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1948 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Stan MusialBAT21.3
  2. 2Ted WilliamsBAT20.1
  3. 3Joe DiMaggioBAT19.3
  4. 4Johnny MizeBAT18
  5. 5Tommy HenrichBAT17.3
  6. 6Lou BoudreauBAT17.1
  7. 7Ken KeltnerBAT16.8
  8. 8Ralph KinerBAT16.8
  9. 9Sid GordonBAT16.6
  10. 10Joe GordonBAT16.2
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Willie MaysCF349.1
  2. 2Robin RobertsP204.4
  3. 3Richie AshburnCF152
  4. 4Hank BauerRF114.3
  5. 5Bob RushP112.3
  6. 6Mike GarciaP111.4
  7. 7Elston HowardC110.7
  8. 8Johnny AntonelliP103.6

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Joe MedwickLF177.2
  2. 2Rudy York1B154.7
  3. 3Arky VaughanSS146.6
  4. 4Doc CramerCF127
  5. 5George McQuinn1B117.1
  6. 6Frank McCormick1B115.4
  7. 7Willie WellsSS111.9
  8. 8Frankie CrosettiSS96.4

Teams · 28

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Cleveland Indians97-58279.2Lou BoudreauPlayoffs
Boston Red Sox96-59231.7Ted Williams
New York Yankees94-60243.2Joe DiMaggio
Atlanta Braves91-62248.4Bob ElliottPlayoffs
St. Louis Cardinals85-69237.8Stan Musial
Baltimore Elite Giants36-2146.5Joe Black
Birmingham Black Barons22-79.2Piper Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers84-70254.2Jackie Robinson
Athletics84-70188.5Hank Majeski
Pittsburgh Pirates83-71217.6Ralph Kiner
Kansas City Monarchs27-1840.8Willard Brown
Homestead Grays25-1729.3Luke Easter
Philadelphia Stars26-2219Frank Austin
San Francisco Giants78-76245.3Johnny Mize
Detroit Tigers78-76215.5Pat Mullin
Newark Eagles26-2630.3Leniel Hooker
Memphis Red Sox5-8——
New York Cubans18-2327.3Pat Scantlebury
Cleveland Buckeyes8-135.4Webbo Clarke
Chicago American Giants3-10——
New York Black Yankees6-19——
Indianapolis Clowns5-232.8Sam Hairston
Philadelphia Phillies66-88193Del Ennis
Cincinnati Reds64-89190.6Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs64-90216.2Andy Pafko
Baltimore Orioles59-94163.5Al Zarilla
Minnesota Twins56-97164.4Ray Scarborough
Chicago White Sox51-101131.3Luke Appling

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.