On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	36	.657	--
Red Sox	55	47	.539	12.5
Tigers	53	46	.535	13.0
Athletics	53	51	.510	15.5
Indians	46	50	.479	18.5
Senators	45	53	.459	20.5
White Sox	48	57	.457	21.0
Browns	36	65	.356	31.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Yankees 6

Indians 4, Browns 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	42	.607	--
Cardinals	59	44	.573	4.0
Giants	55	44	.556	6.0
Braves	56	49	.533	8.0
Reds	51	58	.468	15.0
Cubs	48	56	.462	15.5
Pirates	44	61	.419	20.0
Phillies	40	64	.385	23.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 0

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Braves 7, Giants 5

Cardinals 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Bruce Edwards	3
2	Al Gettel	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Jake Jones	1
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Yogi Berra	2
2	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Frank McCormick	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Jack Lohrke	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Johnny Wyrostek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	1.50
2	Tex Hughson	0.44
3	Hal Newhouser	0.43
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.41
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Red Munger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
2	Red Munger	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Tex Hughson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Si Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.346
2	Lou Boudreau	.338
3	George Kell	.336
4	Joe DiMaggio	.326
5	Walker Cooper	.321

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	91
2	Willard Marshall	86
3	Walker Cooper	82
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	27
2	Jackie Robinson	17
3	Dave Philley	16
4	Johnny Hopp	13
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.07
2	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.41
4	Walt Masterson	2.45
5	Frank Papish	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	17
3	Johnny Sain	15
4	Allie Reynolds	14
4	Warren Spahn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	145
2	Bob Feller	144
3	Hal Newhouser	137
4	Ralph Branca	106
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	.447
2	Stan Musial	.417
3	Eddie Mayo	.396
4	Whitey Kurowski	.393
5	Erv Dusak	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	6
1	Johnny Mize	6
1	Ted Williams	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	21
2	Johnny Mize	18
3	Bob Elliott	17
4	Yogi Berra	16
4	Rudy York	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Elmer Valo	4
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	Ken Keltner	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.67
2	Ken Trinkle	0.75
3	Walt Masterson	0.90
4	Frank Papish	1.24
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Papish	4
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	25
2	Mickey Haefner	21
3	Hooks Iott	20
4	Paul Erickson	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	3
2	Harry Gumbert	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Hank Borowy	1
3	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Eddie Mayo	.392
3	Harry Walker	.373
4	Whitey Kurowski	.367
5	Dixie Walker	.365

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	31
3	Johnny Mize	27
4	Ted Williams	26
5	Bob Elliott	25

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	1.05
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	Ralph Branca	5
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Kirby Higbe	32
3	Hal Newhouser	32
5	Fred Hutchinson	31

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	.331
2	George Kell	.330
3	Stan Musial	.328
4	Lou Boudreau	.325
5	Johnny Pesky	.325

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	120
2	Enos Slaughter	113
3	Whitey Kurowski	111
4	Joe DiMaggio	110
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
2	Johnny Hopp	21
2	Dave Philley	21
4	Jackie Robinson	17
5	Elmer Valo	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.40
2	Hal Newhouser	2.54
3	Jesse Flores	2.61
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.65
5	Bob Feller	2.68

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	246
2	Hal Newhouser	240
3	Ewell Blackwell	177
4	Kirby Higbe	140
5	Ralph Branca	136

Saves

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