On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 34 .667 --
Red Sox 53 45 .541 13.0
Tigers 51 44 .537 13.5
Athletics 52 50 .510 16.0
Indians 44 48 .478 19.0
Senators 43 52 .453 21.5
White Sox 44 57 .436 23.5
Browns 36 61 .371 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 39 .621 --
Cardinals 55 44 .556 7.0
Giants 52 43 .547 8.0
Braves 52 49 .515 11.0
Reds 51 54 .486 14.0
Cubs 47 53 .470 15.5
Pirates 41 60 .406 22.0
Phillies 40 60 .400 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 3
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Erv Dusak 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Eddie Lukon 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Marion 4
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Grady Hatton 3
2 Eddie Lukon 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.86
2 Bill Dietrich 0.40
3 Howie Pollet 0.33
4 Randy Gumpert 0.25
4 Vic Lombardi 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Carl Scheib 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Howie Pollet 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 Bill Voiselle 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .347
2 George Kell .335
3 Lou Boudreau .333
4 Walker Cooper .327
5 Joe DiMaggio .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 32
2 Willard Marshall 27
3 Ralph Kiner 26
4 Walker Cooper 25
5 Ted Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 86
2 Willard Marshall 84
3 Walker Cooper 79
4 Ted Williams 74
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 26
2 Dave Philley 16
2 Jackie Robinson 16
4 Johnny Hopp 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 2.07
2 Spud Chandler 2.24
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.49
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 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 139
2 Ewell Blackwell 138
3 Hal Newhouser 131
4 Ralph Branca 103
5 Allie Reynolds 98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walker Cooper .451
2 Whitey Kurowski .442
3 Stan Musial .424
4 Mickey Vernon .422
5 Frank McCormick .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 7
2 Ted Williams 6
3 Walker Cooper 5
3 Bob Elliott 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 21
2 Bob Elliott 16
3 Yogi Berra 15
3 Bruce Edwards 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Valo 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Eddie Joost 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Masterson 0.45
2 Early Wynn 1.00
2 Mickey Haefner 1.00
4 Dutch Leonard 1.01
5 Virgil Trucks 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Vic Lombardi 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Frank Papish 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
1 Vic Raschi 18
3 Tex Hughson 16
3 Fred Hutchinson 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Russ Christopher 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Ed Klieman 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Henrich .377
2 Stan Musial .373
3 Eddie Mayo .364
3 Pete Reiser .364
5 Ted Williams .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
1 Bobby Thomson 10
3 Whitey Kurowski 9
3 Ted Williams 9
5 Willard Marshall 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 29
2 Whitey Kurowski 28
3 Ted Williams 27
4 Wally Westlake 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 5
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Dave Philley 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.81
2 Bob Feller 1.25
3 Murry Dickson 1.58
4 Fred Hutchinson 1.66
5 Larry Jansen 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 6
2 Ralph Branca 5
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 38
2 Bob Feller 35
3 Phil Marchildon 30
3 Allie Reynolds 30
5 Hal Newhouser 28

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 .334
2 Stan Musial .329
3 George Kell .329
4 Johnny Pesky .325
5 Joe DiMaggio .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Ralph Kiner 33
2 Willard Marshall 33
2 Ted Williams 33
5 Johnny Mize 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 119
2 Joe DiMaggio 110
2 Whitey Kurowski 110
2 Enos Slaughter 110
5 Willard Marshall 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 32
2 Dave Philley 21
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Eddie Lake 16
4 3 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.42
2 Bob Feller 2.56
3 Harry Brecheen 2.66
4 Hal Newhouser 2.67
5 Jesse Flores 2.70

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 237
3 Ewell Blackwell 172
4 Johnny Sain 137
5 Tex Hughson 135

Saves

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