On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 45 .640 --
Red Sox 67 56 .545 12.0
Tigers 67 59 .532 13.5
Athletics 65 60 .520 15.0
Indians 63 59 .516 15.5
White Sox 58 67 .464 22.0
Senators 52 71 .423 27.0
Browns 45 80 .360 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 49 .620 --
Cardinals 70 55 .560 8.0
Braves 71 57 .555 8.5
Giants 64 60 .516 13.5
Reds 61 69 .469 19.5
Cubs 56 70 .444 22.5
Pirates 53 73 .421 25.5
Phillies 52 74 .413 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Connie Ryan 3
1 Vern Stephens 3
1 Dick Wakefield 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Spence 2
2 Willard Marshall 1
2 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 3
2 Eddie Pellagrini 2
2 Connie Ryan 2
2 Vern Stephens 2
5 24 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Eddie Mayo 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Harris 1.60
2 Fred Hutchinson 0.89
3 Ralph Branca 0.80
4 Ellis Kinder 0.60
5 Bill Voiselle 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Joe Page 1
1 Bill Voiselle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 8
1 Fred Hutchinson 8
3 Ellis Kinder 6
4 Bill Voiselle 5
5 Ralph Branca 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .349
2 Ted Williams .339
3 Lou Boudreau .326
4 George Kell .320
5 Luke Appling .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Ralph Kiner 38
3 Willard Marshall 32
4 Walker Cooper 28
5 Ted Williams 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 117
2 Bob Elliott 101
3 Ralph Kiner 99
4 Walker Cooper 95
5 Willard Marshall 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Jackie Robinson 25
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 19
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 124
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 .446
2 Hoot Evers .417
3 Bob Elliott .414
4 Taffy Wright .412
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 20
2 Bob Elliott 17
2 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Connie Ryan 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 7
2 Ralph LaPointe 6
2 Pete Reiser 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 Joe Page 4
1 Bill Voiselle 4
3 Al Gettel 3
3 Joe Haynes 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
1 Virgil Trucks 21
3 Schoolboy Rowe 20
4 Ellis Kinder 19
4 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 Frank McCormick .382
3 Taffy Wright .374
4 Luke Appling .371
5 Terry Moore .370

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 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 9
2 Pete Reiser 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 Phil Marchildon 1.65
4 Dick Fowler 1.66
5 Al Brazle 1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 42
2 Virgil Trucks 36
3 Walt Masterson 35
4 Dave Koslo 31
5 3 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Ed Klieman 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 .342
2 Harry Walker .330
3 George Kell .326
4 Augie Galan .321
5 Whitey Kurowski .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Ralph Kiner 43
3 Hank Greenberg 40
4 Willard Marshall 36
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 126
2 Ralph Kiner 122
3 Johnny Mize 117
4 Hank Greenberg 113
5 Whitey Kurowski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 31
2 Jackie Robinson 25
3 Dave Philley 24
4 Johnny Hopp 19
5 Pete Reiser 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.23
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.38
3 Joe Haynes 2.52
4 Dutch Leonard 2.55
5 Ralph Branca 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
1 Johnny Sain 22
3 Ralph Branca 21
4 Bob Feller 20
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 224
2 Hal Newhouser 211
3 Ewell Blackwell 189
4 Ralph Branca 146
5 Johnny Sain 132

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