The Start Of Baseball Statistics

[scott1964]

1947 By The Numbers

World Series
New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
MVP Stan Musial (New York Yankees)

Batting Champions
AL: Stan Musial (New York Yankees) .367
NL: Ted Williams (New York Giants) .346

The Home Run Kings
AL: Johnny Mize (Philadelphia Athletics) 36
NL: Ted Williams (New York Giants) 34

New Records
None

Accomplishments
Halbert Simpson (New York Yankees) and Steve Barath (Cleveland Indians) hit 3 HR in a single game
Stan Musial (New York Yankees) 6 hits in a single game
Red Schoendienst (Brooklyn Dodgers) and Whitey Kurowski (New York Giants) hit for the cycle
6 pitchers won 20 or more games
Ewell Blackwell (Brooklyn Dodgers) Pitching Triple Crown
Johnny Mize (Philadelphia Athletics) 400th HR
Bob Feller (Washington Senators) 200th win

The Slam File
40 this season. Including 1 in the World Series by Claro Duany (New York Yankees), he hit 2. Joe Gordon (New York Giants)hit 3 and Johnny Mize (Philadelphia Athletics) hit 2

April 22nd 1947 Joe Gordon (New York Giants)
April 30th 1947 Bob Elliott (Boston Braves)
May 4th 1947 Rudy York (Boston Braves)
May 7th 1946 Bob Feller (Washington Senators) P
May 9th 1947 Bill Salkeld (Chicago Cubs)
May 11th 1947 Bob Crues (New York Yankees) 
May 11th 1947 Sam Chapman (Cleveland Indians)
May 16th 1947 Joe DiMaggio (Chicago Cubs)
May 21st 1947 Johnny Mize (Philadelphia Athletics)
May 25th 1947 Danny Murtaugh (Detroit Tigers)
May 30th 1947 Sherm Lollar (New York Giants)
June 1st 1947 Mo Mozzali (St Louis Browns) PH
June 4th 1947 Joe Gordon (New York Giants)
June 20th 1947 Johnny Mize (Philadelphia Athletics)
June 21st 1947 Vic Wertz (Philadephia Phillies)
June 23rd 1947 Joe Gordon (New York Giants)
July 2nd 1947 Eugene Nance (Cleveland Indians)
July 4th 1947 Johnny Pesky (St Louis Cardinals)
July 4th 1947 Dom Dallesandro (New York Yankees)
July 23rd 1947 George Kell (Cincinnati Reds)
July 25th 1947 Frankie Crosetti (New York Yankees)
July 25th 1947 Eddie Robinson (St Louis Browns)
July 26th 1947 Tommie Henrich (New York Giants)
July 31st 1947 Claro Duany (New York Yankees)
August 5th 1947 Charlie Keller (Philadephia Phillies)
August 5th 1947 Cass Michaels (Washington Senators) Walk off
August 13th 1947 Dom Dallesandro (New York Yankees)
August 13th 1947 Hank Majeski (Detroit Tigers)
August 20th 1947 Earl Torgeson (St Louis Cardinals)
August 21st 1947 Bob Elliott (Boston Braves)
August 31st 1947 Ray Orteig (Boston Red Sox) PH
September 1st 1947 Lew Morton (Boston Braves)
September 5th 1947 Johnny Mize (Philadelphia Athletics)
September 5th 1947 Hank Saur (Cleveland Indians)
September 20th 1947 Gene Lillard (St Louis Cardinals)
September 24th 1947 Don Kolloway (Detroit Tigers)
September 28th 1947 Joe Atkins (Boston Red Sox)
October 6th 1947 Claro Duany (New York Yankees) WS

[perez24]

Very interesting. 36 and 34 homers lead the league. Just shows how much baseball evolves/devolves.