On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	51	.630	--
Red Sox	73	62	.541	12.5
Tigers	73	63	.537	13.0
Indians	71	64	.526	14.5
Athletics	69	68	.504	17.5
White Sox	63	74	.460	23.5
Senators	59	77	.434	27.0
Browns	50	86	.368	36.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 7, Indians 4

Browns 8, Athletics 2

Senators 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	53	.619	--
Cardinals	79	56	.585	5.0
Braves	77	62	.554	9.0
Giants	71	64	.526	13.0
Reds	66	75	.468	21.0
Cubs	60	75	.444	24.0
Pirates	55	82	.401	30.0
Phillies	55	82	.401	30.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 1

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Braves 8, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Ferris Fain	3
1	Marty Marion	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Fleming	2
1	Ralph Kiner	2
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Fleming	3
1	Danny Litwhiler	3
3	Johnny Berardino	2
3	Bob Elliott	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Brazle	1.75
2	Fred Hutchinson	0.62
3	Mel Queen	0.45
4	Vic Raschi	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Brazle	7
2	Joe Page	6
3	Fred Hutchinson	5
3	Mel Queen	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.356
2	Ted Williams	.338
3	Barney McCosky	.323
4	Joe DiMaggio	.321
5	Dale Mitchell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	46
2	Ralph Kiner	43
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	112
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Walker Cooper	104
5	Willard Marshall	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Jackie Robinson	26
3	Dave Philley	21
4	Pete Reiser	14
5	Johnny Hopp	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.35
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.56
3	Warren Spahn	2.59
4	Joe Page	2.64
5	Al Brazle	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	189
2	Bob Feller	176
3	Hal Newhouser	159
4	Ralph Branca	132
5	2 tied	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
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	Stan Musial	.442
2	Harry Walker	.417
3	Johnny Pesky	.394
4	Billy Cox	.388
5	George McQuinn	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Jack Lohrke	4
3	Willard Marshall	4
3	Johnny Mize	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Mickey Vernon	13
4	Dom DiMaggio	12
4	7 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	Johnny Pesky	3
1	Bama Rowell	3
5	5 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Eddie Erautt	0.69
3	Oscar Judd	0.92
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.95
5	Mickey Haefner	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Page	4
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	24
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Dutch Leonard	18
4	Fred Hutchinson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Harry Walker	.395
3	Billy Cox	.366
4	Taffy Wright	.362
5	Hoot Evers	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Johnny Mize	10
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
4	Bill Nicholson	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Johnny Mize	30
3	Joe Gordon	28
4	Bruce Edwards	26
4	Bob Elliott	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Pete Reiser	8
3	Ralph LaPointe	6
4	Johnny Pesky	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Butch Wensloff	1.04
2	Stubby Overmire	1.05
3	Dutch Leonard	1.50
4	Sam Zoldak	1.61
5	Tex Hughson	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill McCahan	6
1	Joe Page	6
3	Al Gettel	5
3	Larry Jansen	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	44
2	Red Munger	34
3	Virgil Trucks	32
4	Ellis Kinder	31
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	6
2	Ed Klieman	5
3	Joe Page	4
4	Al Brazle	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.344
2	Harry Walker	.341
3	Dale Mitchell	.332
4	Augie Galan	.321
5	Johnny Pesky	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	47
2	Johnny Mize	46
3	Willard Marshall	38
4	Hank Greenberg	37
5	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	129
2	Johnny Mize	125
3	Bob Elliott	119
4	Whitey Kurowski	110
5	Walker Cooper	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Dave Philley	26
2	Jackie Robinson	26
4	Johnny Hopp	17
5	Pete Reiser	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.35
2	Dutch Leonard	2.36
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.58
4	Joe Haynes	2.69
5	Murry Dickson	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	23
1	Johnny Sain	23
3	Ralph Branca	21
3	Bob Feller	21
5	7 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	223
2	Ewell Blackwell	205
3	Hal Newhouser	196
4	Ralph Branca	154
5	Johnny Sain	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	19
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10