On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 40 .652 --
Red Sox 61 50 .550 12.0
Tigers 60 52 .536 13.5
Athletics 61 55 .526 14.5
Indians 58 54 .518 15.5
White Sox 53 63 .457 22.5
Senators 46 66 .411 27.5
Browns 41 75 .353 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 47 .608 --
Cardinals 66 50 .569 5.0
Braves 64 53 .547 7.5
Giants 58 55 .513 11.5
Reds 58 63 .479 15.5
Cubs 52 64 .448 19.0
Pirates 50 67 .427 21.5
Phillies 47 69 .405 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Mitchell 5
1 Sherry Robertson 5
1 Jim Russell 5
1 Vic Wertz 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Grady Hatton 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 5
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 Hal Peck 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Eddie Mayo 1
1 Sherry Robertson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.00
2 Buddy Lively 0.57
3 Larry Jansen 0.44
4 Murry Dickson 0.33
5 Marino Pieretti 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Karl Drews 1
1 Al Gettel 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 5
2 Larry Jansen 4
2 Buddy Lively 4
2 Marino Pieretti 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Elmer Singleton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .352
2 Luke Appling .331
3 Lou Boudreau .329
4 Ted Williams .329
5 Joe DiMaggio .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 38
2 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Willard Marshall 29
4 Walker Cooper 26
5 Ted Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 100
2 Bob Elliott 94
3 Ralph Kiner 93
4 Willard Marshall 91
5 Walker Cooper 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Dave Philley 17
4 Johnny Hopp 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.24
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.31
3 Spec Shea 2.40
4 Dutch Leonard 2.40
5 Red Embree 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 19
2 Ralph Branca 17
2 Johnny Sain 17
4 Phil Marchildon 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 160
2 Bob Feller 149
3 Hal Newhouser 142
4 Ralph Branca 116
5 Allie Reynolds 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
1 Ed Klieman 13
3 Russ Christopher 10
4 Tom Ferrick 9
4 Joe Page 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hoot Evers .462
2 Luke Appling .447
3 Taffy Wright .423
4 Barney McCosky .408
5 Hal Peck .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Whitey Kurowski 6
2 Rudy York 6
4 Bobby Doerr 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 22
2 Joe Gordon 20
2 Ralph Kiner 20
4 Rudy York 19
5 Whitey Kurowski 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Ralph LaPointe 4
3 Harry Walker 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde King 0.00
2 Red Embree 0.34
3 Earl Johnson 0.36
4 Dutch Leonard 0.72
5 Dick Fowler 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Gettel 4
2 Joe Haynes 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Bill McCahan 3
2 Stubby Overmire 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Murry Dickson 20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
4 Buddy Lively 17
4 Red Munger 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Earl Caldwell 2
2 Pete Gebrian 2
2 Al Jurisich 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Peck .398
2 Hoot Evers .395
3 Whitey Kurowski .389
4 Barney McCosky .374
5 Harry Walker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 14
2 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Johnny Mize 11
4 Rudy York 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 39
2 Bob Elliott 38
3 Joe Gordon 32
4 Rudy York 31
5 Johnny Mize 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bob Dillinger 6
3 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Harry Walker 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Embree 0.29
2 Dutch Leonard 0.87
3 Eddie Lopat 1.69
4 Dick Fowler 1.85
5 Tex Hughson 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 6
2 Al Gettel 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 Vic Lombardi 5
2 Phil Marchildon 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 40
2 Murry Dickson 32
3 Vic Raschi 31
4 Walt Masterson 30
5 Hooks Iott 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 5
2 Al Benton 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 Harry Gumbert 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .335
2 George Kell .332
3 Augie Galan .328
4 Joe DiMaggio .322
5 Whitey Kurowski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Ralph Kiner 42
3 Johnny Mize 38
4 Willard Marshall 33
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 123
2 Ralph Kiner 121
3 Whitey Kurowski 120
4 Bob Elliott 119
5 Enos Slaughter 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 33
2 Dave Philley 22
3 Johnny Hopp 21
3 Jackie Robinson 21
5 Pete Reiser 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.14
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.26
3 Hal Newhouser 2.65
4 Tommy Hughes 2.67
5 Red Embree 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Ralph Branca 19
3 Harry Brecheen 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 229
1 Hal Newhouser 229
3 Ewell Blackwell 182
4 Ralph Branca 142
5 Johnny Sain 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 14
2 Ed Klieman 13
3 Tom Ferrick 12
4 Russ Christopher 10
5 Joe Page 9