On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	29	.670	--
Tigers	47	36	.566	9.5
Red Sox	45	40	.529	12.5
Athletics	42	44	.488	16.0
Indians	38	41	.481	16.5
White Sox	39	48	.448	19.5
Senators	36	47	.434	20.5
Browns	31	52	.373	25.5

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

Senators 1, Indians 0

Indians 6, Senators 1

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 7, Red Sox 6

Tigers 12, Yankees 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	50	36	.581	--
Giants	45	36	.556	2.5
Braves	46	38	.548	3.0
Cardinals	45	40	.529	4.5
Reds	42	44	.488	8.0
Cubs	40	45	.471	9.5
Phillies	36	50	.419	14.0
Pirates	35	50	.412	14.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 3

Pirates 9, Braves 1

Reds 4, Giants 1

Giants 9, Reds 6

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Taffy Wright	6
2	Andy Pafko	5
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Mullin	2
1	Bobby Thomson	2
1	Babe Young	2
4	Yogi Berra	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Bockman	4
1	Paul Lehner	4
1	Sam Mele	4
1	Taffy Wright	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willard Brown	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Jim Russell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	2.00
2	Harry Taylor	1.00
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.78
4	Bob Feller	0.70
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
1	Bob Feller	7
3	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Harry Taylor	6
3	Johnny Vander Meer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Glen Moulder	1
1	Fred Sanford	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.346
2	Joe DiMaggio	.339
3	Lou Boudreau	.337
4	George Kell	.328
5	Ted Williams	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	27
2	Willard Marshall	25
3	Ralph Kiner	23
4	Walker Cooper	20
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	74
2	Johnny Mize	71
3	Walker Cooper	70
4	Ralph Kiner	65
5	Joe DiMaggio	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
2	Jackie Robinson	16
3	Dave Philley	15
4	Johnny Hopp	9
4	Mickey Vernon	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.90
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.23
3	Spud Chandler	2.24
4	Warren Spahn	2.36
5	Dizzy Trout	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	17
2	Ralph Branca	15
3	Warren Spahn	13
4	Harry Brecheen	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	124
2	Ewell Blackwell	120
3	Hal Newhouser	118
4	Ralph Branca	92
5	Allie Reynolds	89

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.409
2	Johnny Wyrostek	.405
3	Taffy Wright	.404
4	Ted Williams	.400
5	Andy Pafko	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
1	Willard Marshall	6
1	Bobby Thomson	6
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	5
4	Bill Rigney	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	20
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	17
3	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Tommy Henrich	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	Spider Jorgensen	2
2	Tom McBride	2
2	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Johnson	0.00
2	Don Black	0.33
3	Mel Harder	0.50
3	Dutch Leonard	0.50
5	Fritz Ostermueller	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
1	Allie Reynolds	4
3	Ewell Blackwell	3
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Bob Feller	20
4	Phil Marchildon	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Ed Klieman	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Hank Borowy	1
3	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.361
2	Dale Mitchell	.360
3	Joe DiMaggio	.358
4	Eddie Mayo	.352
5	Harry Walker	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willard Marshall	14
2	Walker Cooper	12
3	Roy Cullenbine	10
3	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	32
2	Walker Cooper	31
2	Babe Young	31
4	Willard Marshall	30
5	Wally Westlake	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.22
2	Earl Johnson	1.29
3	Ed Klieman	1.45
4	Karl Drews	1.71
5	Fritz Ostermueller	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
1	Ralph Branca	7
3	Allie Reynolds	6
4	Dave Koslo	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	52
2	Allie Reynolds	43
3	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Ralph Branca	32
5	Ellis Kinder	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
4	Tom Ferrick	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.333
2	Johnny Pesky	.331
3	Joe DiMaggio	.330
4	Ted Williams	.327
5	Del Ennis	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Willard Marshall	34
3	Ralph Kiner	30
3	Johnny Mize	30
3	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	116
2	Enos Slaughter	114
3	Willard Marshall	105
4	Joe DiMaggio	101
5	Dixie Walker	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Dave Philley	20
3	Bert Haas	18
4	George Case	17
4	Johnny Hopp	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.24
2	Harry Brecheen	2.35
3	Spud Chandler	2.35
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.44
5	Bob Feller	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
2	Bob Feller	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Harry Brecheen	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Hal Newhouser	241
3	Ewell Blackwell	166
4	Tex Hughson	137
5	Johnny Sain	135

Saves

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