On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	55	.636	--
Tigers	81	69	.540	14.5
Red Sox	81	70	.536	15.0
Indians	79	70	.530	16.0
Athletics	76	74	.507	19.5
White Sox	68	82	.453	27.5
Senators	62	88	.413	33.5
Browns	57	92	.383	38.0

Games

Athletics 9, Red Sox 3

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Yankees 2, Senators 0

Yankees 3, Senators 1

Indians 7, Browns 4

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	57	.620	--
Cardinals	84	64	.568	8.0
Braves	83	67	.553	10.0
Giants	78	70	.527	14.0
Reds	72	80	.474	22.0
Cubs	68	82	.453	25.0
Pirates	61	89	.407	32.0
Phillies	60	90	.400	33.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 1

Cardinals 8, Pirates 4

Cubs 7, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Jake Jones	4
1	Andy Pafko	4
1	Pete Suder	4
5	2 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Diering	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Billy Johnson	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Diering	3
1	Jake Jones	3
1	Andy Pafko	3
1	Ted Williams	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Jimmy Outlaw	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	Stan Rojek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walt Masterson	1.00
2	Joe Hatten	0.75
3	Allie Reynolds	0.67
4	Spec Shea	0.44
5	Sheldon Jones	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	7
2	Allie Reynolds	6
3	Bob Lemon	5
4	Eddie Lopat	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	2
2	Dan Bankhead	1
2	Fritz Dorish	1
2	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Barney McCosky	.327
4	George Kell	.322
5	Johnny Pesky	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	51
2	Johnny Mize	50
3	Willard Marshall	36
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Ralph Kiner	126
3	Walker Cooper	118
4	Bob Elliott	113
5	Ted Williams	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	34
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	Joe Haynes	2.60
4	Dutch Leonard	2.64
5	Dick Fowler	2.68

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	190
3	Hal Newhouser	168
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Walt Masterson	132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.435
2	Dom DiMaggio	.414
3	Sam Mele	.412
4	Enos Slaughter	.400
4	Elmer Valo	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Walker Cooper	4
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	18
2	George Kell	17
3	Ralph Kiner	16
3	Ted Williams	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Cass Michaels	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bevens	0.53
2	Orval Grove	0.56
3	Warren Spahn	1.06
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.20
5	Joe Hatten	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	4
2	Joe Haynes	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	19
2	Bob Feller	16
2	Eddie Lopat	16
2	Joe Page	16
2	Allie Reynolds	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Hank Behrman	3
3	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Dan Bankhead	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.400
2	Sam Mele	.383
3	Johnny Pesky	.375
4	Eddie Miller	.370
5	Ralph Kiner	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Roy Cullenbine	10
4	Bill Nicholson	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	34
2	George Kell	32
2	Johnny Mize	32
4	Roy Cullenbine	31
4	Ralph Kiner	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.26
2	Sam Zoldak	1.55
3	Warren Spahn	1.67
4	Allie Reynolds	1.74
5	Eddie Erautt	1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Joe Page	34
3	Eddie Lopat	33
4	Ewell Blackwell	30
4	Ralph Branca	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Hugh Casey	5
3	Hank Behrman	4
4	Ed Klieman	3
4	Johnny Murphy	3