On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	44	.639	--
Red Sox	63	54	.538	12.5
Tigers	64	56	.533	13.0
Athletics	64	58	.525	14.0
Indians	62	57	.521	14.5
White Sox	57	65	.467	21.0
Senators	50	70	.417	27.0
Browns	44	78	.361	34.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Indians 10, Red Sox 8

Browns 1, Senators 0

Athletics 7, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	47	.624	--
Cardinals	70	52	.574	6.5
Braves	67	56	.545	10.0
Giants	61	59	.508	14.5
Reds	60	67	.472	19.0
Cubs	55	68	.447	22.0
Pirates	52	71	.423	25.0
Phillies	50	73	.407	27.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Pirates 10

Cubs 9, Giants 7

Reds 5, Phillies 3

Cardinals 5, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	4
1	Jim Russell	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Frankie Gustine	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Jake Jones	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Rojek	4
2	Jake Jones	3
2	Pete Reiser	3
2	Jim Russell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Rice	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Taffy Wright	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	0.80
2	Ray Scarborough	0.57
3	Warren Spahn	0.50
4	Bucky Walters	0.29
4	Sam Zoldak	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde King	1
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	Bill McCahan	1
1	Red Munger	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	4
1	Ray Scarborough	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
5	Clyde King	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Pete Gebrian	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.349
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Lou Boudreau	.333
4	Barney McCosky	.327
5	Luke Appling	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	40
2	Ralph Kiner	38
3	Willard Marshall	31
4	Walker Cooper	28
5	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	106
2	Bob Elliott	99
3	Ralph Kiner	97
4	Walker Cooper	95
5	Willard Marshall	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	24
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	Al Brazle	2.64

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	15
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Joe Page	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.533
2	Hoot Evers	.443
3	Ferris Fain	.418
4	Don Padgett	.407
5	Grady Hatton	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Stan Musial	5
3	Andy Pafko	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	7
1	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Ralph LaPointe	5
4	Eddie Lake	4
4	Harry Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Emil Kush	0.00
2	Dutch Leonard	0.33
3	Dick Fowler	0.43
4	Stubby Overmire	0.72
5	Al Brazle	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	4
1	Bill McCahan	4
3	Joe Haynes	3
3	Clyde King	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	20
3	Vic Lombardi	19
3	Red Munger	19
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Al Brazle	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.415
2	Grady Hatton	.385
3	Barney McCosky	.374
4	Ted Williams	.374
5	Whitey Kurowski	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
1	Whitey Kurowski	13
3	Johnny Mize	11
4	Bob Elliott	9
4	Grady Hatton	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	39
2	Whitey Kurowski	36
3	Joe Gordon	35
4	Johnny Mize	30
4	Rudy York	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.87
2	Stubby Overmire	0.93
3	Al Brazle	0.94
4	Dick Fowler	1.15
5	Eddie Lopat	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	6
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Bill McCahan	6
1	Frank Papish	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	36
2	Walt Masterson	33
2	Virgil Trucks	33
4	Murry Dickson	31
4	Hooks Iott	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	6
2	Al Benton	4
2	Hugh Casey	4
2	Harry Gumbert	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.342
2	George Kell	.331
3	Harry Walker	.326
4	Whitey Kurowski	.321
5	Joe DiMaggio	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	45
2	Hank Greenberg	42
3	Johnny Mize	40
4	Willard Marshall	35
5	Walker Cooper	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	124
2	Ralph Kiner	123
3	Hank Greenberg	119
4	Whitey Kurowski	118
5	Willard Marshall	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
2	Jackie Robinson	24
3	Dave Philley	23
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	Pete Reiser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.20
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.30
3	Dutch Leonard	2.57
4	Hal Newhouser	2.65
5	Dick Fowler	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Ralph Branca	20
4	Bob Feller	19
5	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	222
2	Hal Newhouser	221
3	Ewell Blackwell	187
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Johnny Sain	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	16
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Tom Ferrick	10
4	Joe Page	10