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 |