On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	33	.670	--
Red Sox	53	44	.546	12.5
Tigers	50	44	.532	14.0
Athletics	50	49	.505	16.5
Indians	44	47	.484	18.5
Senators	43	51	.457	21.0
White Sox	43	57	.430	24.0
Browns	35	60	.368	29.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Yankees 3, Indians 0

Athletics 8, Browns 5

White Sox 13, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	38	.624	--
Cardinals	53	44	.546	8.0
Giants	51	43	.543	8.5
Braves	51	47	.520	10.5
Reds	49	53	.480	14.5
Cubs	46	52	.469	15.5
Pirates	41	58	.414	21.0
Phillies	40	59	.404	22.0

Games

Cubs 12, Dodgers 7

Giants 10, Pirates 2

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Reds 7, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Thomson	6
2	Peanuts Lowrey	5
2	Eddie Waitkus	5
4	Hank Greenberg	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Peanuts Lowrey	4
1	Bobby Thomson	4
1	Eddie Waitkus	4
4	Ray Lamanno	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Ralph Hodgin	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	1.40
2	Virgil Trucks	0.78
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.67
4	Bob Feller	0.55
4	Tex Hughson	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
3	Bob Feller	6
3	Tex Hughson	6
3	Fritz Ostermueller	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.349
2	Lou Boudreau	.333
3	George Kell	.329
4	Joe DiMaggio	.328
5	Ted Williams	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	85
2	Willard Marshall	83
3	Walker Cooper	78
4	Ted Williams	73
5	3 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Dave Philley	16
2	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Johnny Hopp	11
5	2 tied	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	2.69

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	Bob Feller	139
2	Ewell Blackwell	135
3	Hal Newhouser	124
4	Ralph Branca	100
5	Allie Reynolds	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Russ Christopher	10
2	Ed Klieman	10
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	Joe Page	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walker Cooper	.420
2	Frank McCormick	.400
2	Pete Reiser	.400
2	Elmer Valo	.400
5	Harry Walker	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Walker Cooper	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	18
2	Yogi Berra	15
2	Bob Elliott	15
2	Jake Jones	15
2	Johnny Mize	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Jim Russell	3
4	Willard Brown	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.67
2	Bob Savage	0.69
3	Early Wynn	1.00
4	Dutch Leonard	1.01
5	Bob Feller	1.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Paul Erickson	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
1	Bob Feller	22
3	Tex Hughson	20
4	Vic Raschi	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Borowy	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Harry Walker	.373
3	Dale Mitchell	.371
4	Frankie Gustine	.370
5	Pete Reiser	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	11
2	Johnny Mize	10
2	Ted Williams	10
4	Jeff Heath	9
4	Willard Marshall	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	30
2	Wally Westlake	28
2	Ted Williams	28
2	Babe Young	28
5	Bobby Thomson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
3	Dave Philley	5
3	Elmer Valo	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.25
2	Dutch Leonard	1.54
3	Murry Dickson	1.54
4	Fred Hutchinson	1.60
5	Tommy Hughes	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	5
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Murry Dickson	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	44
2	Bob Feller	35
3	Tex Hughson	31
3	Phil Marchildon	31
5	Fred Hutchinson	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Russ Christopher	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.331
2	George Kell	.329
3	Johnny Pesky	.328
4	Joe DiMaggio	.324
5	Ted Williams	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Willard Marshall	33
4	Ralph Kiner	32
5	Johnny Mize	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	112
2	Joe DiMaggio	110
2	Enos Slaughter	110
4	Willard Marshall	108
5	Whitey Kurowski	106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.42
2	Bob Feller	2.56
3	Dizzy Trout	2.66
4	Hal Newhouser	2.66
5	Harry Brecheen	2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	248
2	Hal Newhouser	230
3	Ewell Blackwell	169
4	Tex Hughson	141
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

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