On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	45	.634	--
Red Sox	64	55	.538	12.0
Tigers	65	57	.533	12.5
Athletics	65	58	.528	13.0
Indians	62	58	.517	14.5
White Sox	57	66	.463	21.0
Senators	51	70	.421	26.0
Browns	45	78	.366	33.0

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 2, Indians 1

Tigers 12, Red Sox 1

Browns 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 9, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	48	.619	--
Cardinals	70	53	.569	6.5
Braves	68	56	.548	9.0
Giants	62	59	.512	13.5
Reds	60	67	.472	18.5
Cubs	55	69	.444	22.0
Pirates	53	71	.427	24.0
Phillies	50	73	.407	26.5

Games

Pirates 16, Dodgers 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Giants 7, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Frankie Gustine	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
3	Dan Bankhead	1
3	Billy Cox	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Johnny Mize	5
2	Wally Westlake	5
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	George Kell	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Dave Philley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	1.00
2	Phil Marchildon	0.88
3	Tex Hughson	0.67
4	Hal White	0.56
5	Don Black	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Marchildon	7
2	Tex Hughson	6
3	Hal White	5
4	Eddie Lopat	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.349
2	Ted Williams	.343
3	Lou Boudreau	.330
4	Barney McCosky	.323
5	Luke Appling	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Ralph Kiner	38
3	Willard Marshall	31
4	Walker Cooper	28
5	Ted Williams	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	111
2	Bob Elliott	99
2	Ralph Kiner	99
4	Walker Cooper	95
5	Willard Marshall	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	24
3	Dave Philley	19
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	Spec Shea	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	19
2	Ralph Branca	18
3	Johnny Sain	17
4	Phil Marchildon	16
4	2 others tied	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	.521
2	Hoot Evers	.418
3	Don Padgett	.407
4	Bob Elliott	.403
5	Ralph Kiner	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Johnny Mize	6
4	Billy Cox	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	22
2	Joe Gordon	21
3	Bob Elliott	20
4	Bruce Edwards	16
4	Vic Wertz	16

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	Dutch Leonard	0.33
2	Dick Fowler	0.43
3	Stubby Overmire	0.72
4	Emil Kush	0.75
5	Pete Gebrian	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	4
1	Bill Voiselle	4
3	Clyde King	3
3	Dutch Leonard	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Vic Lombardi	19
2	Red Munger	19
4	Al Gettel	16
4	4 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Al Brazle	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.408
2	Grady Hatton	.395
3	Ted Williams	.376
4	Harry Walker	.370
5	Pete Reiser	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
1	Whitey Kurowski	13
3	Johnny Mize	12
4	Bob Elliott	9
4	Grady Hatton	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	39
2	Joe Gordon	35
2	Whitey Kurowski	35
4	Johnny Mize	33
5	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	0.81
2	Stubby Overmire	0.93
3	Dick Fowler	1.15
4	Al Brazle	1.59
5	Pete Gebrian	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	35
3	Vic Raschi	33
4	Murry Dickson	31
4	Tex Hughson	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	.345
2	George Kell	.332
3	Harry Walker	.327
4	Whitey Kurowski	.321
5	Lou Boudreau	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Johnny Mize	42
3	Hank Greenberg	41
4	Willard Marshall	35
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	124
2	Ralph Kiner	122
3	Hank Greenberg	117
4	Whitey Kurowski	115
5	Johnny Mize	111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.20
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.32
3	Dutch Leonard	2.57
4	Joe Haynes	2.64
5	Hal Newhouser	2.67

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	211
3	Ewell Blackwell	187
4	Ralph Branca	142
5	2 tied	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