On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	54	.633	--
Red Sox	79	67	.541	13.5
Tigers	78	68	.534	14.5
Indians	77	68	.531	15.0
Athletics	74	72	.507	18.5
White Sox	67	79	.459	25.5
Senators	60	85	.414	32.0
Browns	55	90	.379	37.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Browns 6

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	55	.626	--
Cardinals	80	63	.559	10.0
Braves	81	67	.547	11.5
Giants	76	68	.528	14.5
Reds	71	78	.477	22.0
Cubs	66	79	.455	25.0
Pirates	60	87	.408	32.0
Phillies	59	88	.401	33.0

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 5

Pirates 8, Dodgers 7

Braves 6, Cardinals 2

Reds 9, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Mele	5
2	Buddy Kerr	4
2	Bobby Thomson	4
4	Johnny Berardino	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Bruce Edwards	3
1	Tommy Tatum	3
1	Bobby Thomson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	2
1	Thurman Tucker	2
3	Jackie Robinson	1
3	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spec Shea	0.89
2	Bob Kuzava	0.83
2	Walt Masterson	0.83
4	Murry Dickson	0.42
5	Larry Jansen	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Erautt	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spec Shea	8
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Bob Kuzava	5
2	Walt Masterson	5
5	Sheldon Jones	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Barney McCosky	.327
4	Johnny Pesky	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	50
2	Johnny Mize	49
3	Willard Marshall	36
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	135
2	Ralph Kiner	125
3	Walker Cooper	118
4	Bob Elliott	112
5	Willard Marshall	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
2	Jackie Robinson	28
3	Dave Philley	21
4	Pete Reiser	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.48
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.56
3	Dutch Leonard	2.64
4	Dick Fowler	2.71
5	Joe Haynes	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	21
1	Ralph Branca	21
3	Bob Feller	19
3	Larry Jansen	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	189
2	Bob Feller	188
3	Hal Newhouser	164
4	Ralph Branca	139
5	Walt Masterson	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	18
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	15
4	Russ Christopher	12
5	Harry Gumbert	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.447
2	Sam Mele	.442
3	Dom DiMaggio	.409
4	Barney McCosky	.391
5	Sam Chapman	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Walker Cooper	6
3	Johnny Mize	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	21
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Johnny Mize	16
4	Sam Chapman	15
4	Joe Gordon	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Harry Walker	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Orval Grove	0.56
3	Joe Dobson	1.30
4	Warren Spahn	1.32
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Eddie Lopat	19
3	Joe Page	18
4	Mickey Haefner	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.417
2	Johnny Pesky	.383
3	Ted Williams	.380
4	Phil Masi	.378
5	Taffy Wright	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Johnny Mize	13
3	Roy Cullenbine	9
4	Walker Cooper	8
4	Joe Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	38
2	Ralph Kiner	33
3	Joe Gordon	32
4	Walker Cooper	31
4	George Kell	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Bobby Adams	4
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	1.54
2	Sam Zoldak	1.60
3	Warren Spahn	1.97
4	Eddie Lopat	1.98
5	Art Houtteman	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
2	Joe Dobson	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Joe Haynes	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Joe Page	34
3	Eddie Lopat	30
3	Walt Masterson	30
5	3 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.351
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Dale Mitchell	.331
4	Barney McCosky	.326
5	Johnny Pesky	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Johnny Mize	49
3	Willard Marshall	37
4	Walker Cooper	34
5	Hank Greenberg	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	137
2	Johnny Mize	135
3	Bob Elliott	119
4	Walker Cooper	118
5	Ted Williams	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	33
2	Jackie Robinson	28
3	Dave Philley	22
4	Johnny Hopp	15
5	Pete Reiser	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.07
2	Warren Spahn	2.69
3	Dutch Leonard	2.69
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.70
5	Dick Fowler	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	221
2	Ewell Blackwell	198
3	Hal Newhouser	191
4	Ralph Branca	152
5	Red Munger	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	19
2	Ed Klieman	17
3	Joe Page	15
4	Russ Christopher	12
5	2 tied	10