 He ended the season with a .280 batting average with 8 home runs, 72 runs batted in and, set a major league single-season record for third basemen with a .988 fielding percentage, breaking the previous mark set by Willie Kamm in .Majeski had his best season in 1948, hitting for a .310 batting average along with 12 home runs, 120 runs batted in, .368 on-base percentage, and a .454 slugging percentage.He led the league once again with a .975 fielding percentage, finished third in assists and in putouts and finished 11th in voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award.