On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1947

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1947 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 30, 1947

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Tigers 85 69 .552 12.0
Red Sox 83 71 .539 14.0
Indians 80 74 .519 17.0
Athletics 78 76 .506 19.0
White Sox 70 84 .455 27.0
Senators 64 90 .416 33.0
Browns 59 95 .383 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 60 .610 --
Cardinals 89 65 .578 5.0
Braves 86 68 .558 8.0
Giants 81 73 .526 13.0
Reds 73 81 .474 21.0
Cubs 69 85 .448 25.0
Pirates 62 92 .403 32.0
Phillies 62 92 .403 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 4
2 Dick Adams 3
2 Gary Gearhart 3
2 Ralph LaPointe 3
2 Johnny Wyrostek 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Dixie Howell 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cass Michaels 3
2 Al Evans 2
2 Frankie Gustine 2
2 Andy Seminick 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bragan 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Al Evans 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 1.20
2 Tiny Bonham 1.00
3 Curt Simmons 0.82
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.57
5 Ernie White 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 9
2 Johnny Schmitz 6
3 Lou Brissie 4
3 Fred Hutchinson 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .363
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Barney McCosky .328
4 Johnny Pesky .324
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 127
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 Bob Feller 2.68
5 Dutch Leonard 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 196
2 Ewell Blackwell 195
3 Hal Newhouser 176
4 Ralph Branca 148
5 2 tied 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 Bob Elliott .459
3 Elmer Valo .438
4 Eddie Miller .429
5 Sam Chapman .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 5
1 Bobby Thomson 5
3 Johnny Mize 4
3 Bill Nicholson 4
5 3 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 Hank Edwards 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Berardino 3
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Cass Michaels 3
1 Earl Torgeson 3
1 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 0.55
5 Spec Shea 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Hutchinson 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
3 Denny Galehouse 3
3 Joe Hatten 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 21
2 Fred Hutchinson 18
3 Joe Dobson 17
3 Bob Feller 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .405
2 Sam Mele .384
3 Marty Marion .381
4 Dom DiMaggio .377
5 Phil Masi .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 13
2 Walker Cooper 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Bill Nicholson 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Kell 30
2 Ted Williams 29
3 Ralph Kiner 28
4 Walker Cooper 27
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Thurman Tucker 4
4 Bobby Adams 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.34
2 Warren Spahn 0.92
3 Joe Hatten 1.13
4 Joe Dobson 1.34
5 Bill Bevens 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Hutchinson 6
2 Joe Hatten 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 36
2 Fred Hutchinson 35
3 Eddie Lopat 30
3 Red Munger 30
3 Hal Newhouser 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 7
2 Hank Behrman 3
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ed Klieman 3
5 3 tied 2