On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 38 .651 --
Red Sox 59 48 .551 11.0
Tigers 56 50 .528 13.5
Athletics 56 53 .514 15.0
Indians 51 53 .490 17.5
White Sox 51 60 .459 21.0
Senators 46 58 .442 22.5
Browns 40 70 .364 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 44 .604 --
Cardinals 62 46 .574 3.5
Giants 57 48 .543 7.0
Braves 59 51 .536 7.5
Reds 53 61 .465 15.5
Cubs 51 59 .464 15.5
Pirates 47 64 .423 20.0
Phillies 43 66 .394 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Wertz 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 4
2 Vern Stephens 4
2 Ted Williams 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dixie Howell 2
1 Jake Jones 2
3 Willard Brown 1
3 Billy Cox 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Howell 6
2 Allie Clark 4
2 Rudy York 4
4 Billy Cox 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 Hal Peck 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 0.56
2 Vic Raschi 0.50
3 Bob Muncrief 0.44
4 Ken Heintzelman 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Gebrian 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 5
2 Clyde King 4
2 Bob Muncrief 4
2 Vic Raschi 4
2 Fred Sanford 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .345
2 Lou Boudreau .336
3 George Kell .330
4 Luke Appling .328
5 Joe DiMaggio .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 97
2 Willard Marshall 90
3 Bob Elliott 84
4 Walker Cooper 83
5 Ralph Kiner 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 28
2 Jackie Robinson 18
3 Dave Philley 17
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 2.40
4 Walt Masterson 2.51
5 Dutch Leonard 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Ralph Branca 17
3 Johnny Sain 16
4 Harry Brecheen 14
4 5 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 150
2 Bob Feller 149
3 Hal Newhouser 141
4 Ralph Branca 110
5 Allie Reynolds 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
1 Ed Klieman 12
3 Russ Christopher 10
4 Tom Ferrick 9
4 Joe Page 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .491
2 Stan Musial .458
3 Hoot Evers .405
4 Hal Peck .404
5 Grady Hatton .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 7
1 Rudy York 7
3 Johnny Mize 6
4 Hank Greenberg 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 21
2 Joe Gordon 20
3 Rudy York 19
4 Whitey Kurowski 18
4 Johnny Mize 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Elmer Valo 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde King 0.00
2 Red Embree 0.46
3 Phil Marchildon 0.50
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.62
5 Mickey Haefner 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
2 Dave Koslo 20
3 Murry Dickson 19
3 Walt Masterson 19
5 Mickey Haefner 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Earl Caldwell 2
2 Murry Dickson 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .395
2 Eddie Mayo .363
3 Pete Reiser .363
4 Ted Williams .362
5 Barney McCosky .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 11
2 Ted Williams 10
3 Bob Elliott 9
3 Whitey Kurowski 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 31
1 Johnny Mize 31
3 Bob Elliott 30
3 Rudy York 30
5 Dixie Walker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Johnny Hopp 4
2 Don Kolloway 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.87
2 Red Embree 1.26
3 Mickey Haefner 1.41
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.63
5 Bob Lemon 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 6
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 46
2 Bob Feller 37
3 Fred Hutchinson 35
4 Tex Hughson 33
4 Walt Masterson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 4
2 Joe Page 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Hank Borowy 2
3 11 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .329
2 Augie Galan .327
3 Ted Williams .327
4 Joe DiMaggio .320
5 Lou Boudreau .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Ralph Kiner 36
2 Johnny Mize 36
4 Willard Marshall 33
5 Ted Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 120
2 Bob Elliott 109
2 Whitey Kurowski 109
4 Willard Marshall 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 34
2 Dave Philley 22
3 Johnny Hopp 21
4 Jackie Robinson 18
5 Pete Reiser 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.22
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.51
3 Hal Newhouser 2.56
4 Harry Brecheen 2.64
5 Tommy Hughes 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 21
3 Harry Brecheen 20
4 Ralph Branca 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Hal Newhouser 237
3 Ewell Blackwell 178
4 Ralph Branca 139
5 Johnny Sain 138

Saves

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