On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 57 .627 --
Tigers 84 69 .549 12.0
Red Sox 83 70 .542 13.0
Indians 80 73 .523 16.0
Athletics 78 75 .510 18.0
White Sox 69 84 .451 27.0
Senators 63 90 .412 33.0
Browns 59 94 .386 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 59 .614 --
Cardinals 89 64 .582 5.0
Braves 85 68 .556 9.0
Giants 80 72 .526 13.5
Reds 73 80 .477 21.0
Cubs 68 85 .444 26.0
Phillies 61 91 .401 32.5
Pirates 61 92 .399 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 5
2 Merl Combs 3
2 Mike McCormick 3
2 Cass Michaels 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Moss 1
1 Andy Seminick 1
1 Stan Spence 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Seminick 3
1 Ted Williams 3
3 Roy Cullenbine 2
3 Willie Jones 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Johnson 1.40
2 Joe Dobson 0.86
3 Hal Newhouser 0.80
4 Hal Gregg 0.67
5 Ralph Hamner 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Ken Johnson 7
3 Joe Dobson 6
4 Ralph Hamner 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .342
3 Barney McCosky .328
4 Johnny Pesky .326
5 George Kell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 51
1 Johnny Mize 51
3 Willard Marshall 36
4 Walker Cooper 35
5 Ted Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 138
2 Ralph Kiner 126
3 Walker Cooper 122
4 Ted Williams 114
5 Bob Elliott 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 34
2 Jackie Robinson 29
3 Dave Philley 21
4 Pete Reiser 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.33
2 Ewell Blackwell 2.47
3 Joe Haynes 2.52
4 Dutch Leonard 2.68
5 Bob Feller 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Ralph Branca 21
2 Larry Jansen 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 195
1 Bob Feller 195
3 Hal Newhouser 176
4 Ralph Branca 148
5 Walt Masterson 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 18
2 Ed Klieman 17
2 Joe Page 17
4 Russ Christopher 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Coan .500
2 Elmer Valo .486
3 Bob Elliott .474
4 Eddie Miller .450
5 Marty Marion .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 5
1 Bobby Thomson 5
3 Johnny Mize 4
4 Hank Edwards 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 18
1 Ted Williams 18
3 George Kell 16
3 Ken Keltner 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Cass Michaels 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Bill Bevens 0.00
3 Warren Spahn 0.50
4 Gerry Staley 0.54
5 Spec Shea 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Denny Galehouse 3
2 Joe Hatten 3
2 Joe Haynes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 21
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Joe Dobson 17
4 Art Houtteman 16
4 Bob Lemon 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Hank Behrman 2
3 Dan Bankhead 1
3 Al Benton 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .400
2 Johnny Pesky .391
3 Dom DiMaggio .387
3 Eddie Miller .387
5 Marty Marion .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 13
2 Johnny Mize 8
2 Bill Nicholson 8
4 Walker Cooper 7
4 Roy Cullenbine 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 31
2 George Kell 30
3 Walker Cooper 27
3 Ralph Kiner 27
5 Johnny Mize 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Bobby Adams 4
3 Cass Michaels 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.34
2 Warren Spahn 0.90
3 Joe Hatten 1.13
4 Joe Dobson 1.34
5 Bill Bevens 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Joe Hatten 5
2 Joe Haynes 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 35
2 Fred Hutchinson 31
3 Red Munger 30
3 Hal Newhouser 30
5 4 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 7
2 Hank Behrman 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 Ed Klieman 3
3 Johnny Murphy 3