On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 33 .663 --
Red Sox 52 44 .542 12.0
Tigers 50 43 .538 12.5
Athletics 49 49 .500 16.0
Indians 44 45 .494 16.5
Senators 43 50 .462 19.5
White Sox 42 57 .424 23.5
Browns 35 59 .372 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 37 .630 --
Giants 50 42 .543 9.0
Cardinals 52 44 .542 9.0
Braves 51 46 .526 10.5
Reds 48 53 .475 15.5
Cubs 45 52 .464 16.5
Pirates 40 57 .412 21.5
Phillies 40 58 .408 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Mark Christman 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 2
1 Whitey Kurowski 2
3 Clyde McCullough 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 4
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
3 Fred Hutchinson 3
3 Clyde McCullough 3
3 Bill Nicholson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Koslo 1.50
2 Murry Dickson 1.00
3 Mel Queen 0.83
4 Dick Fowler 0.67
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Koslo 9
2 Dick Fowler 8
3 Warren Spahn 7
4 Fred Hutchinson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Stephens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .353
2 Lou Boudreau .333
3 Frankie Gustine .330
4 Joe DiMaggio .330
5 George Kell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 31
2 Willard Marshall 27
3 Ralph Kiner 25
4 Walker Cooper 24
5 Ted Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 84
2 Willard Marshall 80
3 Walker Cooper 77
4 Ralph Kiner 71
4 Ted Williams 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 25
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 Dutch Leonard 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Ralph Branca 16
3 Johnny Sain 14
4 Bob Feller 13
4 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 Ed Klieman 10
3 Russ Christopher 9
3 Tom Ferrick 9
5 Joe Page 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walker Cooper .412
2 Phil Cavarretta .408
3 Harry Walker .407
4 Pete Reiser .396
5 Eddie Mayo .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Jeff Heath 6
2 Whitey Kurowski 6
2 Willard Marshall 6
5 Johnny Mize 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 18
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Jake Jones 16
4 Johnny Mize 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
1 Jim Russell 3
1 Elmer Valo 3
4 Willard Brown 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Haefner 0.67
2 Bob Savage 0.69
3 Dutch Leonard 0.72
4 Bob Feller 0.95
5 Harry Taylor 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 Kirby Higbe 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Hutchinson 24
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Warren Spahn 18
4 Mickey Haefner 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Borowy 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Ed Klieman 2
4 Hank Behrman 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .383
2 Harry Walker .376
3 Ted Williams .376
4 Pete Reiser .375
5 Eddie Mayo .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 10
1 Willard Marshall 10
1 Johnny Mize 10
1 Ted Williams 10
5 Bobby Thomson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 30
2 Wally Westlake 29
2 Ted Williams 29
4 Babe Young 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 6
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
3 Bob Dillinger 5
3 Dave Philley 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.18
2 Dutch Leonard 1.41
3 Murry Dickson 1.54
4 Fred Hutchinson 1.60
5 Tommy Hughes 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 6
1 Allie Reynolds 6
3 Ewell Blackwell 5
3 Murry Dickson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 44
2 Ralph Branca 34
2 Allie Reynolds 34
4 Phil Marchildon 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .331
2 Augie Galan .329
3 Johnny Pesky .328
4 Joe DiMaggio .325
5 Ted Williams .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Willard Marshall 33
2 Ted Williams 33
4 Ralph Kiner 32
5 Johnny Mize 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 111
1 Enos Slaughter 111
3 Joe DiMaggio 109
4 Whitey Kurowski 106
5 Willard Marshall 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 31
2 Dave Philley 21
3 Johnny Hopp 19
4 Eddie Lake 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.41
2 Bob Feller 2.60
3 Harry Brecheen 2.62
4 Jesse Flores 2.65
5 Dizzy Trout 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 21
3 Harry Brecheen 20
4 Ralph Branca 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Hal Newhouser 230
3 Ewell Blackwell 169
4 Johnny Sain 137
5 Tex Hughson 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
2 Tom Ferrick 12
3 Ed Klieman 10
4 Russ Christopher 9
4 Joe Page 9