On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	43	.645	--
Red Sox	63	53	.543	12.5
Tigers	64	55	.538	13.0
Athletics	63	58	.521	15.0
Indians	61	57	.517	15.5
White Sox	56	65	.463	22.0
Senators	50	69	.420	27.0
Browns	43	78	.355	35.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 16, White Sox 6

Red Sox 11, Indians 2

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Browns 7, Senators 1

Senators 7, Browns 4

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	47	.621	--
Cardinals	69	52	.570	6.5
Braves	67	55	.549	9.0
Giants	61	58	.513	13.5
Reds	59	67	.468	19.0
Cubs	54	68	.443	22.0
Pirates	52	70	.426	24.0
Phillies	50	72	.410	26.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 9, Braves 5

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Reds 12, Phillies 3

Phillies 8, Reds 6

Cubs 8, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph Hodgin	6
1	Johnny Pesky	6
1	Babe Young	6
4	Phil Rizzuto	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Priddy	5
1	Aaron Robinson	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Grady Hatton	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Ralph LaPointe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.29
2	Al Gettel	1.00
3	Ralph Branca	0.57
4	Tiny Bonham	0.56
5	Hooks Iott	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Scott Cary	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	9
2	Al Gettel	6
3	Tiny Bonham	5
3	Scott Cary	5
3	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	Charley Schanz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.352
2	Ted Williams	.337
3	Barney McCosky	.328
4	Luke Appling	.327
5	Lou Boudreau	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	40
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Willard Marshall	30
4	Walker Cooper	28
5	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	106
2	Bob Elliott	99
3	Walker Cooper	95
3	Ralph Kiner	95
5	Willard Marshall	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	23
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	Dick Fowler	2.53
5	Warren Spahn	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	19
2	Ralph Branca	18
3	Johnny Sain	17
4	Allie Reynolds	16
4	Warren Spahn	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	165
2	Bob Feller	154
3	Hal Newhouser	146
4	Ralph Branca	120
5	Allie Reynolds	111

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.477
2	Hoot Evers	.450
3	Barney McCosky	.403
4	Taffy Wright	.400
5	Harry Walker	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Johnny Mize	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	21
2	Bob Elliott	20
3	Ralph Kiner	19
4	Bruce Edwards	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	7
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Ralph LaPointe	5
4	Eddie Lake	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
1	Emil Kush	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.33
4	Dick Fowler	0.43
5	Bill Bevens	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	4
2	Joe Haynes	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	20
3	Vic Lombardi	19
3	Walt Masterson	19
5	Joe Coleman	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Al Brazle	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.427
2	Barney McCosky	.387
3	Grady Hatton	.383
4	Ted Williams	.378
5	Harry Walker	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	13
2	Ralph Kiner	12
2	Johnny Mize	12
4	Bob Elliott	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	39
2	Whitey Kurowski	37
3	Joe Gordon	33
3	Johnny Mize	33
5	Rudy York	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Bob Dillinger	6
4	Eddie Lake	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
2	Dutch Leonard	0.87
3	Al Brazle	0.94
4	Dick Fowler	1.15
5	Stubby Overmire	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	6
1	Larry Jansen	6
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	Eddie Lopat	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Walt Masterson	33
2	Virgil Trucks	33
4	Murry Dickson	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	6
2	Al Benton	4
3	Earl Caldwell	3
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.337
2	George Kell	.331
3	Harry Walker	.326
4	Whitey Kurowski	.323
5	Joe DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Johnny Mize	40
4	Willard Marshall	34
5	Walker Cooper	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	124
2	Hank Greenberg	123
3	Ralph Kiner	121
4	Whitey Kurowski	119
5	Walker Cooper	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
2	Dave Philley	23
2	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	Pete Reiser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.20
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.30
3	Hal Newhouser	2.65
4	Dutch Leonard	2.68
5	Dick Fowler	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Feller	20
5	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	227
2	Hal Newhouser	221
3	Ewell Blackwell	187
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Johnny Sain	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	15
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Tom Ferrick	11
4	Russ Christopher	10
4	Joe Page	10