On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	45	.637	--
Red Sox	65	56	.537	12.5
Tigers	66	58	.532	13.0
Athletics	65	59	.524	14.0
Indians	63	58	.521	14.5
White Sox	57	67	.460	22.0
Senators	52	70	.426	26.0
Browns	45	79	.363	34.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 5

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 7, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 7, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	49	.614	--
Cardinals	70	54	.565	6.5
Braves	68	57	.544	9.0
Giants	63	59	.516	12.5
Reds	61	67	.477	17.5
Cubs	56	69	.448	21.0
Pirates	53	72	.424	24.0
Phillies	51	73	.411	25.5

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 3

Reds 4, Braves 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Birdie Tebbetts	4
2	Ralph Hodgin	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Ray Lamanno	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	Hank Edwards	1
2	Joe Garagiola	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Handley	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Bob Scheffing	3
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
2	Dick Wakefield	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.80
2	Bob Feller	0.67
3	Harry Brecheen	0.60
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.55
4	Virgil Trucks	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	9
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
2	Harry Brecheen	6
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Virgil Trucks	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.348
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Lou Boudreau	.330
4	George Kell	.321
5	Barney McCosky	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
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	113
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	2.31
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.35
4	Dick Fowler	2.52
5	Spec Shea	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Ralph Branca	18
3	Johnny Sain	17
4	Bob Feller	16
4	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	171
2	Bob Feller	160
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	Harry Gumbert	10
4	Joe Page	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Taffy Wright	.417
3	Don Padgett	.407
4	Bob Elliott	.403
4	Terry Moore	.403

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	21
2	Joe Gordon	18
3	Bob Elliott	17
4	Bruce Edwards	16
4	Johnny Mize	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	0.50
2	Emil Kush	0.75
3	Pete Gebrian	0.89
4	Dick Fowler	0.93
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	3
1	Clyde King	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Vic Lombardi	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Harry Gumbert	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	.402
2	Grady Hatton	.377
3	Taffy Wright	.367
4	Ted Williams	.366
5	Terry Moore	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
1	Johnny Mize	13
3	Whitey Kurowski	12
4	Bob Elliott	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	37
2	Joe Gordon	35
3	Johnny Mize	34
4	Whitey Kurowski	32
5	Rudy York	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Ralph LaPointe	6
4	Bob Dillinger	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.01
2	Stubby Overmire	1.18
3	Al Brazle	1.65
4	Dick Fowler	1.66
5	Sam Zoldak	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Bill McCahan	6
3	Al Gettel	5
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	42
2	Virgil Trucks	36
3	Walt Masterson	35
4	Vic Raschi	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	6
2	Harry Gumbert	5
3	Al Benton	4
4	Earl Caldwell	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.341
2	George Kell	.330
3	Harry Walker	.326
4	Whitey Kurowski	.321
5	Augie Galan	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
1	Johnny Mize	43
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	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Dave Philley	24
2	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	Pete Reiser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.23
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.31
3	Dutch Leonard	2.55
4	Joe Haynes	2.64
5	Hal Newhouser	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	228
2	Hal Newhouser	211
3	Ewell Blackwell	193
4	Ralph Branca	142
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	2 others tied	10