On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	33	.673	--
Red Sox	53	45	.541	13.5
Tigers	51	44	.537	14.0
Athletics	51	50	.505	17.0
Indians	44	48	.478	19.5
Senators	43	52	.453	22.0
White Sox	44	57	.436	24.0
Browns	36	61	.371	30.0

Games

Tigers 10, Red Sox 3

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Athletics 2, Browns 0

Browns 4, Athletics 3

White Sox 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	39	.618	--
Cardinals	54	44	.551	7.0
Giants	52	43	.547	7.5
Braves	52	48	.520	10.0
Reds	50	54	.481	14.0
Cubs	47	52	.475	14.5
Pirates	41	59	.410	21.0
Phillies	40	60	.400	22.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 0

Giants 11, Pirates 8

Giants 6, Pirates 6

Cardinals 10, Phillies 8

Braves 4, Reds 2

Reds 6, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Coleman	5
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Tommy Holmes	4
2	George Kell	4
5	18 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Hoot Evers	4
2	Bill Rigney	4
4	Phil Cavarretta	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.50
2	Ray Scarborough	0.44
3	Sheldon Jones	0.43
4	Hal Newhouser	0.41
5	3 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Johnny Schmitz	5
2	Bryan Stephens	5
4	Monty Kennedy	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Walt Lanfranconi	1
1	Ken Trinkle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.347
2	George Kell	.335
3	Lou Boudreau	.333
4	Walker Cooper	.327
5	Joe DiMaggio	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Willard Marshall	27
3	Ralph Kiner	26
4	Walker Cooper	25
5	Ted Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	86
2	Willard Marshall	84
3	Walker Cooper	79
4	Ted Williams	74
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	26
2	Dave Philley	16
2	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Johnny Hopp	12
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.07
2	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.49
4	Walt Masterson	2.54
5	Dutch Leonard	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	16
3	Johnny Sain	14
4	Bob Feller	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	139
2	Ewell Blackwell	138
3	Hal Newhouser	131
4	Ralph Branca	103
5	Allie Reynolds	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Russ Christopher	10
2	Ed Klieman	10
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	2 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.440
2	Walker Cooper	.436
3	Pete Reiser	.408
4	Stan Musial	.404
5	Dom DiMaggio	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	7
2	Bobby Thomson	6
2	Ted Williams	6
4	Walker Cooper	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	20
2	Yogi Berra	16
2	Bob Elliott	16
2	Johnny Mize	16
5	Jake Jones	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Eddie Joost	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.67
2	Vic Lombardi	0.93
3	Early Wynn	1.00
4	Dutch Leonard	1.01
5	Bob Feller	1.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Mickey Haefner	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Vic Lombardi	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	25
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Tex Hughson	20
4	Hal Newhouser	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Borowy	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
1	Ken Trinkle	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.367
2	Dale Mitchell	.366
3	Eddie Mayo	.359
4	Phil Cavarretta	.357
5	Whitey Kurowski	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	10
1	Bobby Thomson	10
3	Jeff Heath	9
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	30
2	Ted Williams	28
2	Babe Young	28
4	Whitey Kurowski	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Elmer Valo	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.25
2	Murry Dickson	1.53
3	Dutch Leonard	1.54
4	Fred Hutchinson	1.66
5	Walt Lanfranconi	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allie Reynolds	6
2	Ewell Blackwell	5
2	Ralph Branca	5
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	47
2	Bob Feller	35
3	Tex Hughson	31
4	Phil Marchildon	30
4	Allie Reynolds	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Russ Christopher	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.337
2	George Kell	.330
3	Johnny Pesky	.327
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Joe DiMaggio	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Ralph Kiner	33
3	Willard Marshall	33
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	117
2	Joe DiMaggio	110
2	Enos Slaughter	110
4	Whitey Kurowski	108
4	Willard Marshall	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	32
2	Dave Philley	21
3	Johnny Hopp	20
4	Eddie Lake	16
4	3 others tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.42
2	Bob Feller	2.56
3	Harry Brecheen	2.66
4	Hal Newhouser	2.67
5	Jesse Flores	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Ralph Branca	19
3	Harry Brecheen	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	248
2	Hal Newhouser	237
3	Ewell Blackwell	172
4	Johnny Sain	137
5	Tex Hughson	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	13
2	Tom Ferrick	12
3	Russ Christopher	10
3	Ed Klieman	10
5	Joe Page	9