1948 South Atlantic League season

1948 South Atlantic League season South Atlantic League Baseball April 12 – September 8 154 8 Regular season Charleston Rebels Playoffs Greenville Spinners Columbia Reds List of South Atlantic League seasons SAL 1947 South Atlantic League season 1947 1949 South Atlantic League season 1949 The 1948 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 12 and September 8. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs. The Greenville Spinners won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Columbia Reds in the final round of the playoffs. Teams 1948 South Atlantic League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Augusta Tigers Augusta, Georgia New York Yankees Municipal Stadium Charleston Rebels Charleston, South Carolina None College Park Columbia Reds Columbia, South Carolina Cincinnati Reds Capital City Stadium Columbus Cardinals Columbus, Georgia St. Louis Cardinals Golden Park Greenville Spinners Greenville, South Carolina Brooklyn Dodgers Meadowbrook Park Jacksonville Tars Jacksonville, Florida New York Giants Durkee Field Macon Peaches Macon, Georgia Chicago Cubs Luther Williams Field Savannah Indians Savannah, Georgia Philadelphia Athletics Grayson Stadium Map of teams left 10px South Atlantic League teams 1225 425 370 190 1145 USA 3200 USA 33.47 -81.98 Black pog.svg 80 top Augusta #ffe USA 32.80 -79.95 Black pog.svg 80 top Charleston #ffe USA 33.98 -81.03 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbia #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbus #ffe USA 34.84 -82.39 Black pog.svg 80 top Greenville #ffe USA 30.35 -81.68 Black pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 32.83 -83.61 Black pog.svg 80 top Macon #ffe USA 32.04 -81.08 Black pog.svg 80 top Savannah #ffe Regular season Summary The Charleston Rebels finish the season with the best record for the first time since the 1942 season. Standings 1948 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 18, 2025 South Atlantic League Team Win Loss % GB Charleston Rebels 87 65 87 65 – Macon Peaches 86 68 86 68 2 Greenville Spinners 84 69 84 69 3.5 Columbia Reds 79 72 79 72 7.5 Jacksonville Tars 78 75 78 75 9.5 Columbus Cardinals 65 83 65 83 20 Augusta Tigers 64 87 64 87 22.5 Savannah Indians 63 87 63 87 23 League Leaders Batting leaders 1948 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 18, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Hal Summers, Augusta Tigers .331 H Roy Marion, Charleston Rebels 197 R Lloyd Merriman, Columbia Reds 120 2B Edd Hartness, Macon Peaches 41 3B Lloyd Merriman, Columbia Reds 18 HR Hal Summers, Augusta Tigers 28 RBI Hal Summers, Augusta Tigers 115 SB Lloyd Merriman, Columbia Reds 44 Pitching leaders 1948 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 18, 2025 Stat Player Total W Frank Smith, Columbia Reds 21 ERA Alfred Boresh, Columbia Reds 2.13 CG Augusto Zande, Columbus Cardinals 20 SHO Alfred Boresh, Columbia Reds Don Osborn, Macon Peaches 4 IP Moe Burtschy, Savannah Indians 252.0 SO Moe Burtschy, Savannah Indians 178 Playoffs The Greenville Spinners won their fifth South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Columbia Reds in five games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Charleston 3 4 Columbia 4 2 Macon 3 3 Greenville 4 4 Columbia 1 3 Greenville 4 See also 1948 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website South Atlantic League season Category:1948 in sports in Florida Category:1948 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1948 in sports in South Carolina