Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, June 8, 1947

On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	26	17	.605	--
Yankees	26	20	.565	1.5
Indians	19	18	.514	4.0
Athletics	22	23	.489	5.0
Red Sox	21	22	.488	5.0
White Sox	23	26	.469	6.0
Senators	19	23	.452	6.5
Browns	18	25	.419	8.0

Games

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 4, Indians 0

Indians 2, Athletics 0

Browns 9, Yankees 2

Yankees 5, Browns 4

White Sox 8, Senators 2

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	26	18	.591	--
Giants	25	18	.581	0.5
Cubs	24	19	.558	1.5
Braves	25	20	.556	1.5
Phillies	21	26	.447	6.5
Pirates	19	25	.432	7.0
Reds	20	27	.426	7.5
Cardinals	18	25	.419	7.5

Games

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Kolloway	5
1	Culley Rikard	5
3	Floyd Baker	4
3	George McQuinn	4
3	Stan Spence	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Ferris Fain	1
2	Wally Judnich	1
2	Les Moss	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Moss	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Ralph Kiner	3
3	Dutch Leonard	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.83
2	Jack Kramer	0.62
3	Phil Marchildon	0.60
4	Walt Masterson	0.58
5	Cliff Fannin	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Bob Gillespie	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	7
2	Cliff Fannin	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Jack Kramer	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.383
2	Enos Slaughter	.362
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Lou Boudreau	.356
5	Johnny Hopp	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Willard Marshall	39
2	Earl Torgeson	39
4	Charlie Keller	36
5	Joe DiMaggio	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	14
2	Dave Philley	9
3	Jackie Robinson	8
4	Bert Haas	7
5	Earl Torgeson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.39
2	Harry Taylor	1.45
3	Frank Papish	1.88
4	Spud Chandler	1.96
5	Dizzy Trout	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	9
2	Ewell Blackwell	7
2	Bob Feller	7
2	Dutch Leonard	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	77
2	Bob Feller	75
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	.452
2	Enos Slaughter	.423
3	Lou Boudreau	.422
4	Stan Spence	.400
5	Bert Haas	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Stan Spence	5
4	Charlie Keller	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	24
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Ralph Kiner	16
4	Johnny Mize	15
4	Stan Spence	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Bert Haas	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Chuck Diering	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.52
2	Spud Chandler	0.53
3	Frank Papish	0.55
4	Ken Trinkle	0.66
5	Harry Taylor	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Bob Gillespie	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Joe Page	25
3	Cliff Fannin	21
4	Ralph Branca	20
4	Johnny Sain	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
1	Ken Trinkle	3
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Art Herring	2
3	Ted Wilks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.413
2	Stan Spence	.402
3	Joe DiMaggio	.384
4	Enos Slaughter	.382
5	Lou Boudreau	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Willard Marshall	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	31
2	Joe DiMaggio	28
3	Billy Johnson	26
3	Johnny Mize	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	10
2	Bert Haas	7
2	Jackie Robinson	7
4	Dave Philley	6
5	Tommy Tatum	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Taylor	1.02
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.04
3	Joe Page	1.38
4	Spud Chandler	1.47
5	Hal Newhouser	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spec Shea	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Ewell Blackwell	5
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	Hal Newhouser	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	53
2	Bob Feller	44
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Joe Page	34
5	Warren Spahn	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Trinkle	6
2	Hugh Casey	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Joe Page	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.334
2	Johnny Hopp	.333
3	Ted Williams	.331
4	George Kell	.330
5	Enos Slaughter	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Pat Seerey	28
5	Johnny Mize	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Enos Slaughter	120
3	Ted Williams	115
4	Dixie Walker	110
4	Rudy York	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	27
2	George Case	23
2	Bert Haas	23
4	Bob Dillinger	22
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.22
2	Spud Chandler	2.30
3	Warren Spahn	2.31
4	Hal Newhouser	2.32
5	Johnny Sain	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Dave Ferriss	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
3	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	305
2	Hal Newhouser	276
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	Harry Gumbert	7