On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	38	.658	--
Red Sox	59	49	.546	12.5
Tigers	58	50	.537	13.5
Athletics	57	54	.514	16.0
Indians	52	53	.495	18.0
White Sox	51	61	.455	22.5
Senators	46	59	.438	24.0
Browns	40	72	.357	33.5

Games

Tigers 9, White Sox 2

Yankees 10, Red Sox 6

Indians 2, Browns 0

Athletics 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	44	.611	--
Cardinals	63	47	.573	4.5
Braves	60	52	.536	8.5
Giants	57	50	.533	9.0
Cubs	52	59	.468	16.0
Reds	53	62	.461	17.0
Pirates	48	65	.425	21.0
Phillies	44	67	.396	24.0

Games

Braves 8, Giants 7

Cubs 6, Reds 5

Dodgers 8, Phillies 1

Cardinals 7, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Robinson	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	Bruce Edwards	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Bruce Edwards	1
2	Whitey Kurowski	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Edwards	5
2	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Vic Wertz	4
2	Babe Young	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	2
1	Jackie Robinson	2
3	Bruce Edwards	1
3	John McHale	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Coleman	0.83
2	Red Munger	0.69
3	Bob Lemon	0.50
4	Walt Masterson	0.45
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Walt Lanfranconi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	9
2	Schoolboy Rowe	7
3	Joe Coleman	5
3	Walt Masterson	5
3	Johnny Vander Meer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.344
2	Lou Boudreau	.335
3	Ted Williams	.329
4	Joe DiMaggio	.328
5	Luke Appling	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	36
2	Ralph Kiner	32
3	Willard Marshall	29
4	Walker Cooper	26
5	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	97
2	Willard Marshall	91
3	Walker Cooper	87
4	Bob Elliott	86
4	Ralph Kiner	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Jackie Robinson	20
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	Dutch Leonard	2.54
5	Walt Masterson	2.55

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	.478
2	Hoot Evers	.429
3	Hal Peck	.418
4	Stan Musial	.393
5	Barney McCosky	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Bob Elliott	6
2	Rudy York	6
4	Hank Greenberg	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	21
2	Whitey Kurowski	17
2	Rudy York	17
4	Joe Gordon	15
4	Ralph Kiner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Johnny Pesky	3
5	15 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Embree	0.46
2	Mickey Haefner	0.53
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.62
4	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	Virgil Trucks	18
4	Joe Coleman	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Murry Dickson	2
2	Pete Gebrian	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.376
2	Stan Musial	.375
3	Ted Williams	.374
4	Hal Peck	.368
5	Phil Cavarretta	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Johnny Mize	10
1	Ted Williams	10
4	Bob Elliott	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	32
2	Whitey Kurowski	31
3	Johnny Mize	30
4	Yogi Berra	28
4	Rudy York	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Pete Reiser	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.87
2	Red Embree	1.26
3	Mickey Haefner	1.41
4	Bob Lemon	1.60
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	38
2	Ewell Blackwell	37
3	Murry Dickson	35
3	Fred Hutchinson	35
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.331
2	George Kell	.329
3	Augie Galan	.327
4	Joe DiMaggio	.322
5	Lou Boudreau	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Ralph Kiner	39
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Willard Marshall	33
5	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	119
2	Ralph Kiner	114
3	Bob Elliott	111
3	Whitey Kurowski	111
5	Willard Marshall	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	34
2	Dave Philley	22
3	Johnny Hopp	21
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Pete Reiser	17

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