On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	32	.667	--
Red Sox	52	40	.565	10.0
Tigers	49	42	.538	12.5
Athletics	47	47	.500	16.0
Indians	40	45	.471	18.5
Senators	41	48	.461	19.5
White Sox	41	54	.432	22.5
Browns	32	58	.356	29.0

Games

Yankees 5, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	60	36	.625	--
Cardinals	51	41	.554	7.0
Giants	47	41	.534	9.0
Braves	49	43	.533	9.0
Reds	46	50	.479	14.0
Cubs	43	50	.462	15.5
Pirates	38	55	.409	20.5
Phillies	38	56	.404	21.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 8, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Culler	3
1	Tommy Henrich	3
1	Marty Marion	3
1	Red Schoendienst	3
5	14 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	Hank Majeski	1
1	Del Rice	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Rice	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Bruce Edwards	2
2	Bert Haas	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Carl Furillo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	0.64
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.62
3	Joe Hatten	0.60
4	Joe Haynes	0.57
5	Mort Cooper	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Vic Raschi	1
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	7
2	Johnny Schmitz	5
3	Mort Cooper	4
3	Joe Haynes	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.348
2	Lou Boudreau	.340
3	Joe DiMaggio	.337
4	Ted Williams	.330
5	George Kell	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	30
2	Ralph Kiner	25
2	Willard Marshall	25
4	Ted Williams	23
5	Walker Cooper	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	79
2	Willard Marshall	78
3	Walker Cooper	73
4	Ralph Kiner	71
4	Ted Williams	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	24
2	Dave Philley	16
2	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Johnny Hopp	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.07
2	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.27
4	Walt Masterson	2.67
5	Hal Newhouser	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	16
3	Johnny Sain	13
3	Warren Spahn	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	129
1	Bob Feller	129
3	Hal Newhouser	124
4	Ralph Branca	97
5	Allie Reynolds	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Russ Christopher	9
2	Tom Ferrick	9
4	Ed Klieman	8
4	Joe Page	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.435
2	Frankie Gustine	.429
3	Yogi Berra	.412
4	Johnny Mize	.390
5	Harry Walker	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Jeff Heath	7
3	Willard Marshall	5
3	Johnny Mize	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	21
2	Dixie Walker	18
3	Jeff Heath	16
3	Jake Jones	16
5	Jimmy Bloodworth	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Jake Jones	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Jim Russell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.72
2	Bob Feller	1.23
3	Joe Dobson	1.29
4	Bob Savage	1.50
5	Dick Fowler	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	3
1	Ewell Blackwell	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	25
2	Fred Hutchinson	19
3	Tex Hughson	18
3	Phil Marchildon	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Joe Page	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.388
2	Hank Majeski	.374
3	Frankie Gustine	.369
4	Taffy Wright	.359
5	Eddie Mayo	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	11
1	Ralph Kiner	11
1	Willard Marshall	11
1	Johnny Mize	11
1	Ted Williams	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Dixie Walker	31
3	Jeff Heath	29
3	Wally Westlake	29
3	Babe Young	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	6
1	Dave Philley	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Johnson	1.20
2	Bob Feller	1.38
3	Dutch Leonard	1.93
4	Murry Dickson	1.94
5	Fred Hutchinson	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
4	Jim Hearn	5
4	Phil Marchildon	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	49
2	Ralph Branca	33
3	Hal Newhouser	32
3	Allie Reynolds	32
5	Phil Marchildon	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.333
2	Joe DiMaggio	.330
3	Johnny Pesky	.326
4	Ted Williams	.323
5	Augie Galan	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Ralph Kiner	32
3	Johnny Mize	32
5	Willard Marshall	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	114
2	Enos Slaughter	110
3	Joe DiMaggio	108
4	Dixie Walker	105
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Dave Philley	21
3	Johnny Hopp	19
4	Bert Haas	18
5	Jackie Robinson	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.41
2	Spud Chandler	2.46
3	Harry Brecheen	2.50
4	Jesse Flores	2.51
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Bob Feller	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	257
2	Hal Newhouser	230
3	Ewell Blackwell	165
4	Tex Hughson	140
5	Johnny Sain	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	13
1	Tom Ferrick	13
3	Russ Christopher	9
3	Harry Gumbert	9
3	Joe Page	9