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Events of Thursday, August 26, 1948

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Events of Thursday, August 26, 1948

8-25-1948 8-27-1948   8-26-1947 8-26-1949 

CLE A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  1  -   4 10  1
BOS A    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  5  x  -   8  9  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Parnell (10-6)
LP: Bearden (12-5)
HR: Doerr (24)

CHI A    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  5  x  -   6  7  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Hiller (5-1)
LP: Moulder (3-5)
HR: Hodgin (1), Henrich (17)

DET A    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
PHI A    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  x  -   4 10  1
BOX+PBP
WP: J. Coleman (12-10)
LP: Newhouser (15-10)
SV: Savage (5)

STL A    0  1  0    2  1  3    0  0  0  -   7 13  1
WAS A    0  0  1    0  0  2    4  0  1  -   8 10  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Haefner (5-12)
LP: Widmar (2-5)

BOS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  0  (1)
CHI N    0  0  0    2  1  1    1  0  x  -   5 14  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Lade (2-3)
LP: Voiselle (13-11)

BOS N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  0  (2)
CHI N    0  0  4    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  6  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Borowy (4-5)
LP: Bickford (7-5)
HR: Pafko (20)

BRO N    0  0  0    2  1  3    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
CIN N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Hatten (10-7)
LP: Peterson (2-11)
HR: Reese (7)

PHI N    1  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4 12  2  (1)
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  6    1  4  x  -  11 10  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Sewell (9-3)
LP: Heintzelman (6-7)
SV: Higbe (8)
HR: Ennis (20), Westlake (15)

PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1 10  2  (2)
PIT N    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 10  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Queen (3-3)
LP: Leonard (9-13)
SV: Higbe (9)
HR: Kiner (35)

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  0  (1)
STL N    0  0  0    5  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 15  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Dickson (11-13)
LP: Jansen (15-9)
HR: Gordon (25), Thomson (16)

NY  N    0  3  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 10  1  (2)
STL N    0  1  2    0  1  1    0  0  2  -   7 12  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Johnson (2-1)
LP: Trinkle (2-5)
HR: Musial (32), Slaughter (10)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 26, 1948

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Braves                  120   68   51    1  .571     -   589  494
St. Louis Cardinals            119   65   53    1  .551   2.5   599  526
Brooklyn Dodgers               114   62   51    1  .549   3.0   568  516
Pittsburgh Pirates             114   60   52    2  .536   4.5   506  505
New York Giants                116   60   55    1  .522   6.0   625  542
Philadelphia Phillies          118   52   65    1  .444  15.0   461  564
Cincinnati Reds                118   50   68    0  .424  17.5   482  590
Chicago Cubs                   119   48   70    1  .407  19.5   457  550

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Red Sox                 119   72   47    0  .605     -   682  558
Cleveland Indians              118   71   47    0  .602   0.5   641  472
New York Yankees               117   70   47    0  .598   1.0   640  441
Philadelphia Athletics         120   69   51    0  .575   3.5   568  574
Detroit Tigers                 114   56   58    0  .491  13.5   518  531
St. Louis Browns               115   46   69    0  .400  24.0   504  618
Washington Senators            120   46   73    1  .387  26.0   446  599
Chicago White Sox              119   40   78    1  .339  31.5   422  628
ML League Leaders 

Deaths on This Date

Rip Cannell (68)
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