On This Day

Monday, July 21, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 36 .591 --
Giants 45 36 .556 3.5
Braves 46 38 .548 4.0
Cardinals 45 40 .529 5.5
Reds 42 46 .477 10.0
Cubs 40 45 .471 10.5
Phillies 37 50 .425 14.5
Pirates 35 51 .407 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Edwards 4
1 Dixie Walker 4
3 Jack Albright 3
3 Frank Baumholtz 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Albright 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Dixie Walker 1
1 Babe Young 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Edwards 5
2 Carl Furillo 2
2 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Emil Verban 2
2 Babe Young 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.42
2 Joe Hatten 0.33
2 Dutch Leonard 0.33
4 Clyde King 0.17
4 Roger Wolff 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 5
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 Joe Hatten 3
4 Hank Behrman 2
4 Dutch Leonard 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .344
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 5 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 Andy Pafko .436
2 Ted Williams .415
3 Taffy Wright .415
4 Dixie Walker .397
5 Harry Walker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willard Marshall 6
1 Bobby Thomson 6
3 Bill Rigney 5
3 Babe Young 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 16
2 Dixie Walker 14
3 Tommy Henrich 13
3 Babe Young 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Spider Jorgensen 2
2 Tom McBride 2
2 Jerry Priddy 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Johnson 0.00
2 Don Black 0.33
3 Mel Harder 0.50
4 Dutch Leonard 0.67
5 Fred Hutchinson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 20
1 Bob Feller 20
3 Allie Reynolds 18
4 Don Black 14
4 Phil Marchildon 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 2
1 Joe Page 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Hank Behrman 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .374
2 Dale Mitchell .360
3 Joe DiMaggio .358
4 Eddie Mayo .346
5 Harry Walker .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willard Marshall 14
2 Walker Cooper 11
3 Roy Cullenbine 10
3 Ralph Kiner 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 34
2 Babe Young 33
3 Willard Marshall 30
4 Walker Cooper 29
5 3 tied 27

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 0.64
2 Earl Johnson 1.29
3 Ed Klieman 1.50
4 Karl Drews 1.71
5 Dave Koslo 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 7
1 Ralph Branca 7
3 Allie Reynolds 6
4 Dave Koslo 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 52
2 Allie Reynolds 43
3 Hal Newhouser 34
4 Ralph Branca 32
5 Ellis Kinder 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Hank Behrman 3
3 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Ed Klieman 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .334
2 Joe DiMaggio .330
3 Johnny Pesky .329
4 Ted Williams .326
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 112
3 Willard Marshall 105
4 Joe DiMaggio 101
5 Dixie Walker 100

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 Ewell Blackwell 2.44
4 Spud Chandler 2.44
5 Bob Feller 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 265
2 Hal Newhouser 241
3 Ewell Blackwell 166
4 Tex Hughson 134
5 2 tied 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 13
2 Hugh Casey 12
3 Earl Caldwell 10
4 Harry Gumbert 9
4 Joe Page 9