On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 49 .634 --
Red Sox 71 59 .546 12.0
Tigers 71 61 .538 13.0
Indians 68 63 .519 15.5
Athletics 67 65 .508 17.0
White Sox 62 71 .466 22.5
Senators 57 75 .432 27.0
Browns 47 85 .356 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 50 .630 --
Cardinals 75 55 .577 7.5
Braves 75 60 .556 10.0
Giants 66 64 .508 16.5
Reds 64 72 .471 21.5
Cubs 58 73 .443 25.0
Pirates 54 78 .409 29.5
Phillies 54 79 .406 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Partee 4
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Dick Culler 3
2 Bruce Edwards 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Willard Marshall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Bruce Edwards 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emil Verban 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Haefner 0.71
2 Phil Marchildon 0.50
2 Warren Spahn 0.50
4 Al Gettel 0.33
5 Dutch Leonard 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Al Gettel 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Phil Haugstad 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Haefner 5
1 Phil Marchildon 5
3 Warren Spahn 3
4 Hugh Casey 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .359
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Dale Mitchell .332
4 Phil Cavarretta .322
5 Pete Reiser .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 45
2 Ralph Kiner 41
3 Willard Marshall 34
4 Walker Cooper 28
4 Ted Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 121
2 Ralph Kiner 108
3 Bob Elliott 103
4 Walker Cooper 99
5 Willard Marshall 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 29
2 Jackie Robinson 25
3 Dave Philley 21
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 2.48
4 Warren Spahn 2.59
5 Dick Fowler 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
2 Ralph Branca 19
3 Johnny Sain 18
4 Bob Feller 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 183
2 Bob Feller 168
3 Hal Newhouser 153
4 Ralph Branca 129
5 Tex Hughson 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 17
2 Ed Klieman 15
3 Joe Page 12
4 Russ Christopher 11
5 Harry Gumbert 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .407
2 Cass Michaels .404
3 Johnny Pesky .392
4 Ted Williams .379
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Roy Cullenbine 5
3 Willard Marshall 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 21
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Dom DiMaggio 16
3 Tommy Henrich 16
3 George Kell 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Philley 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Bama Rowell 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Hearn 0.00
1 Glen Moulder 0.00
3 Joe Page 0.41
4 Bob Feller 0.67
5 Emil Kush 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Page 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Vic Lombardi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
1 Tex Hughson 19
3 Ewell Blackwell 18
3 Dutch Leonard 18
3 Eddie Lopat 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Joe Page 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Harry Gumbert 2
3 Ed Klieman 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .398
2 Taffy Wright .391
3 Ted Williams .381
4 Pete Reiser .357
5 Johnny Pesky .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 15
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Whitey Kurowski 8
3 Stan Musial 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 35
2 Johnny Mize 32
3 Bob Elliott 31
3 Joe Gordon 31
5 Rudy York 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Wensloff 1.04
2 Stubby Overmire 1.15
3 Dutch Leonard 1.35
4 Dick Fowler 1.57
5 Sam Zoldak 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Gettel 6
1 Larry Jansen 6
1 Bill McCahan 6
4 Joe Haynes 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 45
2 Red Munger 37
3 Tex Hughson 32
4 Virgil Trucks 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 5
2 Al Benton 4
2 Ed Klieman 4
2 Joe Page 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Harry Walker .344
3 Augie Galan .320
4 Johnny Pesky .320
5 Whitey Kurowski .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
2 Johnny Mize 45
3 Hank Greenberg 39
4 Willard Marshall 38
5 Ted Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 129
2 Bob Elliott 122
3 Johnny Mize 121
4 Whitey Kurowski 112
5 Hank Greenberg 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 30
2 Dave Philley 26
3 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Pete Reiser 18
5 Johnny Hopp 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.35
2 Dutch Leonard 2.45
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.51
4 Joe Haynes 2.73
5 Warren Spahn 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 23
2 Johnny Sain 22
3 Ralph Branca 21
3 Bob Feller 21
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 225
2 Ewell Blackwell 199
2 Hal Newhouser 199
4 Ralph Branca 151
5 Johnny Sain 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 18
2 Ed Klieman 15
3 Joe Page 12
4 Russ Christopher 11
5 2 tied 10