On This Day

Tuesday, June 10, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	26	19	.578	--
Yankees	27	21	.563	0.5
Red Sox	23	22	.511	3.0
Athletics	24	23	.511	3.0
Indians	19	20	.487	4.0
White Sox	24	27	.471	5.0
Browns	20	25	.444	6.0
Senators	19	25	.432	6.5

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Athletics 9, Tigers 8

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	18	.600	--
Dodgers	27	20	.574	1.0
Braves	27	20	.574	1.0
Cubs	24	21	.533	3.0
Reds	22	28	.440	7.5
Phillies	22	28	.440	7.5
Cardinals	20	26	.435	7.5
Pirates	19	27	.413	8.5

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 6, Reds 5

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lindell	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	Elmer Valo	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	32 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	Hank Majeski	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Eddie Mayo	3
2	Bill Rigney	3
4	Roy Cullenbine	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Binks	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.00
1	Joe Dobson	1.00
1	Bob Muncrief	1.00
4	Ralph Branca	0.64
5	Johnny Sain	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
1	Ralph Branca	7
3	Al Gettel	6
4	Joe Dobson	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Red Munger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.360
2	Harry Walker	.356
3	Lou Boudreau	.352
4	Joe DiMaggio	.345
5	George McQuinn	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	15
2	Charlie Keller	13
3	Eddie Miller	12
3	Ted Williams	12
5	Ralph Kiner	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Willard Marshall	40
3	Earl Torgeson	39
4	Charlie Keller	36
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.39
2	Spud Chandler	1.86
3	Frank Papish	1.88
4	Harry Taylor	1.94
5	Dizzy Trout	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	9
2	Ewell Blackwell	8
3	Ralph Branca	7
3	Harry Brecheen	7
3	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	77
2	Bob Feller	75
3	Ewell Blackwell	59
4	Ralph Branca	58
5	Johnny Sain	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	8
2	Ken Trinkle	6
3	Russ Christopher	5
3	Tom Ferrick	5
5	Earl Johnson	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Grady Hatton	.415
2	Lou Boudreau	.408
3	Bert Haas	.400
4	Enos Slaughter	.390
5	2 tied	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Bill Rigney	5
2	Stan Spence	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	20
2	Billy Johnson	18
3	Johnny Mize	16
4	Eddie Miller	15
5	Willard Marshall	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Bert Haas	5
3	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Barrett	0.33
2	Carl Scheib	0.52
3	Frank Papish	0.55
4	Spud Chandler	0.69
5	Hal Newhouser	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Bob Gillespie	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	27
2	Johnny Sain	25
3	Ewell Blackwell	23
4	Cliff Fannin	21
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
1	Ken Trinkle	3
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.394
2	Harry Walker	.384
3	Grady Hatton	.382
4	Stan Spence	.365
5	Joe DiMaggio	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
1	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Ted Williams	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	29
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
2	Billy Johnson	27
4	Walker Cooper	26
4	2 others tied	26

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	Ewell Blackwell	1.04
2	Spud Chandler	1.38
3	Hal Newhouser	1.45
4	Harry Taylor	1.58
5	Joe Page	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	6
2	Ewell Blackwell	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	Bob Savage	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	45
2	Ralph Branca	38
2	Bob Feller	38
4	Joe Page	35
5	Ewell Blackwell	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.330
2	Stan Musial	.330
3	George Kell	.330
4	Ted Williams	.327
5	Enos Slaughter	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Johnny Mize	27
4	Pat Seerey	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	124
2	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Ted Williams	111
4	Dixie Walker	109
5	Rudy York	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	27
2	Bert Haas	24
3	George Case	22
4	Bob Dillinger	21
5	Johnny Hopp	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.18
2	Spud Chandler	2.20
3	Bob Feller	2.25
4	Johnny Sain	2.28
5	Dizzy Trout	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Howie Pollet	20
3	Johnny Sain	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	297
2	Hal Newhouser	275
3	Tex Hughson	155
4	Virgil Trucks	143
5	2 tied	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Tom Ferrick	10
3	Bob Klinger	9
4	Earl Caldwell	8
5	Harry Gumbert	7