On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	40	.649	--
Red Sox	61	50	.550	11.5
Tigers	60	51	.541	12.5
Athletics	60	55	.522	14.5
Indians	56	54	.509	16.0
White Sox	53	62	.461	21.5
Senators	46	64	.418	26.0
Browns	41	75	.353	34.0

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Indians 13, Senators 2

Indians 9, Senators 1

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Red Sox 9, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	46	.613	--
Cardinals	65	50	.565	6.0
Braves	64	52	.552	7.5
Giants	57	54	.514	12.0
Reds	57	62	.479	16.0
Cubs	52	64	.448	19.5
Pirates	49	67	.422	22.5
Phillies	47	69	.405	24.5

Games

Cardinals 11, Dodgers 3

Braves 7, Pirates 5

Reds 8, Giants 1

Phillies 8, Cubs 1

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Keltner	5
1	Ralph LaPointe	5
1	Dale Mitchell	5
4	Joe Gordon	4
4	Harry Walker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	8
2	Eddie Miller	6
2	Johnny Wyrostek	6
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph LaPointe	2
2	Hank Edwards	1
2	Harry Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.50
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.50
3	Al Brazle	0.45
4	Red Barrett	0.43
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Behrman	6
2	Al Brazle	5
2	Johnny Vander Meer	5
4	Joe Dobson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.353
2	Luke Appling	.332
3	Lou Boudreau	.331
4	Ted Williams	.329
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	Bob Elliott	93
3	Ralph Kiner	92
4	Willard Marshall	91
5	Walker Cooper	88

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	Red Embree	2.58

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	108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.457
2	Hoot Evers	.426
3	Grady Hatton	.408
4	Hal Peck	.405
5	Terry Moore	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Whitey Kurowski	6
2	Rudy York	6
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	21
2	Ralph Kiner	20
3	Rudy York	19
4	Joe Gordon	18
5	Whitey Kurowski	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Ralph LaPointe	4
3	Harry Walker	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.00
2	Red Embree	0.34
3	Earl Johnson	0.36
4	Al Jurisich	0.71
5	Dutch Leonard	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	3
1	Joe Haynes	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
2	Murry Dickson	18
2	Walt Masterson	18
2	Johnny Vander Meer	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Ed Klieman	3
3	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Pete Gebrian	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.385
2	Pete Reiser	.382
3	Whitey Kurowski	.377
4	Hal Peck	.376
5	Stan Musial	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	13
2	Ralph Kiner	12
3	Rudy York	10
4	Bob Elliott	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	39
2	Bob Elliott	37
3	Rudy York	31
4	Joe Gordon	28
5	4 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Embree	0.29
2	Dutch Leonard	0.87
3	Bob Lemon	1.40
4	Mickey Haefner	1.53
5	Eddie Lopat	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Vic Lombardi	5
2	Phil Marchildon	5
4	Hugh Casey	4
4	18 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	47
2	Walt Masterson	34
3	Bob Feller	32
4	Vic Raschi	31
4	Johnny Vander Meer	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Al Benton	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	14 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.335
2	George Kell	.333
3	Augie Galan	.328
4	Harry Walker	.321
5	Joe DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Ralph Kiner	42
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Willard Marshall	33
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	122
2	Ralph Kiner	120
3	Whitey Kurowski	119
4	Bob Elliott	118
5	Enos Slaughter	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
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	Red Embree	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Ralph Branca	19
3	Harry Brecheen	19
3	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	229
1	Hal Newhouser	229
3	Ewell Blackwell	186
4	Ralph Branca	137
4	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Ed Klieman	13
3	Tom Ferrick	12
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	Joe Page	9