On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	38	.661	--
Red Sox	59	50	.541	13.5
Tigers	58	50	.537	14.0
Athletics	58	54	.518	16.0
Indians	53	53	.500	18.0
White Sox	51	61	.455	23.0
Senators	46	60	.434	25.0
Browns	40	73	.354	34.5

Games

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 8, Browns 2

Athletics 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	44	.614	--
Cardinals	63	48	.568	5.5
Braves	61	52	.540	8.5
Giants	57	51	.528	10.0
Reds	54	62	.466	17.0
Cubs	52	60	.464	17.0
Pirates	49	65	.430	21.0
Phillies	44	68	.393	25.0

Games

Braves 4, Giants 1

Reds 7, Cubs 6

Dodgers 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 12, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Allie Clark	4
1	Joe Gordon	4
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Ralph Kiner	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	3
2	Billy Cox	2
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Whitey Kurowski	2
2	Bill Nicholson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
4	Billy Cox	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Ralph LaPointe	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Black	0.75
2	Ellis Kinder	0.70
3	Earl Johnson	0.33
4	Bobo Newsom	0.12
4	Johnny Sain	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Don Black	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Bill McCahan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Don Black	6
3	Earl Johnson	4
4	Jim Bagby	2
4	Al Brazle	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.345
2	Lou Boudreau	.335
3	Ted Williams	.330
4	Luke Appling	.328
5	George Kell	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	36
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Willard Marshall	29
4	Walker Cooper	26
5	Ted Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	97
2	Ralph Kiner	91
2	Willard Marshall	91
4	Walker Cooper	87
4	Bob Elliott	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Dave Philley	17
4	Johnny Hopp	13
5	Phil Rizzuto	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.18
2	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.40
4	Dutch Leonard	2.54
5	Walt Masterson	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	18
2	Ralph Branca	17
2	Johnny Sain	17
4	Allie Reynolds	15
5	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	150
2	Bob Feller	149
3	Hal Newhouser	141
4	Ralph Branca	111
5	Allie Reynolds	105

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.488
2	Terry Moore	.444
3	Hoot Evers	.422
4	Hal Peck	.407
5	Grady Hatton	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Hank Greenberg	7
3	Rudy York	6
4	Whitey Kurowski	5
4	Johnny Mize	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	20
2	Bob Elliott	18
3	Hank Greenberg	17
3	Whitey Kurowski	17
3	Rudy York	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Johnny Pesky	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Embree	0.52
2	Mickey Haefner	0.53
3	Stubby Overmire	0.69
4	Earl Johnson	1.03
5	Bob Lemon	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill McCahan	4
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	18
1	Virgil Trucks	18
3	Joe Coleman	17
3	Larry Jansen	17
3	Hal Newhouser	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Murry Dickson	2
2	Pete Gebrian	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank McCormick	.384
2	Barney McCosky	.374
3	Stan Musial	.369
4	Whitey Kurowski	.367
5	Ted Williams	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Whitey Kurowski	11
3	Johnny Mize	10
4	Bob Elliott	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	35
2	Bob Elliott	33
3	Johnny Mize	28
3	Rudy York	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Pete Reiser	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Phil Rizzuto	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.05
2	Red Embree	1.26
3	Mickey Haefner	1.41
4	Bob Lemon	1.64
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	37
2	Fred Hutchinson	34
3	Murry Dickson	32
3	Bob Feller	32
3	Walt Masterson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	4
2	Al Benton	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Hank Borowy	2
3	13 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.335
2	George Kell	.331
3	Augie Galan	.328
4	Joe DiMaggio	.323
5	Tommy Holmes	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Ralph Kiner	42
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Willard Marshall	33
5	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	123
2	Ralph Kiner	119
3	Whitey Kurowski	115
4	Bob Elliott	112
5	Willard Marshall	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	34
2	Dave Philley	22
3	Johnny Hopp	21
3	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Pete Reiser	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.22
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.44
3	Hal Newhouser	2.64
4	Tommy Hughes	2.67
5	Harry Brecheen	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Harry Brecheen	20
4	Ralph Branca	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	235
2	Hal Newhouser	228
3	Ewell Blackwell	176
4	Ralph Branca	140
5	Johnny Sain	138

Saves

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