On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	32	.670	--
Red Sox	52	42	.553	11.5
Tigers	49	43	.533	13.5
Athletics	48	48	.500	16.5
Indians	42	45	.483	18.0
Senators	41	50	.451	21.0
White Sox	42	55	.433	23.0
Browns	34	58	.370	28.5

Games

Indians 13, Red Sox 7

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	36	.633	--
Giants	49	41	.544	9.0
Cardinals	51	43	.543	9.0
Braves	50	45	.526	10.5
Reds	46	52	.469	16.0
Cubs	44	51	.463	16.5
Pirates	40	56	.417	21.0
Phillies	39	57	.406	22.0

Games

Phillies 9, Cubs 2

Giants 5, Reds 4

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Braves 8, Pirates 5

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Russell	6
2	Sam Mele	4
2	Stan Musial	4
4	Elbie Fletcher	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Jim Russell	4
3	Carl Furillo	3
3	Spider Jorgensen	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ellis Kinder	0.83
2	Walt Masterson	0.80
3	Allie Reynolds	0.56
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.55
5	Frank Papish	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
3	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Allie Reynolds	5
5	8 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.352
2	Lou Boudreau	.336
3	Joe DiMaggio	.333
4	Frankie Gustine	.331
5	George Kell	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	30
2	Willard Marshall	27
3	Ralph Kiner	25
4	Walker Cooper	23
4	Ted Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	80
1	Johnny Mize	80
3	Walker Cooper	74
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	Phil Rizzuto	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.07
2	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.38
4	Walt Masterson	2.54
5	Tiny Bonham	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	16
3	Bob Feller	13
3	Johnny Sain	13
3	Warren Spahn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	135
2	Bob Feller	133
3	Hal Newhouser	124
4	Ralph Branca	100
5	Allie Reynolds	96

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.420
2	Frank McCormick	.417
3	Mickey Vernon	.407
4	Frankie Gustine	.406
5	Walker Cooper	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	21
2	Jake Jones	17
2	Dixie Walker	17
4	Yogi Berra	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.72
2	Milo Candini	0.75
3	Bob Feller	0.95
4	Joe Dobson	1.29
4	Harry Taylor	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
1	Walt Masterson	22
3	Fred Hutchinson	19
4	Bob Feller	16
4	Johnny Vander Meer	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Borowy	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Joe Page	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.379
2	Ted Williams	.377
3	Hank Majeski	.370
4	Harry Walker	.367
5	Walker Cooper	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	11
1	Willard Marshall	11
3	Johnny Mize	10
3	Bobby Thomson	10
3	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	30
2	Wally Westlake	29
2	Ted Williams	29
4	Carl Furillo	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	7
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
2	Dave Philley	6
4	Bob Dillinger	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.34
2	Murry Dickson	1.64
3	Dutch Leonard	1.71
4	Tommy Hughes	1.98
5	Walt Lanfranconi	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
4	Larry Jansen	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	55
2	Ralph Branca	34
2	Allie Reynolds	34
4	Bob Feller	32
5	Phil Marchildon	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.333
2	Johnny Pesky	.328
3	Joe DiMaggio	.327
4	Augie Galan	.325
5	Ted Williams	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Willard Marshall	33
4	Ralph Kiner	32
5	Johnny Mize	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	113
2	Enos Slaughter	111
3	Joe DiMaggio	108
4	Whitey Kurowski	106
4	Willard Marshall	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Dave Philley	21
3	Johnny Hopp	19
4	Phil Rizzuto	16
4	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.41
2	Bob Feller	2.56
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.59
4	Harry Brecheen	2.62
5	Jesse Flores	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Bob Feller	20
3	Phil Marchildon	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	251
2	Hal Newhouser	230
3	Ewell Blackwell	171
4	Johnny Sain	136
5	Tex Hughson	135

Saves

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