1948 Philadelphia Phillies

66-88 • .429 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies went 66-88 (.429) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 591 runs, allowed 729, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Del Ennis (30 HR, 95 RBI) and Dutch Leonard (12-17, 2.51 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

66 Wins
88 Losses
.429 Win %
6th Rank
591 R 729 RA
Diff -138

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591 Runs Scored
729 Runs Allowed
-138 Run Diff
805K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .318 4% below the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .367 4% below the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.08 3% worse than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 591 14% below the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 805,385
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Avg per Game 10,597

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Willie Jones 0.333 2 Richie Ashburn 0.333 3 Harry Walker 0.292 4 Del Ennis 0.290 5 Bert Haas 0.282

Home Runs

1 Del Ennis 30 2 Eddie Miller 14 3 Andy Seminick 13 4 Dick Sisler 11 5 Johnny Blatnik 6

RBI

1 Del Ennis 95 2 Eddie Miller 61 3 Dick Sisler 56 4 Granny Hamner 48 5 Johnny Blatnik 45
1948 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Del Ennis 152 589 86 171 40 4 30 95 47 58 2 0.290
Eddie Miller 130 468 45 115 20 1 14 61 19 40 1 0.246
Richie Ashburn 117 463 78 154 17 4 2 40 60 22 32 0.333
Granny Hamner 129 446 42 116 21 5 3 48 22 39 2 0.260
Dick Sisler 121 446 60 122 21 3 11 56 47 46 1 0.274
Johnny Blatnik 121 415 56 108 27 8 6 45 31 77 3 0.260
Andy Seminick 125 391 49 88 11 3 13 44 58 68 4 0.225
Putsy Caballero 113 351 33 86 12 1 0 19 24 18 7 0.245
Bert Haas 95 333 35 94 9 2 4 34 36 25 8 0.282
Harry Walker 112 332 34 97 11 2 2 23 33 30 4 0.292
Bama Rowell 77 196 15 47 16 2 1 22 8 14 2 0.240
Emil Verban 55 169 14 39 5 1 0 11 11 5 0 0.231
Dutch Leonard 34 83 1 12 0 1 0 4 0 22 0 0.145
Don Padgett 36 74 3 17 3 0 0 7 3 2 0 0.230
Al Lakeman 32 68 2 11 2 0 1 4 5 22 0 0.162
Willie Jones 17 60 9 20 2 0 2 9 3 5 0 0.333
Schoolboy Rowe 31 52 3 10 0 0 1 4 4 10 1 0.192
Curt Simmons 31 51 3 7 0 0 0 4 3 13 0 0.137
Blix Donnelly 26 45 2 10 1 1 0 1 3 10 0 0.222
Robin Roberts 21 44 1 11 2 0 1 5 6 16 0 0.250
Monk Dubiel 38 42 6 7 2 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.167
Ken Heintzelman 27 37 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.135
Jackie Mayo 12 35 7 8 2 1 0 3 7 7 1 0.229
Ed Heusser 33 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.158
Stan Lopata 6 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.133
Sam Nahem 28 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.154
Howie Schultz 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.077
Paul Erickson 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Oscar Judd 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Charlie Bicknell 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lou Possehl 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Nick Strincevich 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Wagner 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Konstanty 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jocko Thompson 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Lou Grasmick 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dick Koecher 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Porto 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Dutch Leonard 2.51 2 Robin Roberts 3.19 3 Blix Donnelly 3.69 4 Monk Dubiel 3.89 5 Schoolboy Rowe 4.07

Wins

1 Dutch Leonard 12 2 Schoolboy Rowe 10 3 Monk Dubiel 8 4 Robin Roberts 7 5 Curt Simmons 7

Strikeouts

1 Dutch Leonard 92 2 Curt Simmons 86 3 Robin Roberts 84 4 Ken Heintzelman 57 5 Blix Donnelly 46
1948 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 12 17 2.51 34 30 0 225.2 226 63 54 92
Curt Simmons 7 13 4.87 31 23 0 170.0 169 92 108 86
Monk Dubiel 8 10 3.89 37 17 4 150.1 139 65 58 42
Schoolboy Rowe 10 10 4.07 30 20 2 148.0 167 67 31 46
Robin Roberts 7 9 3.19 20 20 0 146.2 148 52 61 84
Blix Donnelly 5 7 3.69 26 19 2 131.2 125 54 49 46
Ken Heintzelman 6 11 4.29 27 16 2 130.0 117 62 45 57
Ed Heusser 3 2 4.99 33 0 3 74.0 89 41 28 22
Sam Nahem 3 3 7.02 28 1 0 59.0 68 46 45 30
Charlie Bicknell 0 1 5.96 17 1 0 25.2 29 17 17 5
Paul Erickson 2 0 5.19 4 2 0 17.1 19 10 17 5
Nick Strincevich 0 1 9.18 6 1 0 16.2 26 17 10 4
Lou Possehl 1 1 4.91 3 2 0 14.2 17 8 4 7
Oscar Judd 0 2 6.91 4 1 0 14.1 19 11 11 7
Jocko Thompson 1 0 2.77 2 2 0 13.0 10 4 9 7
Jim Konstanty 1 0 0.93 6 0 2 9.2 7 1 2 7
Dick Koecher 0 1 3.00 3 0 0 6.0 4 2 3 2
Lou Grasmick 0 0 7.20 2 0 0 5.0 3 4 8 2
Al Porto 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 2 0 1 1
Al Lakeman 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Richie Ashburn Charlie Bicknell Johnny Blatnik Putsy Caballero Blix Donnelly Monk Dubiel Del Ennis Paul Erickson Lou Grasmick Bert Haas Granny Hamner Ken Heintzelman +26 more

38 players

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The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies finished 66-88, a .429 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. The run column shows 591 for and 729 against. The team batting average of .258 was 1% below the 1948 league mark of .260. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. League clubs averaged 686 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Phillies scored 14% fewer.

Shibe Park was home in 1948, drawing a total attendance of 805,385. The home run leader was Del Ennis, who hit 30. On the mound, Dutch Leonard won 12 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 38 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 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies finished 66-88 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Del Ennis led the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies with 30 home runs.
What was the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1948 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Ennis (30 HR, 95 RBI) and Dutch Leonard (12-17, 2.51 ERA).
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