On This Day

Thursday, September 25, 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 71 .530 16.0
Athletics 76 74 .507 19.5
White Sox 68 83 .450 28.0
Senators 62 88 .413 33.5
Browns 58 93 .384 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 58 .618 --
Cardinals 87 64 .576 6.5
Braves 83 68 .550 10.5
Giants 80 70 .533 13.0
Reds 73 80 .477 21.5
Cubs 68 83 .450 25.5
Pirates 61 92 .399 33.5
Phillies 60 91 .397 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 7
2 Marty Marion 5
2 Gene Woodling 5
4 Enos Slaughter 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Erv Dusak 1
1 Johnny Mize 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Erv Dusak 3
1 Joe Garagiola 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Sain 0.83
2 Murry Dickson 0.50
3 Dutch Leonard 0.44
3 Gerry Staley 0.44
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Willie Ramsdell 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 8
2 Johnny Sain 5
3 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Gerry Staley 4
5 Jack Kramer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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
1 Johnny Mize 51
3 Willard Marshall 36
4 Walker Cooper 35
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 138
2 Ralph Kiner 126
3 Walker Cooper 122
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 Dick Fowler 2.68
5 Dutch Leonard 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Ralph Branca 21
2 Larry Jansen 21
4 Bob Feller 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 195
1 Bob Feller 195
3 Hal Newhouser 168
4 Ralph Branca 148
5 2 tied 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 Elmer Valo .469
2 Eddie Miller .442
3 Dom DiMaggio .426
4 Marty Marion .418
5 Ralph LaPointe .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 8
2 Walker Cooper 5
2 Roy Cullenbine 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 18
1 George Kell 18
1 Ken Keltner 18
4 Roy Cullenbine 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Cass Michaels 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
2 Thurman Tucker 3
2 Johnny Wyrostek 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bevens 0.53
2 Gerry Staley 0.54
3 Warren Spahn 0.67
4 Joe Dobson 1.13
5 Joe Hatten 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Walt Masterson 18
2 Johnny Sain 18
4 Ralph Branca 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 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .398
2 Eddie Miller .388
3 Dom DiMaggio .382
4 Marty Marion .370
5 Phil Masi .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 13
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Roy Cullenbine 9
4 Bill Nicholson 8
5 Walker Cooper 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 George Kell 33
3 Johnny Mize 32
4 Ralph Kiner 29
5 Roy Cullenbine 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Bobby Adams 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Cass Michaels 4
2 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.00
2 Warren Spahn 1.05
3 Orval Grove 1.44
4 Eddie Erautt 1.53
5 Allie Reynolds 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 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 Eddie Lopat 33
3 Fred Hutchinson 31
3 Joe Page 31
5 3 tied 30

Saves

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