On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	38	.655	--
Red Sox	59	48	.551	11.5
Tigers	57	50	.533	13.5
Athletics	56	54	.509	16.0
Indians	51	53	.490	18.0
White Sox	51	60	.459	21.5
Senators	46	58	.442	23.0
Browns	40	71	.360	32.5

Games

Yankees 8, Athletics 5

Tigers 7, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	44	.607	--
Cardinals	62	47	.569	4.5
Giants	57	49	.538	8.0
Braves	59	52	.532	8.5
Reds	53	61	.465	16.0
Cubs	51	59	.464	16.0
Pirates	48	64	.429	20.0
Phillies	44	66	.400	23.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Braves 0

Phillies 6, Giants 5

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	Terry Moore	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Allie Clark	2
4	13 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Terry Moore	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Allie Clark	3
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	George McQuinn	3
1	Mickey Witek	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Vic Wertz	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stubby Overmire	1.00
2	Vic Lombardi	0.75
3	Jack Kramer	0.42
4	Murry Dickson	0.40
5	Warren Spahn	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Stubby Overmire	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Freddy Schmidt	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Lombardi	6
2	Jack Kramer	5
2	Stubby Overmire	5
4	Murry Dickson	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Jurisich	1
1	Spec Shea	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.344
2	Lou Boudreau	.336
3	George Kell	.331
4	Luke Appling	.328
5	Joe DiMaggio	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	36
2	Ralph Kiner	30
3	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	Walker Cooper	84
3	Bob Elliott	84
5	Ralph Kiner	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Jackie Robinson	18
3	Dave Philley	17
4	Johnny Hopp	13
5	Phil Rizzuto	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.18
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	Allie Reynolds	15
5	5 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	105

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	.490
2	Hoot Evers	.409
3	Grady Hatton	.407
4	Hal Peck	.404
5	Barney McCosky	.392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	19
2	Joe Gordon	18
3	Johnny Mize	17
3	Rudy York	17
5	Whitey Kurowski	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Johnny Pesky	3
3	Bobby Adams	2
3	Luke Appling	2
3	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Embree	0.46
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.62
3	Mickey Haefner	0.69
3	Stubby Overmire	0.69
5	Earl Johnson	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	23
2	Dave Koslo	20
3	Mickey Haefner	18
4	Buddy Lively	17
4	Hal Newhouser	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Murry Dickson	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Ted Williams	.357
3	Phil Cavarretta	.356
3	Pete Reiser	.356
5	Whitey Kurowski	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	10
1	Ted Williams	10
3	Bob Elliott	9
3	Willard Marshall	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Johnny Hopp	4
3	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	Allie Reynolds	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Murry Dickson	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	46
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Murry Dickson	35
3	Fred Hutchinson	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	4
2	Joe Page	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Hank Borowy	2
3	12 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.332
2	Augie Galan	.327
3	Ted Williams	.326
4	Lou Boudreau	.321
5	Joe DiMaggio	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Willard Marshall	33
5	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	120
2	Ralph Kiner	110
3	Bob Elliott	109
3	Whitey Kurowski	109
5	Willard Marshall	108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.22
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.51
3	Hal Newhouser	2.56
4	Tommy Hughes	2.67
5	Harry Brecheen	2.68

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	Hal Newhouser	237
2	Bob Feller	235
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