 1 1
John Hall 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 4.1 4 3 2 2
Jack Banta 0 1 8.10 2 1 0 3.1 5 3 5 1
Phil Haugstad 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0
Elmer Sexauer 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0.2 0 1 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jack Banta Rex Barney Hank Behrman Bobby Bragan Ralph Branca Tommy Brown Roy Campanella Hugh Casey Billy Cox Bruce Edwards Carl Erskine Carl Furillo +28 more

40 players

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The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 84-70, a .545 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 744 runs and allowed 667, a run differential of +77. The Brooklyn Dodgers staff finished with a 3.75 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 744 runs scored compare with a league average of 686 per club, 8% more. Home games were played at Ebbets Field, where 1,410,226 fans came through the gates.

For power, Gene Hermanski led the way with 15 homers. The RBI leader was Jackie Robinson, with 85. On the mound, Rex Barney won 15 games to lead the staff. The 1948 roster runs to 40 players. The 1947 season and the 1949 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Gene Hermanski led the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers with 15 home runs.
What was the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gene Hermanski (15 HR, 60 RBI) and Rex Barney (15-13, 3.10 ERA).
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