On This Day

Monday, July 14, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 26 .671 --
Tigers 40 34 .541 10.5
Red Sox 41 36 .532 11.0
Indians 36 35 .507 13.0
Athletics 38 41 .481 15.0
Senators 34 41 .453 17.0
White Sox 36 44 .450 17.5
Browns 27 48 .360 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 32 .600 --
Braves 44 34 .564 3.0
Giants 41 35 .539 5.0
Cardinals 42 38 .525 6.0
Reds 40 41 .494 8.5
Cubs 37 43 .463 11.0
Phillies 35 46 .432 13.5
Pirates 30 48 .385 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Judnich 4
1 Sam Zoldak 4
3 Frank Baumholtz 3
3 Jake Early 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Judnich 4
2 Ray Coleman 2
2 Augie Galan 2
2 Don Johnson 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Scheffing 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buddy Lively 2.00
2 Clint Hartung 0.86
3 Don Black 0.56
4 Kirby Higbe 0.44
5 Johnny Sain 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Tommy Hughes 1
1 Emil Kush 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clint Hartung 6
2 Don Black 5
3 Kirby Higbe 4
3 Buddy Lively 4
3 Vic Lombardi 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .343
2 Harry Walker .342
3 Joe DiMaggio .338
4 George Kell .329
5 Luke Appling .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 26
2 Ralph Kiner 22
3 Willard Marshall 20
4 Walker Cooper 19
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 69
2 Willard Marshall 67
2 Johnny Mize 67
4 Ralph Kiner 64
5 Earl Torgeson 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 23
2 Dave Philley 14
2 Jackie Robinson 14
4 Johnny Hopp 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 1.90
2 Warren Spahn 2.20
3 Spud Chandler 2.24
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.26
5 Walt Masterson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 15
2 Ralph Branca 14
3 Warren Spahn 12
4 Bob Feller 11
4 Spec Shea 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 112
2 Hal Newhouser 111
3 Ewell Blackwell 104
4 Ralph Branca 88
5 Johnny Sain 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
2 Tom Ferrick 9
3 Russ Christopher 8
3 Ed Klieman 8
5 Earl Johnson 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .415
2 Joe DiMaggio .408
3 Luke Appling .397
4 Dale Mitchell .394
5 Hank Majeski .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Tommy Holmes 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Bill Rigney 5
2 Bobby Thomson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 15
1 Babe Young 15
3 Carl Furillo 14
4 Joe DiMaggio 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Dave Philley 4
3 Phil Rizzuto 3
4 Floyd Baker 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
1 Earl Johnson 0.00
3 Tex Hughson 0.86
4 Spec Shea 0.95
5 Tommy Hughes 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 4
2 Ewell Blackwell 3
2 Tommy Hughes 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Allie Reynolds 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 24
2 Ralph Branca 22
3 Joe Page 17
4 Don Black 16
5 Larry Jansen 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Blix Donnelly 2
1 Ed Klieman 2
1 Joe Page 2
4 Hank Behrman 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Waitkus .377
2 Johnny Pesky .366
3 Sid Gordon .358
4 Stan Musial .358
5 Augie Galan .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 13
2 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Johnny Mize 10
4 Willard Marshall 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 36
2 Babe Young 33
3 Enos Slaughter 31
4 Carl Furillo 30
4 Ralph Kiner 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
2 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Dave Philley 5
4 Johnny Hopp 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.02
2 Ed Klieman 1.30
3 Spec Shea 1.40
4 Buddy Lively 1.55
5 Ewell Blackwell 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 7
1 Ralph Branca 7
3 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Don Black 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 45
2 Allie Reynolds 35
3 Hal Newhouser 34
4 Ralph Branca 30
5 Al Brazle 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 5
2 Earl Caldwell 4
2 Tom Ferrick 4
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 Joe Page 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .336
2 George Kell .332
3 Joe DiMaggio .329
4 Ted Williams .323
5 Stan Musial .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Ralph Kiner 30
2 Johnny Mize 30
2 Ted Williams 30
5 Willard Marshall 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 121
2 Hank Greenberg 114
3 Ralph Kiner 101
4 Ted Williams 100
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Johnny Hopp 19
2 Dave Philley 19
4 George Case 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.10
2 Spud Chandler 2.34
3 Jesse Flores 2.38
4 Harry Brecheen 2.42
5 Hal Newhouser 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Ewell Blackwell 20
2 Harry Brecheen 20
2 Dave Ferriss 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 265
2 Hal Newhouser 247
3 Ewell Blackwell 155
4 Johnny Schmitz 137
5 Tex Hughson 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 14
2 Hugh Casey 12
3 Earl Caldwell 10
4 Harry Gumbert 9
4 Bob Klinger 9