On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	32	.663	--
Red Sox	52	40	.565	9.5
Tigers	49	41	.544	11.5
Athletics	46	47	.495	16.0
Indians	40	45	.471	18.0
Senators	41	48	.461	19.0
White Sox	41	53	.436	21.5
Browns	32	58	.356	28.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Yankees 7, White Sox 4

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Tigers 5, Athletics 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

Indians 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 11, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	36	.621	--
Cardinals	50	41	.549	7.0
Giants	47	40	.540	8.0
Braves	49	42	.538	8.0
Reds	45	50	.474	14.0
Cubs	43	49	.467	14.5
Pirates	38	55	.409	20.0
Phillies	38	56	.404	20.5

Games

Giants 12, Cubs 6

Dodgers 8, Pirates 4

Dodgers 11, Pirates 4

Braves 10, Cardinals 3

Reds 5, Phillies 1

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	5
1	Grady Hatton	5
1	Pete Reiser	5
4	Sam Dente	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	1.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.60
3	Dick Fowler	0.50
3	Fred Hutchinson	0.50
3	Early Wynn	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Fred Hutchinson	6
1	Thornton Lee	6
4	Fritz Ostermueller	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.348
2	Lou Boudreau	.340
3	Joe DiMaggio	.338
4	Ted Williams	.330
5	Frankie Gustine	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	30
2	Ralph Kiner	25
2	Willard Marshall	25
4	Ted Williams	23
5	Walker Cooper	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	79
2	Willard Marshall	78
3	Walker Cooper	73
4	Ralph Kiner	71
4	Ted Williams	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	24
2	Dave Philley	16
2	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Johnny Hopp	11
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	Walt Masterson	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	16
3	Johnny Sain	13
3	Warren Spahn	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	129
1	Bob Feller	129
3	Hal Newhouser	121
4	Ralph Branca	97
5	Allie Reynolds	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Russ Christopher	9
2	Tom Ferrick	9
4	Ed Klieman	8
4	Joe Page	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.435
2	Frankie Gustine	.431
3	Yogi Berra	.412
4	Eddie Mayo	.407
5	Harry Walker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Jeff Heath	7
3	Bobby Thomson	6
4	Willard Marshall	5
4	Johnny Mize	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	22
2	Jeff Heath	17
2	Dixie Walker	17
4	Jake Jones	16
4	Phil Rizzuto	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Jake Jones	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Jim Russell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.72
2	Bob Feller	1.23
3	Bob Savage	1.50
4	Larry Jansen	1.71
5	Hal Gregg	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Hank Behrman	3
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	25
2	Fred Hutchinson	21
3	Bobo Newsom	20
4	Tex Hughson	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Joe Page	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.375
2	Frankie Gustine	.373
3	Hank Majeski	.368
4	Taffy Wright	.364
5	Joe DiMaggio	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	11
1	Ralph Kiner	11
1	Willard Marshall	11
1	Johnny Mize	11
1	Ted Williams	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Dixie Walker	31
3	Babe Young	30
4	Jeff Heath	29
4	Wally Westlake	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	6
1	Dave Philley	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Johnson	1.20
2	Bob Feller	1.69
3	Murry Dickson	1.94
4	Fred Hutchinson	2.08
5	2 tied	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
4	Jim Hearn	5
4	Phil Marchildon	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	49
2	Ralph Branca	33
3	Allie Reynolds	32
4	Bob Feller	31
4	Phil Marchildon	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Hank Behrman	3
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.332
2	Joe DiMaggio	.330
3	Johnny Pesky	.328
4	Ted Williams	.326
5	Augie Galan	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Willard Marshall	33
4	Ralph Kiner	32
4	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	114
2	Enos Slaughter	111
3	Willard Marshall	107
4	Joe DiMaggio	106
4	Dixie Walker	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Dave Philley	21
3	Johnny Hopp	19
4	Bert Haas	18
5	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.41
2	Spud Chandler	2.46
3	Jesse Flores	2.51
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.51
5	Bob Feller	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	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	165
4	Tex Hughson	140
5	Johnny Sain	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Tom Ferrick	13
3	Russ Christopher	9
3	Harry Gumbert	9
3	Joe Page	9