On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	45	.637	--
Red Sox	66	56	.541	12.0
Tigers	66	59	.528	13.5
Athletics	65	59	.524	14.0
Indians	63	59	.516	15.0
White Sox	58	67	.464	21.5
Senators	52	70	.426	26.0
Browns	45	79	.363	34.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 2

Red Sox 13, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	49	.617	--
Cardinals	70	55	.560	7.5
Braves	70	57	.551	8.5
Giants	64	59	.520	12.5
Reds	61	69	.469	19.0
Cubs	56	70	.444	22.0
Pirates	53	73	.421	25.0
Phillies	52	73	.416	25.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 2

Braves 8, Reds 7

Braves 3, Reds 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 7, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miller	5
2	Tommy Holmes	4
2	Dale Mitchell	4
2	Johnny Pesky	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Pesky	5
2	Spider Jorgensen	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
4	Augie Galan	3
4	Jake Jones	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.67
2	Larry Jansen	0.50
2	Si Johnson	0.50
4	Joe Haynes	0.44
5	Elmer Singleton	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	5
2	Joe Haynes	4
2	Si Johnson	4
2	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.351
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Dale Mitchell	.331
4	Lou Boudreau	.326
5	Barney McCosky	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
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	117
2	Bob Elliott	100
3	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	Joe Haynes	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Ralph Branca	18
3	Johnny Sain	17
4	Bob Feller	16
4	5 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	.472
2	Taffy Wright	.412
3	Hoot Evers	.400
4	Harry Walker	.393
5	Ferris Fain	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
2	Johnny Mize	8
4	Stan Musial	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	20
1	Johnny Mize	20
3	Lee Handley	17
4	Bob Elliott	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph LaPointe	6
1	Pete Reiser	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
4	Eddie Lake	4
5	Harry Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	0.50
2	Pete Gebrian	0.56
3	Emil Kush	0.66
4	Dutch Leonard	1.00
4	Harry Gumbert	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Lombardi	4
2	Al Gettel	3
2	Joe Haynes	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
1	Virgil Trucks	21
3	Vic Lombardi	20
3	Schoolboy Rowe	20
5	Red Munger	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Al Benton	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.402
2	Ted Williams	.374
3	Harry Walker	.361
4	Taffy Wright	.360
5	Luke Appling	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Whitey Kurowski	13
4	Bob Elliott	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	38
1	Johnny Mize	38
3	Joe Gordon	35
4	Whitey Kurowski	32
5	Rudy York	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.01
2	Stubby Overmire	1.18
3	Dick Fowler	1.66
4	Sam Zoldak	1.70
5	Al Brazle	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	7
2	Bill McCahan	6
3	Al Gettel	5
3	Joe Haynes	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	42
2	Virgil Trucks	36
3	Walt Masterson	35
4	Murry Dickson	32
5	Bob Feller	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	.343
2	Harry Walker	.330
3	George Kell	.326
4	Whitey Kurowski	.321
5	Augie Galan	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Hank Greenberg	41
4	Willard Marshall	35
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Ralph Kiner	122
3	Johnny Mize	117
4	Hank Greenberg	116
5	Whitey Kurowski	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Dave Philley	24
2	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	Pete Reiser	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.23
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.31
3	Joe Haynes	2.52
4	Dutch Leonard	2.55
5	Ralph Branca	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	23
1	Johnny Sain	23
3	Ralph Branca	20
3	Bob Feller	20
5	5 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	136

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