On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	50	.632	--
Red Sox	72	61	.541	12.5
Tigers	72	62	.537	13.0
Indians	70	63	.526	14.5
Athletics	69	66	.511	16.5
White Sox	62	73	.459	23.5
Senators	58	76	.433	27.0
Browns	48	86	.358	37.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Browns 3, Tigers 0

Athletics 7, Red Sox 4

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	52	.620	--
Cardinals	77	56	.579	6.0
Braves	76	61	.555	9.0
Giants	68	64	.515	14.5
Reds	65	74	.468	21.0
Cubs	59	74	.444	24.0
Pirates	55	79	.410	28.5
Phillies	55	80	.407	29.0

Games

Phillies 2, Braves 0

Giants 7, Dodgers 6

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 12, Reds 2

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	5
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Ray Lamanno	4
2	Marty Marion	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
1	Ox Miller	4
3	Eddie Joost	3
3	Buddy Kerr	3
3	Pete Suder	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Binks	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Tom McBride	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.67
2	Ken Raffensberger	0.62
3	Jack Kramer	0.43
3	Red Ruffing	0.43
5	Ray Scarborough	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Ken Raffensberger	5
3	Ray Scarborough	4
4	Ewell Blackwell	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Ken Trinkle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.357
2	Ted Williams	.337
3	Dale Mitchell	.327
4	Phil Cavarretta	.322
5	Barney McCosky	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	46
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Willard Marshall	35
4	Walker Cooper	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	123
2	Ralph Kiner	110
3	Bob Elliott	103
4	Walker Cooper	101
5	2 tied	98

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	2.55
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	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	186
2	Bob Feller	173
3	Hal Newhouser	159
4	Ralph Branca	132
5	Tex Hughson	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	17
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cass Michaels	.436
2	Stan Musial	.421
3	Johnny Pesky	.410
4	Billy Cox	.407
5	Taffy Wright	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	18
1	Ted Williams	18
3	Dom DiMaggio	17
4	George Kell	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Johnny Pesky	3
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Bama Rowell	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.40
2	Jim Bagby	0.75
2	Eddie Erautt	0.75
4	Butch Wensloff	1.23
5	Art Houtteman	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Munger	4
1	Joe Page	4
3	Bob Feller	3
3	Larry Jansen	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Bob Feller	19
2	Tex Hughson	19
2	Red Munger	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.396
2	Ted Williams	.388
3	Harry Walker	.387
4	Billy Cox	.364
5	Phil Cavarretta	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Johnny Mize	12
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
3	Bill Nicholson	9
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Johnny Mize	33
3	Joe Gordon	31
4	Bob Elliott	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Johnny Pesky	7
2	Pete Reiser	7
4	Ralph LaPointe	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
1	Bill McCahan	6
1	Red Munger	6
4	Bob Feller	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	48
2	Red Munger	40
3	Tex Hughson	32
4	Ralph Branca	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.345
2	Harry Walker	.343
3	Augie Galan	.322
4	Johnny Pesky	.319
5	Walker Cooper	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	46
1	Johnny Mize	46
3	Willard Marshall	38
4	Hank Greenberg	37
5	Ted Williams	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	131
2	Johnny Mize	123
3	Bob Elliott	121
4	Whitey Kurowski	114
5	Willard Marshall	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	2.57
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	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	228
2	Hal Newhouser	205
3	Ewell Blackwell	202
4	Ralph Branca	154
5	Johnny Sain	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10