On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 47 .644 --
Red Sox 71 58 .550 12.5
Tigers 71 60 .542 13.5
Indians 67 62 .519 16.5
Athletics 66 65 .504 18.5
White Sox 61 70 .466 23.5
Senators 55 75 .423 29.0
Browns 46 85 .351 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 50 .624 --
Cardinals 75 55 .577 6.5
Braves 73 60 .549 10.0
Giants 66 62 .516 14.5
Reds 63 72 .467 21.0
Cubs 58 73 .443 24.0
Pirates 54 77 .412 28.0
Phillies 54 77 .412 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Johnny Lindell 5
2 George McQuinn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Hank Edwards 4
2 Ray Lamanno 4
2 Johnny Lindell 4
2 Ron Northey 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Philley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill McCahan 999.00
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.09
3 Red Munger 0.67
3 Bobo Newsom 0.67
5 Tex Hughson 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Bill McCahan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 12
2 Red Munger 6
2 Bobo Newsom 6
4 Tex Hughson 4
4 Eddie Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .354
2 Ted Williams .338
3 Dale Mitchell .332
4 Phil Cavarretta .322
5 Johnny Pesky .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Ralph Kiner 41
3 Willard Marshall 33
4 Walker Cooper 28
5 Ted Williams 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 119
2 Ralph Kiner 108
3 Bob Elliott 102
4 Walker Cooper 97
5 Willard Marshall 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Jackie Robinson 25
3 Dave Philley 21
4 Johnny Hopp 13
4 Pete Reiser 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.30
2 Spud Chandler 2.30
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.48
4 Dick Fowler 2.59
5 Warren Spahn 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
2 Ralph Branca 19
3 Johnny Sain 18
4 Bob Feller 17
4 Larry Jansen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 183
2 Bob Feller 168
3 Hal Newhouser 153
4 Ralph Branca 129
5 Tex Hughson 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 16
2 Ed Klieman 15
3 Joe Page 12
4 Russ Christopher 11
5 Harry Gumbert 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .400
1 Mike Tresh .400
3 Phil Cavarretta .392
4 Ted Williams .391
5 Erv Dusak .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Ralph Kiner 6
2 Stan Musial 6
4 Roy Cullenbine 5
4 Joe Gordon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 22
2 Tommy Henrich 18
3 George Kell 17
3 Johnny Lindell 17
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Philley 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Dom DiMaggio 3
3 Eddie Lake 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Glen Moulder 0.00
2 Butch Wensloff 0.47
3 Bob Feller 0.67
4 Emil Kush 0.67
5 Milo Candini 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
1 Joe Page 4
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Clyde King 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 23
1 Tex Hughson 23
3 Red Munger 20
3 Virgil Trucks 20
5 Bob Feller 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Joe Page 3
4 Al Brazle 2
4 Ed Klieman 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .382
2 Taffy Wright .377
3 Harry Walker .377
4 Johnny Pesky .364
5 Hoot Evers .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 15
2 Johnny Mize 12
3 Whitey Kurowski 9
3 Stan Musial 9
5 Bill Nicholson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 36
2 Joe Gordon 33
2 Johnny Mize 33
4 Bob Elliott 30
5 Rudy York 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stubby Overmire 1.15
2 Dutch Leonard 1.21
3 Dick Fowler 1.57
4 Eddie Lopat 1.73
5 Al Gettel 1.77

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 45
2 Red Munger 37
3 Tex Hughson 32
3 Walt Masterson 32
5 Virgil Trucks 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 5
2 Al Benton 4
2 Hugh Casey 4
2 Harry Gumbert 4
2 Joe Page 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Harry Walker .339
3 George Kell .323
4 Augie Galan .323
5 Johnny Pesky .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
2 Johnny Mize 44
3 Hank Greenberg 39
4 Willard Marshall 37
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 129
2 Bob Elliott 121
3 Johnny Mize 119
4 Whitey Kurowski 112
5 Hank Greenberg 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 30
2 Dave Philley 26
3 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Pete Reiser 18
5 Johnny Hopp 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.35
2 Dutch Leonard 2.46
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.51
4 Joe Haynes 2.71
5 Murry Dickson 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 23
2 Johnny Sain 22
3 Ralph Branca 21
3 Bob Feller 21
5 Joe Hatten 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 226
2 Hal Newhouser 208
3 Ewell Blackwell 199
4 Ralph Branca 151
5 Tex Hughson 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 17
2 Ed Klieman 15
3 Joe Page 12
4 Russ Christopher 11
5 2 tied 10