On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	51	.628	--
Red Sox	73	61	.545	11.5
Tigers	72	63	.533	13.0
Indians	71	63	.530	13.5
Athletics	69	67	.507	16.5
White Sox	63	73	.463	22.5
Senators	58	77	.430	27.0
Browns	49	86	.363	36.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Browns 1, Athletics 0

White Sox 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	53	.616	--
Cardinals	78	56	.582	5.0
Braves	76	62	.551	9.0
Giants	70	64	.522	13.0
Reds	66	74	.471	20.0
Cubs	60	74	.448	23.0
Pirates	55	81	.404	29.0
Phillies	55	81	.404	29.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 2, Braves 0

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Ted Williams	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Aberson	1
1	Jake Jones	1
1	Jack Lohrke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Aberson	4
2	Jake Jones	3
3	Bob Kennedy	2
3	Jack Lohrke	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Mike Tresh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Lombardi	1.25
2	Phil Marchildon	1.00
3	Clint Hartung	0.86
4	Bucky Walters	0.80
5	Ellis Kinder	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Clint Hartung	6
3	Vic Lombardi	5
3	Phil Marchildon	5
3	Preacher Roe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.358
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Dale Mitchell	.325
4	Barney McCosky	.323
5	Joe DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	46
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Willard Marshall	35
4	Walker Cooper	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	125
2	Ralph Kiner	110
3	Walker Cooper	104
4	Bob Elliott	103
5	2 tied	98

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	Ewell Blackwell	2.55
3	Warren Spahn	2.59
4	Dick Fowler	2.66
5	Murry Dickson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Ralph Branca	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
4	Bob Feller	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	186
2	Bob Feller	174
3	Hal Newhouser	159
4	Ralph Branca	132
5	2 tied	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	17
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.444
2	Stan Musial	.431
3	Mike Tresh	.429
4	Johnny Pesky	.397
5	Ray Lamanno	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
3	Jack Lohrke	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	19
2	Ted Williams	18
3	Dom DiMaggio	14
3	George Kell	14
3	Mickey Vernon	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	Johnny Pesky	3
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Bama Rowell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Eddie Erautt	0.75
2	Kent Peterson	0.75
4	Oscar Judd	0.92
5	Ken Raffensberger	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Tex Hughson	19
3	Eddie Lopat	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Ed Klieman	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Harry Walker	.400
3	Taffy Wright	.377
4	Billy Cox	.358
5	Hoot Evers	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
4	Bill Nicholson	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	34
2	Johnny Mize	31
3	Joe Gordon	30
4	Bruce Edwards	26
4	Mickey Vernon	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Johnny Pesky	7
2	Pete Reiser	7
4	Ralph LaPointe	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Butch Wensloff	1.04
2	Stubby Overmire	1.05
3	Dutch Leonard	1.19
4	Tex Hughson	1.62
5	Sam Zoldak	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	6
1	Bill McCahan	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Al Gettel	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	41
2	Red Munger	34
3	Virgil Trucks	32
4	Ellis Kinder	31
5	Bob Feller	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Harry Walker	.343
3	Augie Galan	.323
4	Johnny Pesky	.318
5	Whitey Kurowski	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	46
2	Ralph Kiner	45
3	Willard Marshall	38
4	Hank Greenberg	37
5	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	127
2	Johnny Mize	125
3	Bob Elliott	117
4	Whitey Kurowski	110
5	Walker Cooper	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Dave Philley	26
3	Jackie Robinson	25
4	Johnny Hopp	17
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.31
2	Spud Chandler	2.35
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.57
4	Joe Haynes	2.69
5	Bob Feller	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	221
2	Ewell Blackwell	202
3	Hal Newhouser	196
4	Ralph Branca	154
5	Johnny Sain	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10