On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 17 .595 --
Yankees 24 19 .558 1.5
Indians 18 17 .514 3.5
Red Sox 21 21 .500 4.0
Athletics 21 22 .488 4.5
Senators 18 21 .462 5.5
White Sox 21 25 .457 6.0
Browns 17 23 .425 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 18 .591 --
Giants 25 18 .581 0.5
Cubs 24 19 .558 1.5
Braves 24 20 .545 2.0
Phillies 20 25 .444 6.5
Reds 20 26 .435 7.0
Pirates 18 24 .429 7.0
Cardinals 18 25 .419 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 4
2 Frank Baumholtz 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 Eddie Stanky 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Jim Hegan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 4
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 Willard Marshall 3
2 Phil Masi 3
2 Johnny Wyrostek 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Bahr 0.57
2 Charley Schanz 0.55
3 Allie Reynolds 0.44
4 Bill Ayers 0.38
5 Eddie Lopat 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charley Schanz 6
2 Ed Bahr 4
2 Eddie Lopat 4
2 Allie Reynolds 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Sam Zoldak 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .375
2 Enos Slaughter .362
3 Joe DiMaggio .362
4 Lou Boudreau .359
5 Bert Haas .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 15
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Eddie Miller 12
3 Ted Williams 12
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Willard Marshall 39
3 Earl Torgeson 37
4 Charlie Keller 36
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 13
2 Dave Philley 9
3 Jackie Robinson 8
4 Bert Haas 7
5 Earl Torgeson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 1.45
2 Warren Spahn 1.55
3 Cliff Fannin 1.89
4 Spud Chandler 1.96
5 Dizzy Trout 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 8
2 Ewell Blackwell 7
2 Schoolboy Rowe 7
4 Hank Borowy 6
4 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 75
2 Bob Feller 70
3 Ewell Blackwell 52
4 Ralph Branca 51
5 Johnny Sain 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 8
2 Ken Trinkle 6
3 Tom Ferrick 5
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 10 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .464
2 Grady Hatton .421
3 Lou Boudreau .419
4 Enos Slaughter .418
5 Bert Haas .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Stan Spence 5
4 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 24
2 Johnny Mize 21
3 Joe DiMaggio 19
4 Charlie Keller 16
5 Stan Spence 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 7
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Pete Reiser 4
3 Jackie Robinson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.35
2 Carl Scheib 0.52
3 Ken Trinkle 0.61
4 Red Munger 0.70
5 Harry Taylor 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Red Munger 3
1 Harry Taylor 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Joe Page 23
3 Ralph Branca 22
4 Bob Feller 20
4 Johnny Sain 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
3 Hugh Casey 2
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .426
2 Harry Walker .402
3 Joe DiMaggio .395
4 Lou Boudreau .383
5 Enos Slaughter .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 Willard Marshall 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 33
2 Joe DiMaggio 27
2 Earl Torgeson 27
4 Billy Johnson 26
4 Johnny Mize 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
2 Bert Haas 7
2 Jackie Robinson 7
4 Dave Philley 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.04
2 Harry Taylor 1.14
3 Joe Page 1.26
4 Spud Chandler 1.47
5 Hank Borowy 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 5
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Spec Shea 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 51
2 Ralph Branca 39
2 Bob Feller 39
4 Joe Page 32
5 Red Munger 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 6
2 Hugh Casey 4
3 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Joe Page 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .335
2 Johnny Hopp .334
3 Stan Musial .332
4 George Kell .329
5 Joe DiMaggio .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 41
1 Ted Williams 41
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 124
2 Enos Slaughter 120
3 Ted Williams 117
4 Dixie Walker 111
5 Rudy York 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 27
2 George Case 23
2 Bert Haas 23
4 Bob Dillinger 21
4 Johnny Hopp 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.27
2 Spud Chandler 2.30
3 Johnny Sain 2.34
4 Hal Newhouser 2.39
5 Dizzy Trout 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Dave Ferriss 20
3 Howie Pollet 20
3 Johnny Sain 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 300
2 Hal Newhouser 274
3 Tex Hughson 147
4 Fred Hutchinson 143
5 Dizzy Trout 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
2 Tom Ferrick 11
3 Bob Klinger 10
4 Earl Caldwell 8
5 2 tied 7