On This Day

Tuesday, July 22, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	29	.674	--
Tigers	47	37	.560	10.5
Red Sox	46	40	.535	12.5
Athletics	43	44	.494	16.0
Indians	38	42	.475	17.5
White Sox	39	49	.443	20.5
Senators	37	47	.440	20.5
Browns	31	53	.369	26.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 6, Browns 0

Athletics 5, Indians 3

Senators 6, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	36	.596	--
Giants	45	37	.549	4.5
Braves	47	39	.547	4.5
Cardinals	46	40	.535	5.5
Reds	42	47	.472	11.0
Cubs	41	46	.471	11.0
Phillies	37	50	.425	15.0
Pirates	35	51	.407	16.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Cubs 2, Braves 0

Dodgers 12, Reds 1

Cardinals 10, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Masi	4
1	Johnny Pesky	4
3	Phil Cavarretta	3
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Gary Gearhart	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Hermanski	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Marty Marion	3
4	Ralph Branca	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Binks	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Eddie Mayo	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.50
2	Bill Dietrich	1.00
2	Bill Voiselle	1.00
4	Red Barrett	0.57
4	Hank Borowy	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Dietrich	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
4	Claude Passeau	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.344
2	Joe DiMaggio	.340
3	Lou Boudreau	.338
4	Ted Williams	.330
5	George Kell	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	28
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	73
3	Walker Cooper	70
4	Ralph Kiner	65
5	Joe DiMaggio	63

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	16
3	Warren Spahn	13
4	Harry Brecheen	12
5	7 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	124
2	Ewell Blackwell	120
3	Hal Newhouser	118
4	Ralph Branca	94
5	Allie Reynolds	89

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.421
2	Dixie Walker	.410
3	Stan Musial	.400
3	Taffy Wright	.400
5	Andy Pafko	.397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	16
1	Wally Westlake	16
3	Mickey Vernon	14
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
4	4 others tied	13

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	Emil Kush	0.66
5	Dutch Leonard	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Earl Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	20
1	Bob Feller	20
3	Allie Reynolds	18
4	Bobo Newsom	17
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
1	Joe Page	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Joe DiMaggio	.368
3	Johnny Pesky	.354
4	Dale Mitchell	.353
5	Harry Walker	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willard Marshall	13
2	Walker Cooper	11
3	Roy Cullenbine	10
3	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	32
1	Babe Young	32
3	Willard Marshall	29
4	Walker Cooper	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
5	2 tied	4

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	Ralph Branca	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	7
3	Dave Koslo	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5
3	Allie Reynolds	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	52
2	Allie Reynolds	36
3	Ralph Branca	34
3	Hal Newhouser	34
5	Bill Voiselle	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Hank Behrman	3
2	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.334
2	George Kell	.333
3	Joe DiMaggio	.331
4	Ted Williams	.319
5	Lou Boudreau	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Willard Marshall	33
3	Johnny Mize	31
4	Ralph Kiner	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	114
2	Enos Slaughter	110
3	Willard Marshall	104
4	Joe DiMaggio	102
5	Dixie Walker	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Dave Philley	20
3	Bert Haas	18
4	Johnny Hopp	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.25
2	Harry Brecheen	2.42
3	Spud Chandler	2.44
4	Ralph Branca	2.52
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	261
2	Hal Newhouser	241
3	Ewell Blackwell	160
4	Tex Hughson	134
5	2 tied	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	13
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Earl Caldwell	9
3	Russ Christopher	9
3	2 others tied	9