Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 12, 1947

On This Day

Friday, September 12, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	53	.624	--
Tigers	75	64	.540	12.0
Red Sox	74	64	.536	12.5
Indians	73	65	.529	13.5
Athletics	69	70	.496	18.0
White Sox	65	74	.468	22.0
Senators	59	79	.428	27.5
Browns	52	86	.377	34.5

Games

Indians 11, Red Sox 6

Tigers 7, Yankees 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Browns 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	54	.617	--
Cardinals	80	57	.584	5.0
Braves	77	65	.542	10.5
Giants	71	65	.522	13.5
Reds	67	75	.472	20.5
Cubs	62	75	.453	23.0
Pirates	58	82	.414	28.5
Phillies	55	84	.396	31.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 7

Cubs 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph LaPointe	4
2	Merl Combs	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Les Fleming	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Cliff Aberson	1
2	Merl Combs	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Merl Combs	4
2	Cliff Aberson	3
2	Les Fleming	3
2	Ralph Kiner	3
2	Stan Musial	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Jones	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Jackie Robinson	1
2	Eddie Waitkus	1
2	Harry Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Gregg	0.83
2	Ralph Hamner	0.57
3	Red Munger	0.55
4	Jack Kramer	0.45
5	Art Houtteman	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Hamner	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Hamner	8
2	Red Munger	6
3	Hal Gregg	5
3	Jack Kramer	5
5	Art Houtteman	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.356
2	Ted Williams	.335
3	Joe DiMaggio	.323
4	Barney McCosky	.322
5	Johnny Pesky	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	35
4	Walker Cooper	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	126
2	Ralph Kiner	122
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Walker Cooper	104
5	Willard Marshall	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Jackie Robinson	27
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 Haynes	2.73
5	Murry Dickson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Ralph Branca	20
3	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	162
4	Ralph Branca	134
5	Johnny Sain	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.418
2	Harry Walker	.400
3	Billy Cox	.390
4	Joe Gordon	.386
5	Taffy Wright	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	11
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Jack Lohrke	4
3	Willard Marshall	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	23
2	Joe Gordon	14
2	Billy Johnson	14
2	George Kell	14
2	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	2
2	Willie Jones	2
2	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Mickey Haefner	0.69
3	Oscar Judd	0.92
4	Joe Hatten	1.04
5	Eddie Lopat	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	Joe Page	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	21
2	Ewell Blackwell	18
3	Fred Hutchinson	17
3	Ellis Kinder	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
1	Joe Page	3
4	Red Barrett	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.400
2	Ted Williams	.397
3	Taffy Wright	.383
4	Billy Cox	.369
5	Ralph Kiner	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	21
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Roy Cullenbine	9
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Joe Gordon	32
3	Johnny Mize	29
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Bruce Edwards	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	10
2	Pete Reiser	8
3	Ralph LaPointe	6
4	Johnny Pesky	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	1.18
2	Sam Zoldak	1.54
3	Tex Hughson	1.62
4	Eddie Lopat	1.70
5	Dutch Leonard	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Page	6
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Vic Lombardi	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	40
2	Ewell Blackwell	39
3	Ellis Kinder	30
4	Bob Feller	29
4	Vic Lombardi	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.343
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Dale Mitchell	.328
4	Barney McCosky	.321
5	Joe DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	37
4	Hank Greenberg	35
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	138
2	Johnny Mize	126
3	Bob Elliott	116
4	Whitey Kurowski	107
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Jackie Robinson	27
3	Dave Philley	23
4	Johnny Hopp	17
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.21
2	Dutch Leonard	2.36
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.61
4	Murry Dickson	2.69
5	Joe Haynes	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	223
2	Ewell Blackwell	202
3	Hal Newhouser	199
4	Ralph Branca	156
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	19
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10