1948 Philadelphia Phillies season
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1948 Philadelphia Phillies season
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| Owner(s) | R. R. M. Carpenter | |
| General manager(s) | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
| Manager(s) | Ben Chapman, Eddie Sawyer | |
| Local television | WPTZ/WCAU (Claude Haring) |
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| Local radio | WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson) |
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Regular season
The 1948 season was the Phillies' 16th consecutive losing season. It was the major league record until the Pittsburgh Pirates broke it in 2009 with their 17th consecutive losing season.[1]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | -- | .595 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | 6.5 | .552 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | 7.5 | .545 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | 8.5 | .539 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | 13.5 | .506 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 25.5 | .429 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | 27 | .418 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 27.5 | .416 |
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1948: Ralph LaPointe and $30,000 were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Sisler.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| 1B | Dick Sisler | 121 | 446 | 122 | .274 | 11 | 56 |
| SS | Eddie Miller | 130 | 468 | 115 | .246 | 14 | 61 |
Other batters
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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Charlie Bicknell | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.96 | 5 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Eddie Sawyer and Dick Porter |
| A | Utica Blue Sox | Eastern League | Dick Porter and Patrick Colgan |
| B | Terre Haute Phillies | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Patrick Colgan and Dale Jones |
| B | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Interstate League | Jack Sanford |
| B | Portland Pilots | New England League | Del Bissonette |
| C | Schenectady Blue Jays | Canadian-American League | Leon Riley |
| C | Vandergrift Pioneers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson and Lew Krausse, Sr. |
| C | Salina Blue Jays | Western Association | Vance Dinges |
| D | Dover Phillies | Eastern Shore League | Guy Glaser and Grover Wearshing |
| D | Baton Rouge Red Sticks | Evangeline League | Dick Carter |
| D | Klamath Falls Gems | Far West League | Joe Gantenbein |
| D | Americus Phillies | Georgia-Florida League | Le Grant Scott and Eddie Murphy |
| D | Carbondale Pioneers | North Atlantic League | Dan Carnevale |
| D | Bradford Blue Wings | PONY League | George Savino |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Whitey Gluchoski |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carbondale[3]
References
- ^ Robinson, Alan (September 7, 2009). "Lee’s 2 HRs for Cubs put Pirates into record book". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=Anohj8J0css1Ap5SL3knOfK4u7YF?gid=290907123&prov=ap&print=1. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ^ "Dick Sisler". Baseball Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sisledi01.shtml.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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