1948 MLB season (Jayverse)

The 1948 MLB Season is the 48th Season for Major League Baseball

Welcoming Baseball to the West Coast
Major League Baseball relocated 2 Teams out of the East Coast, First the Philadelphia Athletics moved to San Francisco, CA and became the San Francisco Athletics playing their home games at Athletics Stadium (OTL Seals Stadium) and the Washington Senators moved to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Angels and will play at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles however MLB expand to have 4 new teams beginning in 1951.

Final Standings
AL: San Francisco Athletics (86-70), Chicago White Sox (85-71), Cleveland Indians (81-75), Detroit Tigers (81-75), New Orleans Browns (81-75), Boston Red Sox (78-78), Baltimore Orioles (76-80), New York Yankees (72-84), Los Angeles Angels (71-85), Buffalo Bisons (69-87)

NL: Chicago Cubs (104-52), Philadelphia Phillies (88-68), Milwaukee Brewers (88-68), Cincinnati Reds (81-75), Pittsburgh Pirates (79-77), St. Louis Cardinals (78-78), Brooklyn Dodgers (75-81), New York Giants (67-89), Kansas City Blues (61-95), Atlanta Braves (59-97)

World Series: Chicago Cubs def. San Francisco Athletics 4-2

League Leaders
Batting Average - Stan Musial (Kansas City) .357

Home Runs - Ralph Kiner (San Francisco) 41

RBI - Herb Gorman (Cleveland) 131

Stolen Bases - Pete Reiser (Los Angeles) 26

ERA - Roy Partlow (New Orleans) 2.18

Wins - Billy Pierce (Chicago White Sox) 23

Strikeouts - Roy Partlow (New Orleans) 194