On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	53	.627	--
Red Sox	75	64	.540	12.5
Tigers	75	65	.536	13.0
Indians	73	66	.525	14.5
Athletics	70	70	.500	18.0
White Sox	65	75	.464	23.0
Senators	59	80	.424	28.5
Browns	53	86	.381	34.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

Athletics 9, White Sox 2

Browns 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	54	.620	--
Cardinals	80	58	.580	6.0
Braves	78	65	.545	10.5
Giants	71	67	.514	15.0
Reds	69	75	.479	20.0
Cubs	63	76	.453	23.5
Pirates	58	83	.411	29.5
Phillies	56	85	.397	31.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 3

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Giants 4

Braves 8, Pirates 1

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 7

Reds 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph LaPointe	6
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Harry Walker	5
4	Peanuts Lowrey	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Clint Hartung	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Frank McCormick	3
2	Del Wilber	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Jeff Heath	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oscar Judd	0.78
2	Earl Johnson	0.43
3	Monty Kennedy	0.42
4	Ox Miller	0.33
4	Bobo Newsom	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Eddie Erautt	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Oscar Judd	7
2	Joe Page	6
3	Monty Kennedy	5
3	Ox Miller	5
5	Eddie Erautt	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.359
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Barney McCosky	.324
4	Joe DiMaggio	.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	109
4	Walker Cooper	104
5	Willard Marshall	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
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	Al Brazle	2.75

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	179
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	14
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.439
2	Stan Musial	.433
3	Phil Masi	.425
4	George McQuinn	.392
5	Billy Cox	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	11
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Jack Lohrke	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
5	13 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	23
2	Billy Johnson	16
3	Joe Gordon	14
3	Stan Musial	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	2
1	Bob Dillinger	2
1	Dom DiMaggio	2
1	Willie Jones	2
1	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Mickey Haefner	0.69
3	Oscar Judd	0.94
4	Fred Hutchinson	1.00
5	Joe Hatten	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Johnson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Red Munger	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	21
2	Bob Feller	19
3	Ewell Blackwell	18
3	Joe Page	18
5	Earl Johnson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.405
2	Taffy Wright	.383
3	Ted Williams	.381
4	Ralph Kiner	.372
5	Billy Cox	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	20
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Roy Cullenbine	9
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
5	Bill Nicholson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Joe Gordon	29
2	Johnny Mize	29
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Billy Johnson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Pete Reiser	7
3	Ralph LaPointe	6
4	Harry Walker	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	1.18
2	Sam Zoldak	1.57
3	Eddie Lopat	1.70
4	Dutch Leonard	1.76
5	Joe Page	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	40
2	Ewell Blackwell	39
3	Joe Page	33
4	Bob Feller	30
4	Ellis Kinder	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.347
2	Ted Williams	.335
3	Dale Mitchell	.327
4	Barney McCosky	.322
5	Joe DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	37
4	Hank Greenberg	34
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	138
2	Johnny Mize	126
3	Bob Elliott	120
4	Whitey Kurowski	106
5	Joe DiMaggio	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
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	Joe Haynes	2.72
5	Warren Spahn	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	23
2	Ralph Branca	22
2	Johnny Sain	22
4	Bob Feller	20
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	219
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	14
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10