On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	42	.644	--
Red Sox	62	52	.544	12.0
Tigers	62	54	.534	13.0
Athletics	62	56	.525	14.0
Indians	60	55	.522	14.5
White Sox	55	64	.462	21.5
Senators	48	68	.414	27.0
Browns	42	76	.356	34.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Indians 6, Yankees 1

Tigers 7, Senators 6

Tigers 2, Senators 0

Red Sox 6, White Sox 3

Browns 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	75	47	.615	--
Cardinals	67	52	.563	6.5
Braves	66	54	.550	8.0
Giants	60	55	.522	11.5
Reds	58	65	.472	17.5
Cubs	53	66	.445	20.5
Pirates	50	69	.420	23.5
Phillies	49	70	.412	24.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 5

Giants 8, Pirates 7

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Dixie Walker	4
2	Rudy York	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Al Lakeman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Wally Judnich	3
2	Eddie Robinson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Al Evans	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Houtteman	0.86
2	Walt Masterson	0.60
3	Emil Kush	0.57
4	Ray Scarborough	0.50
5	Bob Feller	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Walter Brown	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Houtteman	6
1	Walt Masterson	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Hal White	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.355
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Barney McCosky	.332
4	Lou Boudreau	.328
5	Luke Appling	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	38
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Willard Marshall	30
4	Walker Cooper	27
5	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	100
2	Bob Elliott	96
3	Ralph Kiner	94
4	Walker Cooper	93
5	Willard Marshall	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	22
3	Dave Philley	18
4	Johnny Hopp	13
4	Pete Reiser	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.24
2	Dutch Leonard	2.33
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.36
4	Spec Shea	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	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	165
2	Bob Feller	154
3	Hal Newhouser	144
4	Ralph Branca	116
5	Allie Reynolds	108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.478
2	Barney McCosky	.456
3	Hoot Evers	.441
4	Luke Appling	.431
5	Taffy Wright	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Rudy York	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
1	Emil Kush	0.00
3	Red Embree	0.45
4	Stubby Overmire	0.50
5	Bill Bevens	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	4
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	27
2	Red Munger	21
3	Walt Masterson	18
4	Vic Lombardi	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.405
2	Barney McCosky	.392
3	Grady Hatton	.389
4	Whitey Kurowski	.387
5	Hal Peck	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Bob Elliott	10
3	Johnny Mize	10
3	Rudy York	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	40
2	Whitey Kurowski	39
3	Joe Gordon	32
3	Rudy York	32
5	Ralph Kiner	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
2	Red Embree	0.31
3	Dutch Leonard	0.87
4	Al Brazle	0.96
5	Eddie Lopat	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Al Gettel	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Walt Masterson	36
3	Vic Raschi	34
4	Murry Dickson	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	6
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	.337
2	George Kell	.327
3	Augie Galan	.324
4	Harry Walker	.322
5	Whitey Kurowski	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
1	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Johnny Mize	38
4	Willard Marshall	34
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	123
2	Whitey Kurowski	122
3	Bob Elliott	121
3	Ralph Kiner	121
5	Willard Marshall	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
2	Dave Philley	23
3	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	Pete Reiser	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.20
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.30
3	Hal Newhouser	2.67
4	Dutch Leonard	2.68
5	Frank Papish	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Bob Feller	20
4	Ralph Branca	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	227
2	Hal Newhouser	221
3	Ewell Blackwell	187
4	Ralph Branca	142
5	Johnny Sain	138

Saves

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