On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	35	.663	--
Tigers	53	45	.541	13.0
Red Sox	53	47	.530	14.0
Athletics	53	51	.510	16.0
Indians	45	50	.474	19.5
Senators	45	52	.464	20.5
White Sox	46	57	.447	22.5
Browns	36	63	.364	30.5

Games

Tigers 13, Indians 6

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

Senators 1, Red Sox 0

White Sox 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	41	.610	--
Cardinals	57	44	.564	5.0
Giants	54	43	.557	6.0
Braves	54	49	.524	9.0
Reds	51	56	.477	14.0
Cubs	47	55	.461	15.5
Pirates	43	60	.417	20.0
Phillies	40	62	.392	22.5

Games

Braves 7, Dodgers 3

Pirates 7, Cubs 2

Giants 5, Phillies 2

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mayo	5
1	Hal Peck	5
3	Hank Edwards	4
3	Jimmy Outlaw	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	2
1	Hank Ruszkowski	2
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	Allie Clark	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Edwards	4
1	Jim Russell	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Ralph Hodgin	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Enos Slaughter	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	Whitey Kurowski	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Haefner	1.14
2	Bill McCahan	0.62
3	Larry Jansen	0.60
4	Murry Dickson	0.55
5	Earl Johnson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Haefner	8
2	Murry Dickson	6
2	Larry Jansen	6
4	Paul Erickson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.347
2	Lou Boudreau	.335
3	George Kell	.335
4	Joe DiMaggio	.326
5	Walker Cooper	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	34
2	Willard Marshall	28
3	Ralph Kiner	26
4	Walker Cooper	25
5	Ted Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	89
2	Willard Marshall	85
3	Walker Cooper	81
4	Bob Elliott	75
5	Ted Williams	74

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	Walt Masterson	2.45
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.49
5	Dutch Leonard	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	16
3	Johnny Sain	15
4	Allie Reynolds	14
4	Warren Spahn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	144
2	Ewell Blackwell	138
3	Hal Newhouser	131
4	Ralph Branca	103
5	Allie Reynolds	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Ed Klieman	11
3	Russ Christopher	10
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	2 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.429
2	Erv Dusak	.417
3	George Kell	.415
4	Stan Musial	.406
5	Grady Hatton	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	7
2	Bob Elliott	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
2	Ted Williams	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	22
2	Bob Elliott	19
3	Yogi Berra	16
3	Johnny Mize	16
5	Jake Jones	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	4
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Masterson	0.62
2	Mickey Haefner	0.67
3	Dutch Leonard	1.02
4	Tex Hughson	1.44
5	3 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Haefner	21
2	Bob Feller	20
2	Fred Hutchinson	20
4	Warren Spahn	19
5	7 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	3
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.403
2	Eddie Mayo	.388
3	Harry Walker	.379
4	Dixie Walker	.370
5	Whitey Kurowski	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	10
1	Johnny Mize	10
1	Bobby Thomson	10
4	Willard Marshall	9
4	Ted Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	31
2	Dixie Walker	29
3	Johnny Mize	25
3	Ted Williams	25
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Elmer Valo	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.81
2	Bob Feller	1.69
3	Mickey Haefner	1.80
4	Larry Jansen	1.92
5	Murry Dickson	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allie Reynolds	6
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	40
2	Ewell Blackwell	38
3	Fred Hutchinson	31
4	Mickey Haefner	30
4	Larry Jansen	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Joe Page	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.332
2	George Kell	.330
3	Stan Musial	.329
4	Johnny Pesky	.325
5	Joe DiMaggio	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	122
2	Whitey Kurowski	112
3	Joe DiMaggio	110
3	Enos Slaughter	110
5	Dixie Walker	105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.42
2	Hal Newhouser	2.50
3	Jesse Flores	2.61
4	Harry Brecheen	2.64
5	Bob Feller	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Harry Brecheen	20
4	Bob Feller	19
4	Phil Marchildon	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	246
2	Hal Newhouser	234
3	Ewell Blackwell	172
4	Johnny Sain	140
5	Tex Hughson	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	13
2	Tom Ferrick	12
3	Ed Klieman	11
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	2 tied	9