1948 New York Yankees

94-60 • .610 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1948 New York Yankees went 94-60 (.610) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 857 runs, allowed 633, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe DiMaggio (39 HR, 155 RBI) and Vic Raschi (19-8, 3.84 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
3rd Rank
857 R 633 RA
Diff +224

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857 Runs Scored
633 Runs Allowed
+224 Run Diff
2,411K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 5% above the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .356 2% above the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .431 13% above the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.75 13% better than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 857 17% above the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 2,411,195
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Avg per Game 31,314

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Joe DiMaggio 0.320 2 Johnny Lindell 0.317 3 Tommy Henrich 0.308 4 Yogi Berra 0.305 5 Bobby Brown 0.300

Home Runs

1 Joe DiMaggio 39 2 Tommy Henrich 25 3 Yogi Berra 14 4 Johnny Lindell 13 5 Billy Johnson 12

RBI

1 Joe DiMaggio 155 2 Tommy Henrich 100 3 Yogi Berra 98 4 Billy Johnson 64 5 Johnny Lindell 55
1948 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe DiMaggio 153 594 110 190 26 11 39 155 67 30 1 0.320
Tommy Henrich 146 588 138 181 42 14 25 100 76 42 2 0.308
Snuffy Stirnweiss 141 515 90 130 20 7 3 32 86 62 5 0.252
Yogi Berra 125 469 70 143 24 10 14 98 25 24 3 0.305
Phil Rizzuto 128 464 65 117 13 2 6 50 60 24 6 0.252
Billy Johnson 127 446 59 131 20 6 12 64 41 30 0 0.294
Bobby Brown 113 363 62 109 19 5 3 48 48 16 0 0.300
Johnny Lindell 88 309 58 98 17 2 13 55 35 50 0 0.317
George McQuinn 94 302 33 75 11 4 11 41 40 38 0 0.248
Charlie Keller 83 247 41 66 15 2 6 44 41 25 1 0.267
Gus Niarhos 83 228 41 61 12 2 0 19 52 15 1 0.268
Bud Souchock 44 118 11 24 3 1 3 11 7 13 3 0.203
Cliff Mapes 53 88 19 22 11 1 1 12 6 13 1 0.250
Allie Reynolds 41 83 6 16 3 0 1 16 4 22 0 0.193
Eddie Lopat 34 81 6 14 0 0 0 10 8 6 0 0.173
Vic Raschi 36 81 10 19 4 0 0 11 5 11 0 0.235
Hank Bauer 19 50 6 9 1 1 1 9 6 13 1 0.180
Spec Shea 28 47 4 7 0 2 0 4 6 11 0 0.149
Tommy Byrne 31 46 8 15 3 1 1 7 1 7 0 0.326
Sherm Lollar 22 38 0 8 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.211
Ralph Houk 14 29 3 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.276
Red Embree 20 27 2 4 1 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.148
Joe Page 55 24 3 7 1 2 0 2 3 4 0 0.292
Bob Porterfield 16 24 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Frank Hiller 22 16 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0.375
Frankie Crosetti 17 14 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.286
Charlie Silvera 4 14 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.571
Karl Drews 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Collins 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Bud Stewart 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Jack Phillips 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lonny Frey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Gumpert 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cuddles Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Starr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Tommy Byrne 3.30 2 Spec Shea 3.41 3 Eddie Lopat 3.65 4 Red Embree 3.76 5 Allie Reynolds 3.77

Wins

1 Vic Raschi 19 2 Eddie Lopat 17 3 Allie Reynolds 16 4 Spec Shea 9 5 Tommy Byrne 8

Strikeouts

1 Vic Raschi 124 2 Allie Reynolds 101 3 Tommy Byrne 93 4 Eddie Lopat 83 5 Joe Page 77
1948 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allie Reynolds 16 7 3.77 39 31 3 236.1 240 99 111 101
Eddie Lopat 17 11 3.65 33 31 0 226.2 246 92 66 83
Vic Raschi 19 8 3.84 36 31 1 222.2 208 95 74 124
Spec Shea 9 10 3.41 28 22 1 155.2 117 59 87 71
Tommy Byrne 8 5 3.30 31 11 2 133.2 79 49 101 93
Joe Page 7 8 4.26 55 1 16 107.2 116 51 66 77
Bob Porterfield 5 3 4.50 16 12 0 78.0 85 39 34 30
Red Embree 5 3 3.76 20 8 0 76.2 77 32 30 25
Frank Hiller 5 2 4.04 22 5 0 62.1 59 28 30 25
Karl Drews 2 3 3.79 19 2 1 38.0 35 16 31 11
Randy Gumpert 1 0 2.88 15 0 0 25.0 27 8 6 12
Dick Starr 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 0 1 2 2
Cuddles Marshall 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 3 0

👥 Roster (35)

Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Bobby Brown Tommy Byrne Joe Collins Frankie Crosetti Joe DiMaggio Karl Drews Red Embree Lonny Frey Randy Gumpert Tommy Henrich +23 more

35 players

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The 1948 New York Yankees in brief

A 94-60 record (.610) put the 1948 New York Yankees 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 857 scored against 633 allowed (+224). The team batting average of .277 was 5% above the 1948 league mark of .265. The staff ERA of 3.75 was 13% better than the league average of 4.29. The 1948 New York Yankees outscored the average club by 17% (857 against 730).

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 2,411,195 in attendance, about 31,314 a game. For power, Joe DiMaggio led the way with 39 homers. Vic Raschi led the pitchers with 19 wins. Joe Page closed out 16 saves. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1947 season and the 1949 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 New York Yankees

What was the 1948 New York Yankees record?
The 1948 New York Yankees finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
Who led the 1948 New York Yankees in home runs?
Joe DiMaggio led the 1948 New York Yankees with 39 home runs.
What was the 1948 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1948 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1948 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1948 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 New York Yankees play?
The 1948 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1948 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe DiMaggio (39 HR, 155 RBI) and Vic Raschi (19-8, 3.84 ERA).
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