1948 American Association Playoff Series Leaderboard

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1948 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF SERIES LEADERBOARD

1948 Playoff Teams
(by pos. in final standings)

1. Indianapolis Indians
2.  Milwaukee Brewers
3. St. Paul Saints
4. Columbus Red Birds

Dates
Semifinals: Sept. 14 to Sept. 21
Final Round: Sept. 25 to Oct. 3



PLAYER RECORDS

Runs
13 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul

Hits
22 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul

Doubles
5 - Heinz Becker, Milwaukee

Triples
2 - Skippy Roberge, Milwaukee

Home Runs
3 - Mike Natisin, Columbus

Runs Batted In
13 - Mike Natisin, Columbus

Batting Average (min. 24 at-bats)
.423 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul (22/52)

Total Bases
29 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul

Slugging Percentage (min. 24 at-bats)
.667 - Les Fleming, Indianapolis

Hitting Streak
13 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul


FIELDING

Assists
47 - George Fallon (2b), St. Paul

Infield Putouts*
34 - George Fallon (2b), St. Paul


Outfield Putouts
39 - Bill Howerton (cf), Columbus

*excluding first-basemen


1948 SINGLE-GAME PLAYOFF RECORDS

Runs
4 - Jack Cassini, Indianapolis

Hits
4 - Heinz Becker, Milwaukee
4 - Skippy Roberge, Milwaukee

Runs Batted In
5 - Frank Kalin, Indianapolis
5 - Mike Natisin, Columbus
5 - Skippy Roberge, Milwaukee
5 - Don Thompson, Columbus

FIELDING

Putouts - 1b
16 - Heinz Becker, Milwaukee

Putouts - INF
6 - George Fallon (2b), St. Paul
6 - Fred Harrington (2b), Columbus
6 - Ben Steiner (2b), Columbus

Putouts - OF
8 - Bill Howerton (cf), Columbus

Assists
9 - George Fallon (2b) St. Paul
9 - Bob Ramazzotti (2b), St. Paul (twice)
9 - Skippy Roberge (2b), Milwaukee



1948 FINAL ROUND CONTESTANTS
COMBINED PLAYOFF RECORD
St. Paul (3rd) vs. Columbus (4th)

SCORING

Team Runs
71 - Columbus (14 games)
69 - St. Paul (13 games)

Opponent Runs
71 vs. Columbus
72 vs. St. Paul

Team vs. Opponent Runs Per Game
5.07 to 5.07 (Columbus vs. Opp.)
5.31 to 5.54 (St. Paul vs. Opp.)

Hi-Game Run Totals
13 - St. Paul, Game 1, Semifinals at Indianapolis
11 - Columbus, Game 3, Semifinals at Milwaukee



GAME OUTCOMES

Winning/Losing Streaks
4 games won - St. Paul
3 games won - Columbus
3 games lost - St. Paul

Game Outcome Sequence
Columbus
W-L-L-W-W-L-W-L-L-W-W-W-L-L
St. Paul
W-W-W-L-W-W-W-W-L-L-L-W-W



BATTING

Team Batting Average
.271 - St. Paul
.252 - Columbus

Team Slugging Percentage
.374 - Columbus
.341 - St. Paul



COMBINED PLAYER RECORDS

Leaders in Runs Scoring
22 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul
11 - Don Thompson, Columbus

Leaders in Batting Average (min. 35 at-bats)
.423 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul
.316 - Bill Howerton, Columbus

Leaders in Total Bases
29 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul
27 - Bill Howerton, Columbus
27 - Tommy Glaviano, Columbus
27 - Mike Natisin, Columbus

Leader in Slugging Pct. (min. 35 at-bats)
.585 - Eric Tipton, St. Paul
.529 - Mike Natisin, Columbus


1948 FINAL ROUND RECORDS
St. Paul defeated Columbus in 7 games

TEAM RECORDS

SCORING

Runs
33 - St. Paul
28 - Columbus

Runs Per Game
4.71 - St. Paul
4.00 - Columbus

Hi-Game Run Total
12 - St. Paul, Game 1 at St. Paul
9 - Columbus, Game 5 at Columbus

Biggest Inning
Columbus - 5 runs, Game 3, Inning 2
(Columbus took 5-3 lead; held on for 7-6 win)
St. Paul - 3 runs (x3; twice in Game 1)

Maximum Consecutive Scoring Sequence
 2 innings - Columbus (three times)
2 innings - St. Paul (three times)

Maximum Consecutive Scoreless Sequence
11 innings - Columbus (Game 6 to Game 7)
7 innings - St. Paul (twice)

First Team to Score
Columbus - Games 1-2, lost
St. Paul - Games 3-4, lost



TEAM HITTING

Batting Average
.276 - St. Paul (74/268)
.197 - Columbus (46/234)

Hi-Game Batting Average
.442 - St. Paul, Game 1 (19/43)
.293 - Columbus, Game 3 (12/41)

Doubles
9 - Columbus
4- St. Paul

Triples
1- Columbus
1- St. Paul

Home Runs
4 - St. Paul
3 - Columbus

Slugging Pct.
.343 - St. Paul
.282 - Columbus

Total Bases
92 - St. Paul
66 - Columbus



PITCHING

Strikeouts to Walks
St. Paul: 51-53
Columbus: 28-22

Complete Games
Columbus: 4
St. Paul: 2

Hits Allowed
Columbus: 75
St. Paul: 45



FIELDING

Assists
95 - Columbus
87 - St. Paul

Errors
 17 - Columbus
11 - St. Paul
Columbus registered a combined postseason high 6 errors in Game 3.
Neither team played error-free in either of the Final Round contests.

Double Plays
6 - St. Paul
5 -Columbus

Fielding Pct.
.964 -St. Paul
.946 -Columbus


FINAL ROUND GAME OUTCOMES
(Sept. 25 - Oct. 3)

at St. Paul
Game 1
St. Paul 12, Columbus 4

Game 2
St. Paul 2, Columbus 1

Game 3
Columbus 7, St. Paul 6 (11 innings)

at Columbus
Game 4
Columbus 3, St. Paul 2

Game 5
Columbus 9, St. Paul 3

Game 6
Oct. 2, 1948
St. Paul 3, Columbus 1 (14 innings)

Game 7
Oct. 3, 1948
St. Paul 5, Columbus 3


Walkoffs
None

Scoring First
During first four games, the team scoring first lost.



HIGH ATTENDANCE
Game 2 at St. Paul
10,183

Game 7 at Columbus
5,474


VENUES
Columbus: Red Bird Stadium (cap. 14,500)
LF - 344  CF - 425  RF - 315

St. Paul: Lexington Park (cap. 10,000)
LF - 315   CF - 470   RF - 365


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This leaderboard complements
the American Association Almanac,
Vol. 15, No. 2,
Published for the Fall of 2019
And just released Sept. 9, 2019
on the topic ofThe American Association Playoffs, 1947-1952.

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