1948 Major League Baseball season

1948 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 19 – October 11, 1948
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Lou Boudreau (CLE)
NL: Stan Musial (SLC)
AL championsCleveland Indians
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsBoston Braves
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsCleveland Indians
  Runners-upBoston Braves

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.


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