On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	45	.643	--
Red Sox	68	56	.548	12.0
Tigers	67	60	.528	14.5
Indians	63	59	.516	16.0
Athletics	65	61	.516	16.0
White Sox	58	67	.464	22.5
Senators	52	72	.419	28.0
Browns	46	80	.365	35.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Yankees 6, Senators 5

Browns 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	81	49	.623	--
Cardinals	71	55	.563	8.0
Braves	72	57	.558	8.5
Giants	64	61	.512	14.5
Reds	61	70	.466	20.5
Cubs	56	71	.441	23.5
Pirates	54	73	.425	25.5
Phillies	52	75	.409	27.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Giants 1

Pirates 8, Cubs 5

Cardinals 5, Reds 2

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	2
1	George Binks	2
1	Phil Cavarretta	2
1	Walker Cooper	2
1	18 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Charlie Gilbert	2
2	Jeff Heath	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bama Rowell	2
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	Ralph Kiner	1
2	Johnny Pesky	1
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	2.25
2	Red Munger	0.75
3	Bucky Walters	0.44
4	Red Barrett	0.43
4	Clyde King	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Clyde King	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	9
2	Red Munger	6
3	Art Houtteman	5
4	Tiny Bonham	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Preacher Roe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.351
2	Ted Williams	.338
3	Lou Boudreau	.326
4	Phil Cavarretta	.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	102
3	Ralph Kiner	100
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	Tex Hughson	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	16
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	Bob Elliott	.420
2	Taffy Wright	.404
3	Ted Williams	.400
4	Harry Walker	.393
5	Dale Mitchell	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Stan Musial	6
3	Bill Nicholson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Bob Elliott	16
3	Joe Gordon	15
3	Lee Handley	15
5	8 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Gebrian	0.60
2	Emil Kush	0.71
3	Sam Zoldak	0.82
4	Joe Haynes	0.92
5	Dutch Leonard	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Page	4
1	Bill Voiselle	4
3	Al Gettel	3
3	Joe Haynes	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Tex Hughson	19
2	Ellis Kinder	19
4	Virgil Trucks	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Al Brazle	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.398
2	Ted Williams	.374
3	Taffy Wright	.369
4	Luke Appling	.366
5	Phil Cavarretta	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Whitey Kurowski	12
4	Stan Musial	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	37
1	Johnny Mize	37
3	Joe Gordon	33
4	Ralph Kiner	29
4	Whitey Kurowski	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Pete Reiser	8
3	Ralph LaPointe	6
3	Johnny Pesky	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.01
2	Stubby Overmire	1.18
3	Tex Hughson	1.49
4	Phil Marchildon	1.65
5	Dick Fowler	1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	36
1	Virgil Trucks	36
3	Tex Hughson	34
4	Dave Koslo	31
4	Red Munger	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.341
2	Harry Walker	.332
3	Augie Galan	.324
4	Whitey Kurowski	.320
5	George Kell	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Hank Greenberg	40
4	Willard Marshall	36
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	127
2	Ralph Kiner	123
3	Johnny Mize	117
4	Whitey Kurowski	111
5	Hank Greenberg	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Jackie Robinson	25
3	Dave Philley	24
4	Pete Reiser	18
5	Johnny Hopp	17

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	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	224
2	Hal Newhouser	211
3	Ewell Blackwell	189
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Tex Hughson	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	17
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Tom Ferrick	10
4	2 others tied	10