On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	37	.651	--
Red Sox	56	47	.544	11.5
Tigers	54	46	.540	12.0
Athletics	54	51	.514	14.5
Indians	48	50	.490	17.0
Senators	45	54	.455	20.5
White Sox	48	58	.453	21.0
Browns	36	67	.350	31.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

Indians 5, Browns 2

Indians 5, Browns 4

Tigers 8, White Sox 4

Athletics 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	43	.602	--
Cardinals	59	45	.567	4.0
Giants	55	45	.550	6.0
Braves	57	49	.538	7.0
Reds	52	59	.468	14.5
Cubs	49	57	.462	15.0
Pirates	45	61	.425	19.0
Phillies	41	64	.390	22.5

Games

Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Cubs 8, Reds 1

Reds 5, Cubs 0

Braves 9, Giants 4

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	4
1	George Kell	4
1	Eddie Waitkus	4
4	Frank Baumholtz	3
4	19 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	2
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	George Kell	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Clyde McCullough	4
1	Connie Ryan	4
1	Howie Schultz	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Westlake	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Buddy Lively	0.83
2	Phil Marchildon	0.67
3	Bob Lemon	0.40
3	Johnny Sain	0.40
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Buddy Lively	10
2	Phil Marchildon	6
3	Bob Lemon	4
3	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Johnny Sain	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Al Jurisich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.345
2	George Kell	.343
3	Lou Boudreau	.340
4	Joe DiMaggio	.326
5	Walker Cooper	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	35
2	Ralph Kiner	28
2	Willard Marshall	28
4	Walker Cooper	25
4	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	94
2	Willard Marshall	86
3	Walker Cooper	83
4	Bob Elliott	79
5	Ralph Kiner	76

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	2.19
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	16
4	Phil Marchildon	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	145
2	Bob Feller	144
3	Hal Newhouser	137
4	Ralph Branca	106
5	Allie Reynolds	102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.500
2	Whitey Kurowski	.404
3	Erv Dusak	.396
3	Eddie Mayo	.396
5	Mickey Vernon	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	6
1	Johnny Mize	6
3	Bob Elliott	5
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	21
2	Bob Elliott	19
3	Johnny Mize	18
4	Rudy York	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.50
2	Red Embree	0.57
3	Ken Trinkle	0.75
4	Walt Masterson	0.90
5	Phil Marchildon	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Papish	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
3	Kirby Higbe	3
3	Fred Hutchinson	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Iott	20
2	Kirby Higbe	17
2	Buddy Lively	17
2	Vic Raschi	17
5	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
4	Hank Borowy	1
4	25 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.391
2	Eddie Mayo	.383
3	George Kell	.375
4	Harry Walker	.368
5	Whitey Kurowski	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	11
2	Whitey Kurowski	10
2	Bobby Thomson	10
2	Ted Williams	10
5	Willard Marshall	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	33
2	Dixie Walker	31
3	Johnny Mize	30
4	Bob Elliott	27
5	4 tied	26

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	Bob Lemon	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Marchildon	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
4	Ralph Branca	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Phil Marchildon	33
4	Kirby Higbe	32
4	Hal Newhouser	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Joe Page	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.335
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Augie Galan	.327
4	Joe DiMaggio	.323
5	Lou Boudreau	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Johnny Mize	35
4	Ted Williams	34
5	Willard Marshall	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	121
2	Enos Slaughter	113
3	Whitey Kurowski	112
4	Joe DiMaggio	108
4	Bob Elliott	108

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	Frank Papish	2.64
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.65
5	Jesse Flores	2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	241
2	Hal Newhouser	240
3	Ewell Blackwell	177
4	Kirby Higbe	140
5	Johnny Sain	139

Saves

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