On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	54	.630	--
Red Sox	78	67	.538	13.5
Tigers	78	68	.534	14.0
Indians	76	68	.528	15.0
Athletics	74	72	.507	18.0
White Sox	67	78	.462	24.5
Senators	60	84	.417	31.0
Browns	55	89	.382	36.0

Games

Browns 9, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 4, Browns 0

Yankees 5, White Sox 0

Athletics 6, Tigers 4

Indians 7, Senators 0

Athletics 8, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	54	.630	--
Cardinals	80	62	.563	10.0
Braves	80	67	.544	12.5
Giants	75	68	.524	15.5
Reds	70	78	.473	23.0
Cubs	66	78	.458	25.0
Pirates	59	87	.404	33.0
Phillies	59	87	.404	33.0

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Braves 10, Cardinals 8

Cubs 12, Giants 10

Reds 12, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	5
1	Barney McCosky	5
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Jake Jones	1
2	Eddie Joost	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Frank Baumholtz	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	3
3	10 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	0.90
2	Joe Dobson	0.57
2	Doyle Lade	0.57
4	Bob Muncrief	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	9
2	Joe Beggs	5
3	Joe Dobson	4
3	Art Houtteman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Si Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Barney McCosky	.327
4	Johnny Pesky	.326
5	Dale Mitchell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
1	Johnny Mize	49
3	Willard Marshall	36
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	135
2	Ralph Kiner	124
3	Walker Cooper	115
4	Bob Elliott	110
5	Willard Marshall	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
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	Ewell Blackwell	2.56
4	Dick Fowler	2.71
5	Joe Haynes	2.74

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	Dom DiMaggio	.406
3	Johnny Pesky	.397
4	Barney McCosky	.397
5	Joe DiMaggio	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Walker Cooper	6
3	Johnny Mize	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	18
1	Joe Gordon	18
1	Ralph Kiner	18
4	Sam Chapman	16
4	Johnny Mize	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Harry Walker	3
3	Del Ennis	2
3	Willie Jones	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Eddie Lopat	1.04
3	Warren Spahn	1.08
4	Joe Dobson	1.30
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
4	Ralph Branca	2
4	30 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	Hank Behrman	3
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	Ed Klieman	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.417
2	Johnny Pesky	.389
3	Taffy Wright	.388
4	Phil Masi	.384
5	Ted Williams	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Johnny Mize	13
3	Roy Cullenbine	9
4	Walker Cooper	8
4	Joe Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	38
2	Joe Gordon	32
2	Ralph Kiner	32
4	George Kell	31
5	Dom DiMaggio	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Del Ennis	4
2	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	1.54
2	Sam Zoldak	1.60
3	Eddie Lopat	1.76
4	Warren Spahn	1.97
5	Art Houtteman	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Joe Page	34
3	Red Munger	31
4	Ewell Blackwell	29
5	Ralph Branca	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.349
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Dale Mitchell	.331
4	Barney McCosky	.326
5	Johnny Pesky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Johnny Mize	49
3	Willard Marshall	38
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Hank Greenberg	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	136
2	Johnny Mize	135
3	Bob Elliott	117
4	Walker Cooper	115
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
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	3 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