On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	55	.631	--
Tigers	80	69	.537	14.0
Red Sox	80	69	.537	14.0
Indians	78	70	.527	15.5
Athletics	75	73	.507	18.5
White Sox	68	81	.456	26.0
Senators	62	86	.419	31.5
Browns	57	91	.385	36.5

Games

Browns 4, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Indians 4

Indians 7, Tigers 6

White Sox 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	57	.617	--
Cardinals	83	64	.565	8.0
Braves	83	67	.553	9.5
Giants	78	69	.531	13.0
Reds	72	79	.477	21.0
Cubs	67	82	.450	25.0
Pirates	61	88	.409	31.0
Phillies	60	90	.400	32.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Waitkus	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Vic Wertz	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Aberson	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	George Dickey	1
1	Hank Edwards	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Hank Edwards	4
3	Ken Keltner	3
4	Cliff Aberson	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	0.86
2	Paul Erickson	0.38
3	Art Houtteman	0.33
3	Fred Sanford	0.33
5	2 tied	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	6
2	Fred Sanford	5
3	Art Houtteman	4
4	Paul Erickson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Barney McCosky	.328
4	Johnny Pesky	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Ralph Kiner	125
3	Walker Cooper	118
4	Bob Elliott	113
5	Ted Williams	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	34
2	Jackie Robinson	28
3	Dave Philley	21
4	Pete Reiser	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.40
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.47
3	Joe Haynes	2.60
4	Dutch Leonard	2.64
5	Dick Fowler	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	22
2	Ralph Branca	21
3	Larry Jansen	20
3	Johnny Sain	20
3	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	195
2	Bob Feller	190
3	Hal Newhouser	164
4	Ralph Branca	146
5	Johnny Sain	127

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	Sam Mele	.443
2	Dom DiMaggio	.429
3	Eddie Miller	.409
4	Elmer Valo	.400
5	Ralph Kiner	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Walker Cooper	4
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	18
2	Walker Cooper	17
2	George Kell	17
4	Joe Gordon	15
4	Ralph Kiner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Cass Michaels	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bevens	0.53
2	Orval Grove	0.56
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
4	Warren Spahn	1.06
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Joe Haynes	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	17
1	Joe Page	17
3	Ralph Branca	14
3	Joe Dobson	14
3	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	3
2	Bob Feller	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Joe Page	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Mele	.402
2	Harry Walker	.400
3	Johnny Pesky	.390
4	Ralph Kiner	.374
5	Eddie Miller	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Johnny Mize	12
3	Roy Cullenbine	10
4	Walker Cooper	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	37
2	George Kell	32
3	Roy Cullenbine	31
3	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Ted Williams	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.27
2	Sam Zoldak	1.55
3	Warren Spahn	1.67
4	Eddie Erautt	1.80
5	Eddie Lopat	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
2	Joe Haynes	5
2	Red Munger	5
2	Joe Page	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Joe Page	34
3	Ewell Blackwell	30
3	Ralph Branca	30
5	3 tied	29

Saves

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