On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	54	.628	--
Tigers	78	66	.542	12.5
Red Sox	77	66	.538	13.0
Indians	75	68	.524	15.0
Athletics	72	72	.500	18.5
White Sox	67	77	.465	23.5
Senators	60	83	.420	30.0
Browns	54	88	.380	35.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 0

Yankees 8, Browns 3

Browns 8, Yankees 2

Indians 5, Athletics 3

Athletics 7, Indians 3

Senators 4, Tigers 1

White Sox 8, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	54	.628	--
Cardinals	80	61	.567	9.0
Braves	79	67	.541	12.5
Giants	74	67	.525	15.0
Reds	69	78	.469	23.0
Cubs	65	77	.458	24.5
Pirates	59	86	.407	32.0
Phillies	59	86	.407	32.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 3

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	5
1	Taffy Wright	5
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Bobby Brown	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Al Evans	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	4
1	Jack Wallaesa	4
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	Bruce Edwards	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taffy Wright	2
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Bob Dillinger	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.64
2	Ray Poat	0.57
3	Joe Coleman	0.50
4	Don Black	0.45
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Don Black	5
2	Ralph Branca	5
2	Joe Haynes	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Barney McCosky	.323
4	Johnny Pesky	.322
5	Joe DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	35
4	Walker Cooper	33
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	132
2	Ralph Kiner	123
3	Walker Cooper	111
4	Bob Elliott	110
5	Willard Marshall	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
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	Dick Fowler	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	189
2	Bob Feller	188
3	Hal Newhouser	164
4	Ralph Branca	139
5	Johnny Sain	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	15
4	Russ Christopher	12
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.447
2	Sid Gordon	.404
3	Joe DiMaggio	.396
4	Sam Mele	.391
5	Dixie Walker	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Walker Cooper	5
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	17
1	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Sam Chapman	15
4	Walker Cooper	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Harry Walker	3
3	Del Ennis	2
3	Willie Jones	2
3	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Art Houtteman	1.00
3	Eddie Lopat	1.04
4	Warren Spahn	1.08
5	Oscar Judd	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Early Wynn	3
4	Ralph Branca	2
4	26 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Page	21
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Ewell Blackwell	18
4	Eddie Lopat	16
5	Red Munger	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Ed Klieman	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.422
2	Taffy Wright	.397
3	Johnny Pesky	.370
4	Dixie Walker	.360
5	Bob Elliott	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Roy Cullenbine	9
3	Joe Gordon	9
5	Walker Cooper	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	35
2	Joe Gordon	34
3	Ralph Kiner	32
4	George Kell	29
5	Dom DiMaggio	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Ralph LaPointe	5
2	Harry Walker	5
4	Bob Dillinger	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	1.18
2	Eddie Lopat	1.50
3	Sam Zoldak	1.53
4	Joe Page	1.54
5	Warren Spahn	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Joe Haynes	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	39
1	Bob Feller	39
3	Joe Page	34
4	Eddie Lopat	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.349
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Dale Mitchell	.329
4	George Kell	.324
5	Barney McCosky	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	37
4	Walker Cooper	33
5	Hank Greenberg	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	135
2	Johnny Mize	132
3	Bob Elliott	117
4	Walker Cooper	111
5	4 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
2	Jackie Robinson	27
3	Dave Philley	22
4	Johnny Hopp	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.07
2	Dutch Leonard	2.39
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.70
4	Dick Fowler	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
1	Ralph Branca	22
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Johnny Sain	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	221
2	Ewell Blackwell	198
3	Hal Newhouser	191
4	Ralph Branca	152
5	Red Munger	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	19
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	15
4	Russ Christopher	12
5	2 tied	10