On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 35 .663 --
Tigers 53 45 .541 13.0
Red Sox 54 47 .535 13.5
Athletics 53 51 .510 16.0
Indians 45 50 .474 19.5
Senators 45 53 .459 21.0
White Sox 47 57 .452 22.0
Browns 36 64 .360 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 42 .604 --
Cardinals 58 44 .569 4.0
Giants 55 43 .561 5.0
Braves 55 49 .529 8.0
Reds 51 57 .472 14.0
Cubs 47 56 .456 15.5
Pirates 44 60 .423 19.0
Phillies 40 63 .388 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Coleman 3
1 Sam Dente 3
1 Ralph Hodgin 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Hodgin 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Jones 4
2 Enos Slaughter 3
2 Rudy York 3
4 Jeff Cross 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Bill Rigney 1
1 Eddie Stanky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kirby Higbe 1.11
2 Denny Galehouse 0.57
3 Red Barrett 0.40
4 Kent Peterson 0.38
5 Early Wynn 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 10
2 Hooks Iott 5
2 Kent Peterson 5
4 Denny Galehouse 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Gebrian 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .347
2 Lou Boudreau .335
3 George Kell .335
4 Joe DiMaggio .326
5 Walker Cooper .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 34
2 Willard Marshall 28
3 Ralph Kiner 27
4 Walker Cooper 25
4 Ted Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 90
2 Willard Marshall 85
3 Walker Cooper 82
4 Bob Elliott 76
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 27
2 Dave Philley 16
2 Jackie Robinson 16
4 Johnny Hopp 13
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
4 Warren Spahn 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 144
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 George Kell .459
2 Whitey Kurowski .439
3 Stan Musial .406
4 Erv Dusak .400
4 Culley Rikard .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 7
1 Ted Williams 7
3 Johnny Mize 6
4 Bob Elliott 5
4 Grady Hatton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 23
2 Johnny Mize 17
3 Yogi Berra 16
3 Bob Elliott 16
3 Jake Jones 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Elmer Valo 4
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 Ken Keltner 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Masterson 0.62
2 Mickey Haefner 0.67
3 Dutch Leonard 1.02
4 Tex Hughson 1.42
5 Howie Pollet 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Haefner 21
2 Bob Feller 20
2 Kirby Higbe 20
4 Hooks Iott 19
4 Warren Spahn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 3
2 Harry Gumbert 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Hank Borowy 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .398
2 Eddie Mayo .388
3 Harry Walker .377
4 Whitey Kurowski .376
5 Dixie Walker .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 32
2 Dixie Walker 30
3 Johnny Mize 26
3 Ted Williams 26
5 Bob Elliott 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 Elmer Valo 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.81
2 Bob Feller 1.69
3 Mickey Haefner 1.80
4 Larry Jansen 1.92
5 Murry Dickson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 6
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Ewell Blackwell 38
3 Kirby Higbe 32
4 Fred Hutchinson 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 5
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 Joe Page 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .332
2 George Kell .330
3 Stan Musial .328
4 Johnny Pesky .326
5 Joe DiMaggio .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 121
2 Whitey Kurowski 113
2 Enos Slaughter 113
4 Joe DiMaggio 110
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 33
2 Johnny Hopp 21
2 Dave Philley 21
4 Jackie Robinson 16
4 Elmer Valo 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.42
2 Hal Newhouser 2.50
3 Jesse Flores 2.61
4 Harry Brecheen 2.64
5 Bob Feller 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 21
3 Harry Brecheen 20
4 Bob Feller 19
4 Phil Marchildon 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 246
2 Hal Newhouser 234
3 Ewell Blackwell 170
4 Kirby Higbe 140
5 Johnny Sain 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