On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 55 .636 --
Tigers 82 69 .543 14.0
Red Sox 81 70 .536 15.0
Indians 80 70 .533 15.5
Athletics 76 74 .507 19.5
White Sox 68 83 .450 28.0
Senators 62 88 .413 33.5
Browns 57 93 .380 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 58 .616 --
Cardinals 85 64 .570 7.0
Braves 83 67 .553 9.5
Giants 79 70 .530 13.0
Reds 73 80 .477 21.0
Cubs 68 83 .450 25.0
Pirates 61 90 .404 32.0
Phillies 60 90 .400 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Edwards 4
2 Bob Kennedy 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 Stan Rojek 3
2 Eddie Waitkus 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Kennedy 2
2 Grady Hatton 1
2 Spider Jorgensen 1
2 Whitey Kurowski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 Ray Mack 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Gregg 3.00
2 Red Munger 1.00
3 Bob Feller 0.71
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.50
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Kent Peterson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Hutchinson 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Red Munger 5
4 Monty Kennedy 4
5 Hal Gregg 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .342
3 Barney McCosky .327
4 George Kell .324
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 121
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 Bob Feller 20
3 Larry Jansen 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 195
1 Bob Feller 195
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 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom DiMaggio .431
2 Elmer Valo .417
3 Sam Mele .412
4 Ralph Kiner .408
5 Eddie Miller .404

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 George Kell 19
2 Roy Cullenbine 18
3 Walker Cooper 17
3 Ken Keltner 17
5 3 tied 16

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 0.67
4 Joe Dobson 1.13
5 Ewell Blackwell 1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Fred Hutchinson 19
2 Walt Masterson 19
4 Joe Page 16
4 Allie Reynolds 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .421
2 Dom DiMaggio .382
2 Eddie Miller .382
4 Sam Mele .381
5 Stan Musial .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 14
2 Johnny Mize 10
3 Roy Cullenbine 9
4 Bill Nicholson 8
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 George Kell 33
3 Ralph Kiner 31
3 Johnny Mize 31
5 Roy Cullenbine 28

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 0.00
2 Orval Grove 1.44
3 Eddie Erautt 1.53
4 Sam Zoldak 1.55
5 Warren Spahn 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Munger 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Joe Hatten 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Red Munger 34
3 Fred Hutchinson 33
3 Eddie Lopat 33
5 Joe Page 31

Saves

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