On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	30	.667	--
Tigers	47	38	.553	10.5
Red Sox	47	40	.540	11.5
Athletics	44	44	.500	15.0
Indians	38	43	.469	17.5
Senators	38	47	.447	19.5
White Sox	39	50	.438	20.5
Browns	32	53	.376	25.5

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 7

Browns 8, Yankees 2

Athletics 6, Indians 3

Senators 5, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	54	36	.600	--
Braves	48	39	.552	4.5
Giants	45	38	.542	5.5
Cardinals	47	40	.540	5.5
Reds	42	48	.467	12.0
Cubs	41	47	.466	12.0
Phillies	37	51	.420	16.0
Pirates	36	51	.414	16.5

Games

Braves 12, Cubs 4

Dodgers 5, Reds 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 2

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Brown	4
1	Tommy Holmes	4
3	Floyd Baker	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
1	Phil Masi	4
4	Willard Brown	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Floyd Baker	1
1	Willard Brown	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	0.50
2	Tiny Bonham	0.42
3	Fred Hutchinson	0.36
4	Dave Ferriss	0.27
5	Hank Behrman	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Bob Chipman	5
1	Johnny Sain	5
4	Ken Burkhart	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.344
2	Lou Boudreau	.341
3	Joe DiMaggio	.339
4	Ted Williams	.324
5	Augie Galan	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	28
2	Ralph Kiner	25
2	Willard Marshall	25
4	Walker Cooper	21
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	75
2	Johnny Mize	73
3	Walker Cooper	71
4	Ralph Kiner	69
5	Joe DiMaggio	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
2	Jackie Robinson	16
3	Dave Philley	15
4	Johnny Hopp	10
5	Mickey Vernon	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.07
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
4	Johnny Sain	12

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	11
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	Dixie Walker	.406
2	Augie Galan	.400
2	Frankie Gustine	.400
4	Harry Walker	.392
5	Stan Musial	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willard Marshall	6
1	Bobby Thomson	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Bill Rigney	5
3	Babe Young	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	19
2	Wally Westlake	16
3	Mickey Vernon	15
3	Babe Young	15
5	Joe DiMaggio	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
3	Floyd Baker	2
3	Willard Brown	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Johnson	0.00
2	Mel Harder	0.50
3	Dutch Leonard	0.67
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.98
5	Ed Klieman	1.15

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	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
1	Joe Page	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.379
2	Augie Galan	.372
3	Joe DiMaggio	.359
4	Johnny Pesky	.357
5	Dixie Walker	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	33
2	Ralph Kiner	30
2	Willard Marshall	30
4	Dixie Walker	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Floyd Baker	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Johnson	1.30
2	Spec Shea	1.48
3	Ed Klieman	1.61
4	Tommy Hughes	1.88
5	Murry Dickson	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
3	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Don Black	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	46
2	Allie Reynolds	36
3	Ralph Branca	34
3	Hal Newhouser	34
5	Ellis Kinder	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	3
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
1	Joe Page	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.336
2	Joe DiMaggio	.331
3	George Kell	.331
4	Augie Galan	.328
5	Lou Boudreau	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Willard Marshall	33
3	Ralph Kiner	32
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	115
2	Enos Slaughter	110
3	Willard Marshall	105
4	Joe DiMaggio	103
4	Dixie Walker	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Dave Philley	20
3	Bert Haas	18
3	Johnny Hopp	18
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	Johnny Sain	22
2	Ewell Blackwell	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	138
5	Johnny Sain	135

Saves

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