On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 56 .632 --
Tigers 83 69 .546 13.0
Red Sox 82 70 .539 14.0
Indians 80 72 .526 16.0
Athletics 77 75 .507 19.0
White Sox 68 83 .450 27.5
Senators 63 89 .414 33.0
Browns 58 93 .384 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 58 .618 --
Cardinals 88 64 .579 6.0
Braves 84 68 .553 10.0
Giants 80 71 .530 13.5
Reds 73 80 .477 21.5
Cubs 68 84 .447 26.0
Pirates 61 92 .399 33.5
Phillies 60 91 .397 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Coan 5
1 Barney McCosky 5
3 Elmer Valo 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Spence 2
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 Andy Pafko 1
2 Elmer Valo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 6
2 Hank Majeski 3
2 Barney McCosky 3
4 Chuck Diering 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Houtteman 0.88
2 Spud Chandler 0.67
3 Ray Scarborough 0.40
4 Early Wynn 0.38
5 Al Brazle 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Houtteman 7
2 Al Brazle 4
2 Spud Chandler 4
2 Dick Fowler 4
2 Ray Scarborough 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .340
3 Barney McCosky .331
4 Johnny Pesky .324
5 George Kell .321

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 111

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 2.33
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.47
3 Joe Haynes 2.60
4 Dutch Leonard 2.68
5 Bob Feller 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Ralph Branca 21
2 Larry Jansen 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 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 Gil Coan .528
2 Elmer Valo .486
3 Bob Elliott .452
4 Eddie Miller .450
5 Dom DiMaggio .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 5
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 Bobby Thomson 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 18
1 Ken Keltner 18
3 George Kell 17
4 Ted Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

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 Warren Spahn 0.50
2 Gerry Staley 0.54
3 Spec Shea 1.06
4 Joe Dobson 1.13
5 Joe Hatten 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Denny Galehouse 3
2 Joe Hatten 3
2 Art Houtteman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
1 Art Houtteman 19
3 Walt Masterson 18
4 Allie Reynolds 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Hank Behrman 2
3 Dan Bankhead 1
3 Al Benton 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .390
2 Eddie Miller .388
3 Marty Marion .381
4 Dom DiMaggio .378
5 Phil Masi .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Kell 30
2 Ted Williams 29
3 Walker Cooper 27
3 Ralph Kiner 27
3 Johnny Mize 27

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 0.90
3 Orval Grove 1.44
4 Eddie Erautt 1.53
5 Eddie Lopat 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Joe Hatten 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Fred Hutchinson 31
3 Ewell Blackwell 30
3 Dutch Leonard 30
3 Red Munger 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