On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	26	.679	--
Tigers	41	34	.547	11.0
Red Sox	41	37	.526	12.5
Indians	36	37	.493	15.0
Athletics	39	41	.488	15.5
White Sox	37	44	.457	18.0
Senators	34	42	.447	18.5
Browns	27	49	.355	25.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 1

Yankees 9, Indians 4

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Tigers 11, Senators 6

Athletics 8, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	34	.585	--
Braves	44	35	.557	2.5
Giants	42	35	.545	3.5
Cardinals	43	38	.531	4.5
Reds	41	41	.500	7.0
Cubs	37	44	.457	10.5
Phillies	35	47	.427	13.0
Pirates	32	48	.400	15.0

Games

Pirates 12, Dodgers 4

Pirates 9, Dodgers 3

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 8, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Gustine	5
2	Floyd Baker	4
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
2	Lou Boudreau	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	8
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
2	Johnny Lindell	4
4	Hoot Evers	3
4	Pete Suder	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Floyd Baker	1
1	George Dickey	1
1	Jim Hegan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Marchildon	1.14
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
3	Bill Bevens	0.62
3	Dave Koslo	0.62
5	Allie Reynolds	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	9
2	Phil Marchildon	8
2	Allie Reynolds	8
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.348
2	Harry Walker	.340
3	Joe DiMaggio	.334
4	George Kell	.328
5	Luke Appling	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	26
2	Ralph Kiner	22
3	Willard Marshall	21
4	Walker Cooper	20
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	70
2	Willard Marshall	68
3	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	Walt Masterson	2.27
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	16
2	Ralph Branca	14
3	Warren Spahn	12
4	Bob Feller	11
4	Spec Shea	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	117
2	Ewell Blackwell	113
3	Hal Newhouser	111
4	Ralph Branca	88
5	Allie Reynolds	82

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	Dale Mitchell	.387
2	Joe DiMaggio	.382
3	Ted Williams	.375
4	Johnny Wyrostek	.362
5	Babe Young	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Willard Marshall	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	19
2	Babe Young	16
3	Ralph Kiner	15
4	Willard Marshall	14
4	Pat Mullin	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Floyd Baker	3
2	Dave Philley	3
4	Dom DiMaggio	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Murry Dickson	0.00
1	Earl Johnson	0.00
3	Tommy Hughes	1.00
4	Ed Klieman	1.10
5	2 tied	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
1	Allie Reynolds	4
3	Ewell Blackwell	3
3	Jim Hearn	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
1	Ralph Branca	22
3	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Phil Marchildon	18
5	Joe Page	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Blix Donnelly	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
1	Joe Page	2
4	Ralph Branca	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.362
2	Johnny Pesky	.356
3	Terry Moore	.355
4	Sid Gordon	.352
5	Dale Mitchell	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	13
2	Ralph Kiner	12
3	Willard Marshall	10
3	Johnny Mize	10
5	Roy Cullenbine	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	34
1	Babe Young	34
3	Carl Furillo	31
4	Ralph Kiner	30
5	Enos Slaughter	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Dave Philley	5
4	Floyd Baker	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	Walt Lanfranconi	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
1	Ralph Branca	7
3	Dave Koslo	5
3	Phil Marchildon	5
3	Allie Reynolds	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	48
2	Allie Reynolds	36
3	Hal Newhouser	34
4	Bob Feller	30
5	Ralph Branca	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	.334
2	George Kell	.333
3	Joe DiMaggio	.327
4	Stan Musial	.319
5	Luke Appling	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Ralph Kiner	30
2	Willard Marshall	30
2	Johnny Mize	30
5	Ted Williams	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	117
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Ralph Kiner	101
4	Willard Marshall	99
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Dave Philley	19
3	Bert Haas	18
3	Johnny Hopp	18
3	Pete Reiser	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.22
2	Spud Chandler	2.34
3	Jesse Flores	2.38
4	Harry Brecheen	2.42
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Dave Ferriss	20
3	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Hal Newhouser	238
3	Ewell Blackwell	164
4	Tex Hughson	139
5	Johnny Schmitz	137

Saves

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