On This Day

Monday, September 15, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 53 .629 --
Tigers 78 65 .545 12.0
Red Sox 76 65 .539 13.0
Indians 74 67 .525 15.0
Athletics 71 71 .500 18.5
White Sox 66 76 .465 23.5
Senators 59 83 .415 30.5
Browns 53 87 .379 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 54 .625 --
Cardinals 80 60 .571 8.0
Braves 79 67 .541 12.0
Giants 73 67 .521 15.0
Reds 69 77 .473 22.0
Cubs 65 77 .458 24.0
Pirates 59 85 .410 31.0
Phillies 58 86 .403 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kolloway 7
2 Bill Rigney 5
3 Floyd Baker 4
3 Sam Mele 4
3 Ted Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Dixie Howell 3
1 Jack Lohrke 3
1 Terry Moore 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Swift 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1
1 Skeeter Webb 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kirby Higbe 0.44
2 Bob Lemon 0.36
3 Dave Koslo 0.22
3 Johnny Sain 0.22
5 Dick Fowler 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 4
1 Bob Lemon 4
3 Ken Burkhart 3
4 Bob Chipman 2
4 9 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .338
3 Barney McCosky .323
4 Joe DiMaggio .321
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 49
2 Johnny Mize 47
3 Willard Marshall 35
4 Walker Cooper 32
5 Ted Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 130
2 Ralph Kiner 123
3 Bob Elliott 110
4 Walker Cooper 109
5 Willard Marshall 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 31
2 Jackie Robinson 27
3 Dave Philley 21
4 Pete Reiser 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.38
2 Warren Spahn 2.50
3 Joe Page 2.53
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.56
5 Dick Fowler 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
2 Ralph Branca 20
3 Larry Jansen 19
3 Johnny Sain 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 189
2 Bob Feller 179
3 Hal Newhouser 162
4 Ralph Branca 134
5 Johnny Sain 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 18
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Joe Page 15
4 Russ Christopher 11
5 Harry Gumbert 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .448
2 Harry Walker .434
3 George McQuinn .400
4 Elmer Valo .395
5 Barney McCosky .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Jack Lohrke 5
3 Sam Chapman 4
3 Walker Cooper 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 21
2 Joe Gordon 16
3 Billy Johnson 15
4 Walker Cooper 14
4 George Kell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Walker 3
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Dom DiMaggio 2
2 Del Ennis 2
2 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.00
2 Oscar Judd 0.94
3 Art Houtteman 1.00
3 Fred Sanford 1.00
5 Eddie Lopat 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Hatten 4
1 Bob Lemon 4
3 Larry Jansen 3
3 Earl Johnson 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Page 21
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Ewell Blackwell 18
4 Earl Johnson 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Ed Klieman 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Hugh Casey 2
3 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .421
2 Taffy Wright .377
3 Ted Williams .368
4 Hoot Evers .360
5 Dixie Walker .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Roy Cullenbine 9
4 Whitey Kurowski 8
4 Bill Nicholson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Johnny Mize 33
3 Joe Gordon 31
4 George Kell 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 7
2 Ralph LaPointe 6
2 Harry Walker 6
4 Pete Reiser 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Houtteman 1.18
2 Sam Zoldak 1.42
3 Eddie Lopat 1.50
4 Joe Page 1.54
5 Warren Spahn 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Vic Lombardi 5
2 Eddie Lopat 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 39
2 Joe Page 34
3 Ellis Kinder 32
3 Eddie Lopat 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .352
2 Ted Williams .337
3 Dale Mitchell .331
4 George Kell .323
5 Barney McCosky .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Johnny Mize 47
3 Willard Marshall 37
4 Hank Greenberg 33
5 Walker Cooper 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 135
2 Johnny Mize 130
3 Bob Elliott 118
4 Walker Cooper 109
5 Whitey Kurowski 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 32
2 Jackie Robinson 27
3 Dave Philley 23
4 Johnny Hopp 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.07
2 Dutch Leonard 2.39
3 Warren Spahn 2.65
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.70
5 Dick Fowler 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Ralph Branca 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Bob Feller 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 219
2 Ewell Blackwell 198
3 Hal Newhouser 189
4 Ralph Branca 147
5 Red Munger 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 19
2 Ed Klieman 17
3 Joe Page 15
4 Russ Christopher 11
5 2 tied 10