1948 Major League Baseball season

The 1948 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 19 to October 11, 1948. The Boston Braves and Cleveland Indians were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Indians won the American League title via a tie-breaker game victory over the Boston Red Sox, after both teams finished their 154-game schedules with identical 96–58 records. The Indians then defeated the Braves in the World Series, four games to two.

Awards and honors

 * Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Herb Pennock
 * Pie Traynor
 * Most Valuable Player
 * Lou Boudreau (AL)
 * Stan Musial (NL)
 * Rookie of the Year
 * Alvin Dark
 * The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
 * Lou Boudreau Cleveland Indians
 * The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
 * Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians
 * Johnny Sain Boston Braves
 * The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
 * Billy Meyer Pittsburgh Pirates

National League

 * The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox in a one-game playoff to earn the American League pennant.

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