Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 11, 1947

On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	52	.629	--
Red Sox	74	63	.540	12.5
Tigers	74	64	.536	13.0
Indians	72	65	.526	14.5
Athletics	69	69	.500	18.0
White Sox	64	74	.464	23.0
Senators	59	78	.431	27.5
Browns	51	86	.372	35.5

Games

Indians 10, Red Sox 8

Red Sox 8, Indians 3

Tigers 7, Yankees 2

White Sox 7, Athletics 3

Browns 2, Senators 0

Yankees 11, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	53	.621	--
Cardinals	79	57	.581	6.0
Braves	77	64	.546	10.5
Giants	71	65	.522	14.0
Reds	67	75	.472	21.0
Cubs	60	75	.444	24.5
Pirates	57	82	.410	29.5
Phillies	55	82	.401	30.5

Games

Reds 3, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Pirates 10, Braves 8

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Matt Batts	5
3	Sam Mele	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
3	Bobby Adams	1
3	Matt Batts	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
3	Matt Batts	5
4	Pat Mullin	4
4	Connie Ryan	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	George Metkovich	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Zoldak	999.00
2	Mickey Haefner	0.58
3	Ray Poat	0.44
4	Johnny Sain	0.42
5	Spec Shea	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Mickey Haefner	7
3	Bill Bevens	4
3	Harry Brecheen	4
3	Ray Poat	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Pete Gebrian	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.356
2	Ted Williams	.337
3	Joe DiMaggio	.323
4	Barney McCosky	.322
5	Johnny Pesky	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	47
1	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	35
4	Walker Cooper	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	126
2	Ralph Kiner	119
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Walker Cooper	104
5	Willard Marshall	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	30
2	Jackie Robinson	26
3	Dave Philley	21
4	Pete Reiser	14
5	Johnny Hopp	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	2.35
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.56
3	Warren Spahn	2.59
4	Al Brazle	2.71
5	Joe Haynes	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
2	Ralph Branca	20
3	Johnny Sain	19
4	Bob Feller	18
4	Larry Jansen	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	189
2	Bob Feller	176
3	Hal Newhouser	162
4	Ralph Branca	134
5	Johnny Sain	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
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	Harry Walker	.435
2	Stan Musial	.426
3	Johnny Pesky	.400
4	Phil Masi	.395
5	Erv Dusak	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	20
2	Billy Johnson	14
3	Joe DiMaggio	13
3	Joe Gordon	13
3	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Pesky	3
2	Bobby Adams	2
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	2
2	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Mickey Haefner	0.69
2	Eddie Erautt	0.69
4	Oscar Judd	0.92
5	Blix Donnelly	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	Joe Page	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	19
2	Ewell Blackwell	18
3	Fred Hutchinson	17
3	Ellis Kinder	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Ed Klieman	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.400
2	Ted Williams	.393
3	Taffy Wright	.368
4	Billy Cox	.367
5	Ralph Kiner	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
4	Roy Cullenbine	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Joe Gordon	34
3	Johnny Mize	29
4	Bruce Edwards	26
4	Bob Elliott	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.50
2	Sam Zoldak	1.54
3	Tex Hughson	1.62
4	Eddie Lopat	1.70
5	Al Brazle	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Gettel	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Vic Lombardi	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	44
2	Red Munger	34
3	Ellis Kinder	30
4	Bob Feller	29
4	Vic Lombardi	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	6
2	Ed Klieman	5
3	Joe Page	4
4	Hank Behrman	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.343
2	Harry Walker	.342
3	Dale Mitchell	.325
4	Barney McCosky	.320
5	Joe DiMaggio	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	51
2	Johnny Mize	47
3	Willard Marshall	38
4	Hank Greenberg	36
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	135
2	Johnny Mize	126
3	Bob Elliott	116
4	Whitey Kurowski	109
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	31
2	Jackie Robinson	26
3	Dave Philley	25
4	Johnny Hopp	17
5	Pete Reiser	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.21
2	Dutch Leonard	2.36
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.61
4	Joe Haynes	2.64
5	Murry Dickson	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	223
2	Ewell Blackwell	202
3	Hal Newhouser	199
4	Ralph Branca	156
5	Johnny Sain	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	19
2	Ed Klieman	16
3	Joe Page	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	2 tied	10