On This Day

Sunday, September 14, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	53	.629	--
Tigers	77	65	.542	12.5
Red Sox	75	64	.540	13.0
Indians	73	67	.521	15.5
Athletics	71	70	.504	18.0
White Sox	65	75	.464	23.5
Senators	59	82	.418	30.0
Browns	53	87	.379	35.5

Games

Yankees 6, Browns 4

Athletics 11, Indians 9

Indians 4, Athletics 4

Tigers 16, Senators 6

Tigers 8, Senators 4

White Sox 1, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	54	.625	--
Cardinals	80	59	.576	7.5
Braves	79	66	.545	11.5
Giants	72	67	.518	15.5
Reds	69	77	.473	22.0
Cubs	64	77	.454	24.5
Pirates	58	85	.406	31.5
Phillies	58	85	.406	31.5

Games

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 6, Braves 1

Dodgers 13, Reds 2

Dodgers 6, Reds 3

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Phillies 9, Pirates 7

Giants 9, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	6
1	George Kell	6
3	Hoot Evers	5
3	Ralph LaPointe	5
3	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Kell	6
2	Sam Chapman	5
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	2 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Floyd Baker	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	0.80
2	Eddie Lopat	0.78
3	Dutch Leonard	0.75
4	Paul Erickson	0.62
5	Ken Raffensberger	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	2
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	Fred Hutchinson	1
2	Larry Jansen	1
2	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Walt Masterson	6
4	Paul Erickson	5
4	Harry Gumbert	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.335
3	Barney McCosky	.322
4	Joe DiMaggio	.321
5	Johnny Pesky	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	35
4	Walker Cooper	31
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	128
2	Ralph Kiner	122
3	Bob Elliott	110
4	Walker Cooper	107
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	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.38
2	Warren Spahn	2.50
3	Joe Page	2.53
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.56
5	Joe Haynes	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Ralph Branca	20
3	Larry Jansen	19
3	Johnny Sain	19
5	2 tied	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	15
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.450
1	Harry Walker	.450
3	Phil Masi	.405
4	George McQuinn	.400
5	Elmer Valo	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	11
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Jack Lohrke	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
5	15 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	22
2	George Kell	19
3	Billy Johnson	16
4	Joe Gordon	15
5	Stan Musial	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Walker	3
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Bob Dillinger	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	2
2	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Mickey Haefner	0.69
3	Oscar Judd	0.94
4	Art Houtteman	1.00
4	Fred Sanford	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	4
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	Earl Johnson	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	22
1	Joe Page	22
3	Bob Feller	19
4	Ewell Blackwell	18
5	Earl Johnson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Ed Klieman	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Hugh Casey	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.423
2	Taffy Wright	.382
3	Ted Williams	.374
4	Phil Masi	.369
5	Hoot Evers	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	19
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	40
2	Johnny Mize	31
3	Joe Gordon	30
4	George Kell	28
4	Stan Musial	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	1.18
2	Eddie Lopat	1.50
3	Sam Zoldak	1.57
4	Joe Page	1.69
5	Warren Spahn	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Joe Page	6
3	Joe Hatten	5
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	40
2	Ewell Blackwell	39
3	Joe Page	37
4	Ellis Kinder	32
4	Eddie Lopat	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.351
2	Ted Williams	.334
3	Dale Mitchell	.328
4	George Kell	.321
5	Barney McCosky	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	37
4	Hank Greenberg	34
5	Walker Cooper	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	134
2	Johnny Mize	128
3	Bob Elliott	121
4	Walker Cooper	107
4	Dixie Walker	107

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	2.39
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.61
4	Warren Spahn	2.65
5	Eddie Lopat	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	23
2	Ralph Branca	22
2	Johnny Sain	22
4	Bob Feller	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	219
2	Ewell Blackwell	202
3	Hal Newhouser	189
4	Ralph Branca	156
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	19
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	15
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10