On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	45	.648	--
Red Sox	69	56	.552	12.5
Tigers	69	60	.535	14.5
Athletics	65	62	.512	17.5
Indians	63	61	.508	18.0
White Sox	60	67	.472	22.5
Senators	52	74	.413	30.0
Browns	46	82	.359	37.0

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 3

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Yankees 6, Senators 5

Yankees 5, Senators 1

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

Tigers 11, Browns 2

Tigers 10, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	49	.626	--
Cardinals	72	55	.567	8.0
Braves	73	58	.557	9.0
Giants	64	62	.508	15.5
Reds	61	71	.462	21.5
Cubs	57	71	.445	23.5
Pirates	54	74	.422	26.5
Phillies	53	76	.411	28.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Giants 4

Cubs 6, Pirates 3

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Phillies 7, Braves 2

Cardinals 15, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Kell	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Harry Walker	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Kell	7
2	Bruce Edwards	5
3	Hal Wagner	4
4	Del Ennis	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Stan Musial	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	0.83
2	Eddie Lopat	0.67
2	Butch Wensloff	0.67
4	Hal Newhouser	0.58
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Eddie Lopat	6
3	Walt Masterson	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.354
2	Ted Williams	.340
3	Dale Mitchell	.331
4	Lou Boudreau	.325
5	Phil Cavarretta	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Ralph Kiner	39
3	Willard Marshall	33
4	Walker Cooper	28
5	Ted Williams	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	118
2	Bob Elliott	102
2	Ralph Kiner	102
4	Walker Cooper	95
4	Willard Marshall	95

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	2.30
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	18
4	Bob Feller	16
4	5 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	171
2	Bob Feller	160
3	Hal Newhouser	153
4	Ralph Branca	124
5	Tex Hughson	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	16
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
3	Joe Page	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.413
2	Bob Elliott	.405
3	Ted Williams	.404
4	Tommy Tatum	.400
5	Phil Cavarretta	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	21
2	Lee Handley	16
3	Roy Cullenbine	15
3	Bruce Edwards	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph LaPointe	5
2	Eddie Lake	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Johnny Pesky	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Butch Wensloff	0.47
2	Pete Gebrian	0.60
3	Emil Kush	0.71
4	Sam Zoldak	0.82
5	Joe Haynes	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Page	4
1	Bill Voiselle	4
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	Al Gettel	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Dutch Leonard	20
3	Tex Hughson	19
4	Virgil Trucks	18
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Harry Gumbert	3
2	Vic Lombardi	3
4	Al Brazle	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.389
2	Ted Williams	.383
3	Phil Cavarretta	.376
4	Taffy Wright	.374
5	Whitey Kurowski	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	37
2	Johnny Mize	35
3	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Whitey Kurowski	31
5	Joe Gordon	30

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	Stubby Overmire	1.15
2	Dutch Leonard	1.34
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	Walt Masterson	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.344
2	Harry Walker	.335
3	Augie Galan	.328
4	George Kell	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
1	Johnny Mize	44
3	Hank Greenberg	40
4	Willard Marshall	37
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	127
2	Ralph Kiner	125
3	Johnny Mize	118
4	Whitey Kurowski	113
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	2.52
5	Ralph Branca	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Ralph Branca	21
4	Bob Feller	20
5	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	224
2	Hal Newhouser	218
3	Ewell Blackwell	189
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	17
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
3	Joe Page	11
5	2 tied	10