On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	40	.655	--
Red Sox	61	51	.545	13.0
Athletics	62	55	.530	14.5
Tigers	60	54	.526	15.0
Indians	58	55	.513	16.5
White Sox	54	63	.462	22.5
Senators	48	66	.421	27.0
Browns	41	76	.350	35.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 9, Indians 3

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Senators 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 8, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	47	.612	--
Cardinals	67	51	.568	5.5
Braves	66	53	.555	7.0
Giants	59	55	.518	11.5
Reds	58	64	.475	16.5
Cubs	52	66	.441	20.5
Pirates	50	68	.424	22.5
Phillies	48	70	.407	24.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Reds 1

Braves 8, Cubs 2

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Phillies 9, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 13, Phillies 3

Braves 6, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Masi	6
2	Tommy Holmes	5
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	Billy Johnson	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
1	Stan Musial	2
3	Bruce Edwards	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Mickey Vernon	4
4	Ron Northey	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	2
2	George Binks	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill McCahan	1.00
2	Clint Hartung	0.83
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.62
4	Clyde King	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill McCahan	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	5
2	Clint Hartung	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Clyde King	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.352
2	Barney McCosky	.330
3	Lou Boudreau	.329
4	Ted Williams	.329
5	Luke Appling	.329

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	96
3	Ralph Kiner	93
4	Willard Marshall	91
5	Whitey Kurowski	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	22
3	Dave Philley	17
4	Johnny Hopp	13
4	Pete Reiser	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.24
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.36
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	Warren Spahn	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	165
2	Bob Feller	149
3	Hal Newhouser	144
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	.451
2	Barney McCosky	.444
3	Luke Appling	.435
4	Taffy Wright	.420
5	Ted Williams	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Rudy York	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	21
2	Ralph Kiner	20
3	Joe Gordon	19
4	Rudy York	18
5	Whitey Kurowski	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
2	Red Embree	0.45
3	Stubby Overmire	0.50
4	Earl Johnson	0.51
5	Bill Bevens	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	4
2	Bill McCahan	3
2	Bill Voiselle	3
4	Al Brazle	2
4	32 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	27
2	Red Munger	21
3	Kirby Higbe	19
4	Vic Lombardi	16
4	Johnny Vander Meer	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
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	Whitey Kurowski	.395
3	Hoot Evers	.392
4	Barney McCosky	.392
5	Grady Hatton	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	15
2	Ralph Kiner	12
3	Johnny Mize	11
4	Bob Elliott	10
4	Rudy York	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	41
2	Bob Elliott	40
3	Joe Gordon	32
4	Rudy York	31
5	Johnny Mize	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Jackie Robinson	6
4	Harry Walker	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
2	Red Embree	0.29
3	Dutch Leonard	0.84
4	Al Brazle	0.96
5	Eddie Lopat	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Al Gettel	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Phil Marchildon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Murry Dickson	32
3	Vic Raschi	31
4	Walt Masterson	30
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Al Benton	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.334
2	George Kell	.328
3	Augie Galan	.324
4	Whitey Kurowski	.321
5	Tommy Holmes	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Ralph Kiner	42
3	Johnny Mize	38
4	Willard Marshall	33
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	123
2	Whitey Kurowski	122
3	Bob Elliott	121
4	Ralph Kiner	120
5	Enos Slaughter	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
2	Dave Philley	22
2	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Johnny Hopp	21
4	Pete Reiser	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.14
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.30
3	Hal Newhouser	2.67
4	Red Embree	2.74
5	Dutch Leonard	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Ralph Branca	19
3	Harry Brecheen	19
3	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	222
2	Hal Newhouser	221
3	Ewell Blackwell	187
4	Ralph Branca	142
5	Johnny Sain	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Ed Klieman	13
3	Tom Ferrick	11
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	Joe Page	9