On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	47	.638	--
Red Sox	71	56	.559	10.5
Tigers	71	60	.542	12.5
Indians	65	61	.516	16.0
Athletics	65	64	.504	17.5
White Sox	60	69	.465	22.5
Senators	54	74	.422	28.0
Browns	46	84	.354	37.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 3

Red Sox 4, Yankees 1

Indians 2, Browns 1

Indians 4, Browns 2

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

Tigers 7, White Sox 2

Senators 4, Athletics 0

Senators 7, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	83	50	.624	--
Cardinals	74	55	.574	7.0
Braves	73	60	.549	10.0
Giants	66	62	.516	14.5
Reds	62	72	.463	21.5
Cubs	58	72	.446	23.5
Pirates	54	76	.415	27.5
Phillies	54	77	.412	28.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 0

Phillies 5, Dodgers 0

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Reds 13, Cubs 2

Giants 2, Braves 1

Giants 12, Braves 2

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 8, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Stan Spence	6
3	Erv Dusak	5
3	Buddy Kerr	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Lohrke	2
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Erv Dusak	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Jones	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Bill Rigney	4
5	10 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Andy Pafko	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.33
2	Bob Chipman	1.29
3	Warren Spahn	1.25
4	Larry Jansen	0.80
5	Jack Kramer	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Scott Cary	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Chipman	9
2	Bob Feller	8
3	Bill Bevens	6
3	Earl Johnson	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.354
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Dale Mitchell	.327
4	Lou Boudreau	.320
5	George Kell	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Ralph Kiner	40
3	Willard Marshall	33
4	Walker Cooper	28
5	Ted Williams	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	119
2	Ralph Kiner	106
3	Bob Elliott	102
4	Walker Cooper	97
5	Willard Marshall	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Jackie Robinson	25
3	Dave Philley	20
4	Johnny Hopp	13
4	Pete Reiser	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.30
2	Spud Chandler	2.30
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.35
4	Dick Fowler	2.59
5	Warren Spahn	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Ralph Branca	19
3	Johnny Sain	18
4	Bob Feller	17
4	Larry Jansen	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	171
2	Bob Feller	168
3	Hal Newhouser	153
4	Ralph Branca	129
5	Tex Hughson	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	16
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
3	Joe Page	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Masi	.435
2	Taffy Wright	.411
3	Harry Walker	.393
4	Ted Williams	.386
5	Johnny Pesky	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	22
2	George Kell	18
3	Dom DiMaggio	17
4	Stan Musial	16
4	Jim Russell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph LaPointe	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Eddie Lake	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Butch Wensloff	0.47
2	Bob Feller	0.67
3	Emil Kush	0.71
4	Tex Hughson	1.04
5	Art Houtteman	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	20
2	Bob Feller	19
2	Tex Hughson	19
4	Ralph Branca	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Ed Klieman	2
3	Vic Lombardi	2
3	Joe Page	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.396
2	Ted Williams	.373
3	Hoot Evers	.372
4	Harry Walker	.358
5	Johnny Pesky	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Johnny Mize	13
3	Whitey Kurowski	10
4	Stan Musial	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	35
1	Johnny Mize	35
3	Bob Elliott	33
4	Joe Gordon	32
5	Rudy York	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Pete Reiser	8
3	Ralph LaPointe	6
3	Johnny Pesky	6
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stubby Overmire	1.15
2	Dutch Leonard	1.34
3	Tex Hughson	1.49
4	Dick Fowler	1.57
5	Eddie Lopat	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	7
2	Bill McCahan	6
3	Al Gettel	5
3	Joe Haynes	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Ewell Blackwell	36
3	Bob Feller	35
4	Tex Hughson	34
5	Walt Masterson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	5
2	Al Benton	4
2	Hugh Casey	4
2	Ed Klieman	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.344
2	Harry Walker	.335
3	Augie Galan	.329
4	George Kell	.321
5	Whitey Kurowski	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	45
2	Johnny Mize	44
3	Hank Greenberg	40
4	Willard Marshall	37
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	129
2	Bob Elliott	124
3	Johnny Mize	119
4	Whitey Kurowski	113
5	Hank Greenberg	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Dave Philley	25
2	Jackie Robinson	25
4	Pete Reiser	18
5	Johnny Hopp	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.28
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.38
3	Dutch Leonard	2.52
4	Joe Haynes	2.62
5	Hal Newhouser	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Ralph Branca	21
3	Bob Feller	21
5	Joe Hatten	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	232
2	Hal Newhouser	208
3	Ewell Blackwell	189
4	Ralph Branca	151
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	17
2	Ed Klieman	14
3	Russ Christopher	11
3	Joe Page	11
5	2 tied	10