On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	37	.654	--
Red Sox	56	48	.538	12.5
Tigers	54	47	.535	13.0
Athletics	55	52	.514	15.0
Indians	49	51	.490	17.5
White Sox	49	58	.458	21.0
Senators	46	55	.455	21.0
Browns	37	68	.352	32.0

Games

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

Indians 6, Browns 0

Browns 4, Indians 2

White Sox 10, Tigers 2

Athletics 3, Senators 2

Senators 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	43	.606	--
Cardinals	61	45	.575	3.5
Giants	56	46	.549	6.5
Braves	58	50	.537	7.5
Cubs	50	57	.467	15.0
Reds	52	60	.464	15.5
Pirates	45	63	.417	20.5
Phillies	41	65	.387	23.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Phillies 0

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Giants 6, Braves 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 7, Pirates 5

Braves 7, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Binks	5
1	Willard Marshall	5
1	Stan Musial	5
4	Johnny Hopp	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	Tommy Holmes	3
1	Willard Marshall	3
1	Dave Philley	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Pesky	2
2	Buddy Blattner	1
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Willard Marshall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Coleman	1.29
2	Murry Dickson	1.14
3	Karl Drews	1.00
4	Joe Dobson	0.67
4	2 others tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Coleman	9
1	Karl Drews	9
3	Murry Dickson	8
3	Joe Dobson	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Glen Moulder	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.344
2	Lou Boudreau	.340
3	George Kell	.340
4	Joe DiMaggio	.326
5	Walker Cooper	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	36
2	Willard Marshall	29
3	Ralph Kiner	28
4	Walker Cooper	25
4	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	95
2	Willard Marshall	89
3	Walker Cooper	83
4	Bob Elliott	79
5	2 tied	77

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	2.51
5	Murry Dickson	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	17
3	Johnny Sain	16
4	Bob Feller	14
4	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	147
2	Ewell Blackwell	145
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
4	Joe Page	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.439
2	Stan Musial	.406
3	Eddie Mayo	.396
4	Whitey Kurowski	.393
5	Grady Hatton	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	6
1	Johnny Mize	6
3	Bob Elliott	5
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Grady Hatton	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	22
2	Bob Elliott	19
3	Johnny Mize	17
4	Rudy York	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.50
2	Red Embree	0.57
3	Phil Marchildon	1.00
4	Frank Papish	1.24
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	4
1	Frank Papish	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
4	Murry Dickson	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	23
2	Fred Hutchinson	19
2	Larry Jansen	19
2	Walt Masterson	19
5	Bob Feller	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Murry Dickson	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Joe Page	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.394
2	Eddie Mayo	.389
3	Frank McCormick	.368
4	Pete Reiser	.365
5	Harry Walker	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	12
2	Whitey Kurowski	10
2	Willard Marshall	10
2	Ted Williams	10
5	Bobby Thomson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	34
2	Dixie Walker	33
3	Johnny Mize	31
4	Bob Elliott	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.05
2	Bob Feller	1.53
3	Murry Dickson	1.73
4	Mickey Haefner	1.80
5	Bob Lemon	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	6
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Phil Marchildon	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
1	Johnny Sain	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Bob Feller	35
3	Murry Dickson	34
3	Fred Hutchinson	34
3	2 others tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	10 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.334
2	Stan Musial	.328
3	Augie Galan	.328
4	Lou Boudreau	.325
5	Joe DiMaggio	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Ralph Kiner	35
4	Ted Williams	34
5	Willard Marshall	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	121
2	Enos Slaughter	113
3	Whitey Kurowski	111
4	Joe DiMaggio	108
4	2 others tied	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	2.55
3	Frank Papish	2.64
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.65
5	Tommy Hughes	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	244
2	Hal Newhouser	238
3	Ewell Blackwell	177
4	Johnny Sain	139
5	Ralph Branca	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	13
2	Tom Ferrick	12
3	Ed Klieman	11
4	Russ Christopher	10
4	Joe Page	10