Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 21, 1947

On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	55	.631	--
Tigers	79	68	.537	14.0
Red Sox	80	69	.537	14.0
Indians	77	69	.527	15.5
Athletics	75	73	.507	18.5
White Sox	67	80	.456	26.0
Senators	62	86	.419	31.5
Browns	56	90	.384	36.5

Games

Senators 3, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	57	.617	--
Cardinals	82	63	.566	8.0
Braves	83	67	.553	9.5
Giants	78	69	.531	13.0
Reds	72	79	.477	21.0
Cubs	66	81	.449	25.0
Pirates	61	88	.409	31.0
Phillies	60	90	.400	32.5

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 0

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Giants 6, Phillies 4

Reds 3, Pirates 1

Pirates 11, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miller	5
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
2	Bobby Rhawn	4
2	Babe Young	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Charlie Gilbert	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
1	Clyde Kluttz	3
1	Bobby Rhawn	3
1	Babe Young	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	2
2	Phil Masi	1
2	Sherry Robertson	1
2	Bama Rowell	1
2	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bevens	1.25
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
3	Larry Jansen	0.62
4	Joe Coleman	0.56
5	Ralph Branca	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Lefty Hoerst	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Joe Coleman	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Jurisich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Barney McCosky	.328
4	Johnny Pesky	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	50
1	Johnny Mize	50
3	Willard Marshall	36
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Ralph Kiner	125
3	Walker Cooper	118
4	Bob Elliott	113
5	Ted Williams	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
2	Jackie Robinson	28
3	Dave Philley	21
4	Pete Reiser	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.40
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.47
3	Dutch Leonard	2.64
4	Dick Fowler	2.68
5	Joe Haynes	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
2	Ralph Branca	21
3	Larry Jansen	20
3	Johnny Sain	20
3	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	195
2	Bob Feller	189
3	Hal Newhouser	164
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Johnny Sain	127

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	Sam Mele	.438
2	Barney McCosky	.413
3	Dom DiMaggio	.408
4	Marty Marion	.400
4	Eddie Miller	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	17
1	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Joe Gordon	16
3	George Kell	16
3	Johnny Mize	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Earl Torgeson	3
3	Johnny Wyrostek	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Bill Bevens	0.53
3	Orval Grove	0.56
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
5	Warren Spahn	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Page	17
2	Bob Feller	16
3	Larry Jansen	15
4	Ralph Branca	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Ed Klieman	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.409
2	Sam Mele	.392
3	Ted Williams	.381
4	Johnny Pesky	.378
5	Ralph Kiner	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Johnny Mize	12
3	Roy Cullenbine	9
4	Walker Cooper	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	37
2	George Kell	32
2	Ralph Kiner	32
2	Ted Williams	32
5	Walker Cooper	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Johnny Pesky	5
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.26
2	Sam Zoldak	1.60
3	Warren Spahn	1.67
4	Eddie Erautt	1.80
5	Joe Dobson	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Red Munger	5
2	Joe Page	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	40
2	Joe Page	34
3	Ewell Blackwell	30
3	Ralph Branca	30
3	Eddie Lopat	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.355
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Barney McCosky	.328
4	Dale Mitchell	.327
5	Johnny Pesky	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Johnny Mize	50
3	Willard Marshall	37
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Hank Greenberg	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Ralph Kiner	135
3	Bob Elliott	120
4	Walker Cooper	118
5	Ted Williams	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
2	Jackie Robinson	28
3	Dave Philley	22
4	Johnny Hopp	15
5	Pete Reiser	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.60
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.61
3	Joe Haynes	2.65
4	Dick Fowler	2.68
5	Dutch Leonard	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	23
2	Ralph Branca	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Bob Feller	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	217
2	Ewell Blackwell	202
3	Hal Newhouser	180
4	Ralph Branca	152
5	2 tied	132

Saves

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