On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 48 .639 --
Red Sox 71 58 .550 12.0
Tigers 71 61 .538 13.5
Indians 67 63 .515 16.5
Athletics 66 65 .504 18.0
White Sox 62 70 .470 22.5
Senators 56 75 .427 28.0
Browns 47 85 .356 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 50 .627 --
Cardinals 75 55 .577 7.0
Braves 74 60 .552 10.0
Giants 66 63 .512 15.5
Reds 64 72 .471 21.0
Cubs 58 73 .443 24.5
Pirates 54 78 .409 29.0
Phillies 54 78 .409 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 3
1 Lee Handley 3
1 Buddy Lewis 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Miller 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Dixie Howell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Handley 3
1 Eddie Miller 3
1 Stan Spence 3
4 Jeff Heath 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Dick Culler 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.70
2 Vic Lombardi 0.57
3 Buddy Lively 0.50
4 Andy Hansen 0.33
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Lopat 7
2 Harry Gumbert 4
2 Fred Hutchinson 4
2 Vic Lombardi 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Barrett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .355
2 Ted Williams .338
3 Dale Mitchell .333
4 Pete Reiser .323
5 Phil Cavarretta .322

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 103
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
2 Erv Dusak .395
3 Ted Williams .391
4 Mike Tresh .390
5 Pete Reiser .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 6
1 Johnny Mize 6
1 Stan Musial 6
4 Roy Cullenbine 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 19
2 Tommy Henrich 17
3 George Kell 16
3 Stan Musial 16
3 Ted Williams 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Philley 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Dom DiMaggio 3
3 Johnny Pesky 3
3 Bama Rowell 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Glen Moulder 0.00
2 Joe Page 0.41
3 Butch Wensloff 0.47
4 Bob Feller 0.67
5 Emil Kush 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Page 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Clyde King 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 23
1 Tex Hughson 23
3 Red Munger 20
4 Bob Feller 19
5 Eddie Lopat 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .382
1 Taffy Wright .382
3 Harry Walker .381
4 Johnny Pesky .364
5 Pete Reiser .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 36
2 Joe Gordon 33
2 Johnny Mize 33
4 Bob Elliott 31
5 Rudy York 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 9
2 Pete Reiser 7
3 Ralph LaPointe 6
3 Johnny Pesky 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stubby Overmire 1.15
2 Dutch Leonard 1.21
3 Dick Fowler 1.57
4 Eddie Lopat 1.74
5 Al Gettel 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
1 Eddie Lopat 6
1 Bill McCahan 6
4 Al Gettel 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 45
2 Red Munger 37
3 Walt Masterson 34
4 Tex Hughson 32
5 Virgil Trucks 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 5
2 Al Benton 4
2 Hugh Casey 4
2 Joe Page 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Harry Walker .340
3 Johnny Pesky .321
4 Augie Galan .320
5 Whitey Kurowski .320

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 122
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 225
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