On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	27	.682	--
Tigers	45	35	.563	10.5
Red Sox	44	38	.537	12.5
Athletics	41	43	.488	16.5
Indians	37	40	.481	17.0
White Sox	38	47	.447	20.0
Senators	35	46	.432	21.0
Browns	29	51	.363	26.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 1

Indians 6, Senators 0

Tigers 8, Yankees 0

Browns 9, Red Sox 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	50	35	.588	--
Giants	44	35	.557	3.0
Braves	45	37	.549	3.5
Cardinals	44	40	.524	5.5
Reds	41	43	.488	8.5
Cubs	38	45	.458	11.0
Phillies	36	48	.429	13.5
Pirates	34	49	.410	15.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 0

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Giants 8, Reds 3

Cubs 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Sam Mele	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willard Marshall	3
2	Ted Williams	2
3	Ray Coleman	1
3	Jeff Heath	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Don Black	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Spider Jorgensen	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Hutchinson	4.00
2	Ralph Branca	2.00
3	Don Black	0.67
4	Cliff Fannin	0.62
5	Joe Haynes	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Fannin	8
1	Fred Hutchinson	8
3	Don Black	4
3	Ralph Branca	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.340
2	Lou Boudreau	.340
3	George Kell	.339
4	Joe DiMaggio	.335
5	Ted Williams	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	27
2	Willard Marshall	24
3	Ralph Kiner	23
4	Walker Cooper	20
5	Ted Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	73
2	Walker Cooper	70
2	Johnny Mize	70
4	Ralph Kiner	65
5	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
2	Jackie Robinson	15
3	Dave Philley	14
4	Johnny Hopp	9
4	Mickey Vernon	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.90
2	Warren Spahn	2.07
3	Spud Chandler	2.24
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.30
5	Frank Papish	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	16
2	Ralph Branca	15
3	Warren Spahn	13
4	Harry Brecheen	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	117
2	Ewell Blackwell	113
3	Hal Newhouser	112
4	Ralph Branca	92
5	Allie Reynolds	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Tom Ferrick	9
3	Russ Christopher	8
3	Ed Klieman	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Dale Mitchell	.403
3	Frankie Gustine	.386
4	Arky Vaughan	.375
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willard Marshall	6
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	18
2	Dixie Walker	16
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	15
3	Mickey Vernon	15
3	Babe Young	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Floyd Baker	3
2	Dave Philley	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Eddie Yost	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.00
1	Earl Johnson	0.00
3	Fred Hutchinson	0.69
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.98
5	Murry Dickson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
2	Don Black	3
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
2	Don Black	20
3	Joe Page	19
4	Ralph Branca	16
4	Dutch Leonard	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Ed Klieman	2
2	Claude Passeau	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.365
2	Sid Gordon	.352
3	Augie Galan	.352
4	Bob Dillinger	.349
5	Dale Mitchell	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	13
1	Willard Marshall	13
3	Ralph Kiner	11
4	Johnny Mize	10
5	Roy Cullenbine	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	35
2	Walker Cooper	34
3	Carl Furillo	32
4	Willard Marshall	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Bob Dillinger	6
3	Dom DiMaggio	5
3	Dave Philley	5
3	Phil Rizzuto	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.22
2	Ed Klieman	1.48
3	Karl Drews	1.65
4	Walt Lanfranconi	1.78
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	7
3	Don Black	5
3	Larry Jansen	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	48
2	Allie Reynolds	36
3	Ralph Branca	33
4	Don Black	31
5	Hal Newhouser	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Tom Ferrick	4
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.339
2	Johnny Pesky	.331
3	Joe DiMaggio	.328
4	Ted Williams	.326
5	Tommy Holmes	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Willard Marshall	33
3	Ralph Kiner	30
3	Johnny Mize	30
3	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	119
2	Enos Slaughter	114
3	Willard Marshall	104
4	Dixie Walker	100
5	Ted Williams	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Dave Philley	19
3	Bert Haas	18
4	George Case	17
4	2 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.22
2	Harry Brecheen	2.35
3	Spud Chandler	2.35
4	Warren Spahn	2.43
5	Jesse Flores	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
1	Bob Feller	21
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Johnny Sain	20
3	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	263
2	Hal Newhouser	239
3	Ewell Blackwell	159
4	Tex Hughson	133
5	Johnny Sain	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	14
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Earl Caldwell	10
4	Harry Gumbert	9
4	2 others tied	9