On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	39	.655	--
Red Sox	60	50	.545	12.5
Tigers	59	51	.536	13.5
Athletics	60	54	.526	14.5
Indians	54	54	.500	17.5
White Sox	52	62	.456	22.5
Senators	46	62	.426	25.5
Browns	41	74	.357	34.0

Games

White Sox 1, Tigers 0

Red Sox 3, Yankees 0

Browns 7, Indians 6

Indians 4, Browns 3

Athletics 2, Senators 1

Athletics 5, Senators 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	71	45	.612	--
Cardinals	64	48	.571	5.0
Braves	63	52	.548	7.5
Giants	57	53	.518	11.0
Reds	56	62	.475	16.0
Cubs	52	62	.456	18.0
Pirates	49	66	.426	21.5
Phillies	45	69	.395	25.0

Games

Braves 2, Giants 1

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Phillies 4, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 7, Phillies 5

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Braves 3, Giants 1

Reds 11, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Robinson	6
2	Bob Elliott	5
3	George Binks	4
3	Buddy Kerr	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Aberson	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Grady Hatton	4
1	Paul Lehner	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Ralph LaPointe	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.25
2	Vic Raschi	0.67
3	Eddie Lopat	0.62
4	Paul Erickson	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	10
2	Vic Raschi	6
3	Paul Erickson	5
3	Eddie Lopat	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.348
2	Lou Boudreau	.333
3	Luke Appling	.329
4	George Kell	.328
5	Joe DiMaggio	.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	92
3	Willard Marshall	91
4	Bob Elliott	90
5	Walker Cooper	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Dave Philley	17
4	Johnny Hopp	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.18
2	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.31
4	Dutch Leonard	2.40
5	Walt Masterson	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	19
2	Ralph Branca	17
2	Johnny Sain	17
4	Phil Marchildon	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	160
2	Bob Feller	149
3	Hal Newhouser	142
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	.467
2	Grady Hatton	.429
3	Hoot Evers	.426
4	Terry Moore	.415
5	Birdie Tebbetts	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Hank Greenberg	7
3	Rudy York	6
4	Grady Hatton	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	21
2	Bob Elliott	19
2	Rudy York	19
4	Joe Gordon	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	6
2	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Bob Dillinger	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
2	Red Embree	0.52
3	Stubby Overmire	0.69
4	Dutch Leonard	0.72
5	Dick Fowler	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Al Gettel	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	25
2	Murry Dickson	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Joe Coleman	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Murry Dickson	2
2	Pete Gebrian	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Peck	.378
2	Stan Musial	.377
3	Grady Hatton	.372
4	Pete Reiser	.371
5	Ted Williams	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
2	Whitey Kurowski	11
3	Johnny Mize	10
3	Rudy York	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	35
2	Bob Elliott	34
3	Rudy York	31
4	Johnny Mize	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	7
1	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Bob Dillinger	6
4	Johnny Hopp	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.87
2	Bob Lemon	1.40
3	Mickey Haefner	1.53
4	Eddie Lopat	1.69
5	Dick Fowler	1.85

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	47
2	Fred Hutchinson	35
3	Murry Dickson	32
3	Bob Feller	32
3	Walt Masterson	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.333
2	George Kell	.332
3	Augie Galan	.328
4	Joe DiMaggio	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	44
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	124
2	Ralph Kiner	120
3	Bob Elliott	115
3	Whitey Kurowski	115
5	Willard Marshall	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	35
2	Dave Philley	22
3	Johnny Hopp	21
3	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Pete Reiser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.14
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.36
3	Hal Newhouser	2.65
4	Tommy Hughes	2.67
5	Harry Brecheen	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Phil Marchildon	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	235
2	Hal Newhouser	229
3	Ewell Blackwell	186
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	Joe Page	9