Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 6, 1947

On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	50	.630	--
Red Sox	72	59	.550	11.0
Tigers	72	61	.541	12.0
Indians	69	63	.523	14.5
Athletics	67	66	.504	17.0
White Sox	62	72	.463	22.5
Senators	58	75	.436	26.0
Browns	47	86	.353	37.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 4

Tigers 2, Browns 0

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	51	.625	--
Cardinals	76	55	.580	6.5
Braves	76	60	.559	9.0
Giants	67	64	.511	15.5
Reds	64	73	.467	21.5
Cubs	58	74	.439	25.0
Pirates	55	78	.414	28.5
Phillies	54	80	.403	30.0

Games

Braves 7, Phillies 4

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 7, Cubs 6

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	3
1	Hoot Evers	3
1	Tommy Holmes	3
1	Spider Jorgensen	3
1	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	2
1	Bill Nicholson	2
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Mickey Vernon	3
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Emil Verban	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Johnson	0.78
2	Art Houtteman	0.67
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.60
4	Ray Poat	0.50
5	Karl Drews	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Johnson	7
2	Johnny Vander Meer	6
3	Bob Feller	5
4	Ray Poat	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Bob Lemon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.356
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Dale Mitchell	.330
4	Phil Cavarretta	.322
5	Pete Reiser	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	45
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Willard Marshall	34
4	Walker Cooper	30
5	Ted Williams	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	121
2	Ralph Kiner	108
3	Bob Elliott	103
4	Walker Cooper	101
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	Ewell Blackwell	2.48
3	Warren Spahn	2.59
4	Dick Fowler	2.66
5	Bob Feller	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Ralph Branca	19
2	Johnny Sain	19
4	Bob Feller	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	183
2	Bob Feller	173
3	Hal Newhouser	153
4	Ralph Branca	132
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	Cass Michaels	.436
2	Johnny Pesky	.412
3	Taffy Wright	.400
4	Phil Cavarretta	.385
4	Stan Musial	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	21
2	Dom DiMaggio	16
2	Tommy Henrich	16
2	Ted Williams	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	Bama Rowell	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Hearn	0.00
1	Glen Moulder	0.00
3	Joe Page	0.43
4	Milo Candini	1.02
5	Red Munger	1.08

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
4	Eddie Lopat	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Joe Page	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Harry Gumbert	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.409
2	Ted Williams	.389
3	Harry Walker	.381
4	Hoot Evers	.368
5	Pete Reiser	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Bill Nicholson	9
4	Whitey Kurowski	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Johnny Mize	32
3	Joe Gordon	30
4	Rudy York	29
5	Bob Elliott	28

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	1.05
3	Dutch Leonard	1.35
4	Al Gettel	1.65
5	Sam Zoldak	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Gettel	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Vic Lombardi	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Red Munger	37
3	Tex Hughson	32
4	Ralph Branca	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.343
2	Harry Walker	.341
3	Augie Galan	.322
4	Walker Cooper	.318
5	Whitey Kurowski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	46
2	Johnny Mize	45
3	Hank Greenberg	38
4	Willard Marshall	37
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	111
5	2 tied	104

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	Bob Feller	2.68
5	Joe Haynes	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	228
2	Ewell Blackwell	199
2	Hal Newhouser	199
4	Ralph Branca	154
5	Johnny Sain	135

Saves

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