On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 30 .674 --
Red Sox 49 40 .551 11.5
Tigers 47 40 .540 12.5
Athletics 45 45 .500 16.0
Indians 39 44 .470 18.5
Senators 40 47 .460 19.5
White Sox 39 52 .429 22.5
Browns 32 55 .368 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 36 .609 --
Cardinals 49 40 .551 5.5
Braves 48 41 .539 6.5
Giants 45 40 .529 7.5
Cubs 43 47 .478 12.0
Reds 43 49 .467 13.0
Pirates 38 52 .422 17.0
Phillies 37 54 .407 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde McCullough 4
1 Stan Musial 4
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Jake Jones 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 Jake Jones 3
1 Barney McCosky 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Jake Jones 1
1 Lennie Merullo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Haefner 1.75
2 Paul Erickson 0.73
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.69
4 Howie Pollet 0.50
5 Phil Marchildon 0.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 9
2 Paul Erickson 8
3 Mickey Haefner 7
3 Phil Marchildon 7
5 Howie Pollet 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .344
2 Harry Walker .342
3 Lou Boudreau .337
4 Ted Williams .330
5 Augie Galan .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 29
2 Ralph Kiner 25
2 Willard Marshall 25
4 Walker Cooper 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 76
2 Willard Marshall 75
3 Walker Cooper 71
4 Ralph Kiner 70
5 Ted Williams 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 24
2 Jackie Robinson 16
3 Dave Philley 15
4 Johnny Hopp 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 2.07
2 Spud Chandler 2.24
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.27
4 Warren Spahn 2.57
5 Ralph Branca 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Ralph Branca 16
3 Warren Spahn 13
4 Harry Brecheen 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 129
1 Bob Feller 129
3 Hal Newhouser 121
4 Ralph Branca 94
5 Allie Reynolds 91

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 Frankie Gustine .420
2 Augie Galan .404
3 Ted Williams .403
4 Stan Musial .391
5 Tommy Henrich .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 7
2 Willard Marshall 6
2 Bill Rigney 6
4 Tommy Henrich 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 19
2 Tommy Henrich 18
3 Jeff Heath 17
4 Ted Williams 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Jake Jones 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Jim Russell 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.50
1 Dutch Leonard 0.50
3 Fritz Ostermueller 0.98
4 Ed Klieman 1.17
5 Bobo Newsom 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 4
1 Allie Reynolds 4
3 Harry Brecheen 3
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 29
2 Phil Marchildon 21
3 Allie Reynolds 20
4 Howie Pollet 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
1 Joe Page 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Hank Behrman 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .387
2 Ted Williams .387
3 Augie Galan .383
4 Joe DiMaggio .375
5 Hank Majeski .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 12
1 Willard Marshall 12
3 Jeff Heath 11
3 Johnny Mize 11
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Young 33
2 Ralph Kiner 31
3 Jeff Heath 29
3 Dixie Walker 29
5 Wally Westlake 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 6
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
1 Jackie Robinson 6
4 Floyd Baker 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1.44
2 Spec Shea 1.48
3 Ed Klieman 1.63
4 Bob Feller 1.81
5 Murry Dickson 1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 55
2 Allie Reynolds 38
3 Hal Newhouser 37
4 Bob Feller 31
4 Phil Marchildon 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
1 Joe Page 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .334
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 George Kell .332
4 Augie Galan .330
5 Ted Williams .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 114
2 Enos Slaughter 111
3 Willard Marshall 105
4 Joe DiMaggio 103
4 2 others tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 30
2 Dave Philley 20
3 Bert Haas 18
3 Johnny Hopp 18
5 Jackie Robinson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.42
2 Dizzy Trout 2.42
3 Spud Chandler 2.46
4 Ralph Branca 2.52
5 Ewell Blackwell 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 257
2 Hal Newhouser 235
3 Ewell Blackwell 169
4 Johnny Sain 135
5 Tex Hughson 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
1 Tom Ferrick 13
3 Earl Caldwell 9
3 Russ Christopher 9
3 Harry Gumbert 9