On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 34 .670 --
Red Sox 53 46 .535 14.0
Tigers 51 45 .531 14.5
Athletics 52 51 .505 17.0
Indians 45 48 .484 19.0
Senators 44 52 .458 21.5
White Sox 45 57 .441 23.5
Browns 36 62 .367 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 40 .615 --
Cardinals 56 44 .560 6.0
Giants 53 43 .552 7.0
Braves 53 49 .520 10.0
Reds 51 55 .481 14.0
Cubs 47 54 .465 15.5
Pirates 42 60 .412 21.0
Phillies 40 61 .396 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Howell 3
1 Willard Marshall 3
1 Cass Michaels 3
1 Johnny Mize 3
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Hank Edwards 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Grady Hatton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Rice 4
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Culley Rikard 1
1 Sherry Robertson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Koslo 1.67
2 Walt Masterson 0.67
3 Eddie Lopat 0.50
4 Harry Brecheen 0.36
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 6
2 Dave Koslo 5
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 Dave Ferriss 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Karl Drews 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Ed Klieman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .346
2 Lou Boudreau .335
3 George Kell .335
4 Joe DiMaggio .326
5 Walker Cooper .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 34
2 Willard Marshall 28
3 Ralph Kiner 26
4 Walker Cooper 25
5 Ted Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 89
2 Willard Marshall 85
3 Walker Cooper 79
4 Ted Williams 74
5 Ralph Kiner 73

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 Walt Masterson 2.45
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.49
5 Dutch Leonard 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Ralph Branca 16
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Allie Reynolds 14
5 5 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 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
2 Ed Klieman 11
3 Russ Christopher 10
4 Tom Ferrick 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .429
1 Mickey Vernon .429
3 Stan Musial .422
4 Walker Cooper .418
5 Frank McCormick .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 8
2 Johnny Mize 7
3 Ted Williams 6
4 Walker Cooper 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 23
2 Johnny Mize 18
3 Yogi Berra 16
3 Bob Elliott 16
5 Dixie Walker 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 0.62
2 Early Wynn 1.00
2 Mickey Haefner 1.00
4 Dutch Leonard 1.02
5 Virgil Trucks 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 Dave Koslo 3
2 Phil Marchildon 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
1 Dave Koslo 18
1 Walt Masterson 18
1 Vic Raschi 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 3
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .386
2 Johnny Wyrostek .371
3 Tommy Henrich .369
4 Eddie Mayo .366
5 Dixie Walker .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 30
2 Dixie Walker 29
3 Ted Williams 27
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 5
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Jim Russell 4
3 Elmer Valo 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 7
2 Ralph Branca 5
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 38
2 Bob Feller 35
3 Allie Reynolds 31
4 Phil Marchildon 30
5 Walt Masterson 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .330
2 George Kell .330
3 Stan Musial .328
4 Joe DiMaggio .324
5 Johnny Pesky .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Johnny Mize 34
3 Ralph Kiner 33
3 Willard Marshall 33
3 Ted Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 122
2 Whitey Kurowski 111
3 Joe DiMaggio 110
3 Enos Slaughter 110
5 Dixie Walker 107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.42
2 Hal Newhouser 2.50
3 Jesse Flores 2.61
4 Bob Feller 2.62
5 Harry Brecheen 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Ewell Blackwell 21
3 Harry Brecheen 20
4 Ralph Branca 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 241
2 Hal Newhouser 234
3 Ewell Blackwell 172
4 Johnny Sain 140
5 Tex Hughson 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
2 Tom Ferrick 12
3 Ed Klieman 11
4 Russ Christopher 10
5 2 tied 9