On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 32 .667 --
Red Sox 52 41 .559 10.5
Tigers 49 42 .538 12.5
Athletics 48 47 .505 15.5
Indians 41 45 .477 18.0
Senators 41 49 .456 20.0
White Sox 41 55 .427 23.0
Browns 33 58 .363 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 36 .629 --
Cardinals 51 42 .548 8.0
Giants 48 41 .539 9.0
Braves 49 44 .527 10.0
Reds 46 51 .474 15.0
Cubs 44 50 .468 15.5
Pirates 39 55 .415 20.5
Phillies 38 57 .400 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Gustine 4
2 Ralph Kiner 3
2 Phil Masi 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Vern Stephens 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Robinson 2
2 Willard Marshall 1
2 Phil Masi 1
2 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 3
1 Vern Stephens 3
1 Harry Taylor 3
4 Wally Judnich 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Wally Westlake 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Jurisich 0.71
2 Tiny Bonham 0.45
3 Phil Marchildon 0.43
4 Ray Scarborough 0.40
5 Denny Galehouse 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Wyse 6
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Al Jurisich 5
4 Scott Cary 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Ed Klieman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .349
2 Lou Boudreau .340
3 Joe DiMaggio .337
4 Frankie Gustine .335
5 George Kell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 30
2 Willard Marshall 26
3 Ralph Kiner 25
4 Ted Williams 23
5 Walker Cooper 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 79
1 Johnny Mize 79
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 Tiny Bonham 2.62
5 Walt Masterson 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Ralph Branca 16
3 Bob Feller 13
3 Johnny Sain 13
3 Warren Spahn 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 133
2 Ewell Blackwell 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
2 Ed Klieman 9
5 Joe Page 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .469
2 Ted Williams .419
3 Yogi Berra .412
4 Harry Walker .392
5 Walker Cooper .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Jeff Heath 7
3 Willard Marshall 6
4 Bobby Thomson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

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 1.21
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 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 25
2 Bob Feller 21
2 Phil Marchildon 21
4 Fred Hutchinson 19
5 Tex Hughson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Borowy 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Joe Page 2
4 Joe Beggs 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .402
2 Ted Williams .376
3 Hank Majeski .375
4 Harry Walker .357
5 Eddie Mayo .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 11
1 Willard Marshall 11
1 Johnny Mize 11
1 Ted Williams 11
5 Bobby Thomson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 31
2 Wally Westlake 30
3 Jeff Heath 29
3 Dixie Walker 29
5 3 tied 27

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 1.34
3 Dutch Leonard 1.93
4 Walt Lanfranconi 2.05
5 Fred Hutchinson 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 6
1 Ralph Branca 6
1 Phil Marchildon 6
1 Allie Reynolds 6
5 Larry Jansen 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 49
2 Phil Marchildon 34
3 Bob Feller 32
3 Hal Newhouser 32
3 Allie Reynolds 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ed Klieman 3
4 Hank Behrman 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .334
2 Joe DiMaggio .330
3 Johnny Pesky .330
4 Ted Williams .324
5 Augie Galan .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Ted Williams 34
3 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Willard Marshall 32
5 Johnny Mize 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 113
2 Enos Slaughter 109
3 Joe DiMaggio 108
4 Willard Marshall 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 16
4 Jackie Robinson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.46
2 Dizzy Trout 2.50
3 Harry Brecheen 2.50
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.51
5 Bob Feller 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Harry Brecheen 20
3 Bob Feller 20
3 Phil Marchildon 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 251
2 Hal Newhouser 230
3 Ewell Blackwell 165
4 Johnny Sain 136
5 Tex Hughson 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
1 Tom Ferrick 13
3 Russ Christopher 9
3 Harry Gumbert 9
3 2 others tied 9