1948 Major League Baseball season
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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.
This article is about the 1948 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1948 in baseball.
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1948 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 19 – October 11, 1948 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Lou Boudreau (CLE) NL: Stan Musial (SLC) |
AL champions | Cleveland Indians |
AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
NL champions | Boston Braves |
NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
World Series | |
Champions | Cleveland Indians |
Runners-up | Boston Braves |
MLB seasons | |
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