| 1948 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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| Also known as thePhiladelphia 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) | |||
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The1948 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 66th season in thehistory of the franchise.
The 1948 season was the Phillies' 16th consecutive losing season. It was the major league record until thePittsburgh Pirates broke it in2009 with their 17th consecutive losing season.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | .595 | — | 45–31 | 46–31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | .552 | 6½ | 44–33 | 41–36 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 7½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8½ | 47–31 | 36–40 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | .506 | 13½ | 37–40 | 41–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | .429 | 25½ | 32–44 | 34–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 27 | 32–45 | 32–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 27½ | 35–42 | 29–48 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 18–4 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–13 | 4–18 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | — | |||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders
| Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Dick Sisler | 121 | 446 | 122 | .274 | 11 | 56 |
| 2B | Granny Hamner | 129 | 446 | 116 | .260 | 3 | 48 |
| SS | Eddie Miller | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| Charlie Bicknell | 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carbondale[4]