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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) |
Local radio | WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson) |
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Regular season[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1948 National League Records
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Team | BOS | BR | 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 | — |
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 7, 1948: Ralph LaPointe and $30,000 were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Sisler.[2]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Sisler, DickDick Sisler | 121 | 446 | 122 | .274 | 11 | 56 |
SS | Miller, EddieEddie Miller | 130 | 468 | 115 | .246 | 14 | 61 |
Other batters[edit]
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[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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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Bicknell, CharlieCharlie Bicknell | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.96 | 5 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carbondale[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Robinson, Alan (September 7, 2009). "Lee’s 2 HRs for Cubs put Pirates into record book". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ^ "Dick Sisler". Baseball Reference.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
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