On This Day

Saturday, June 14, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 20 .574 --
Yankees 28 23 .549 1.0
Red Sox 25 22 .532 2.0
Athletics 25 25 .500 3.5
Indians 20 21 .488 4.0
White Sox 25 28 .472 5.0
Senators 20 25 .444 6.0
Browns 21 27 .438 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 21 .580 --
Giants 27 20 .574 0.5
Braves 28 22 .560 1.0
Dodgers 27 24 .529 2.5
Reds 25 28 .472 5.5
Cardinals 23 28 .451 6.5
Phillies 23 30 .434 7.5
Pirates 20 29 .408 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 6
2 Stan Musial 4
3 Joe Garagiola 3
3 Billy Johnson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Joe Garagiola 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 Johnny Lindell 3
1 Marty Marion 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Buddy Kerr 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Joe Lafata 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Brazle 0.90
2 Allie Reynolds 0.88
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.60
4 Nels Potter 0.50
5 Hank Wyse 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Hank Wyse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Brazle 9
2 Allie Reynolds 7
3 Ewell Blackwell 6
4 Nels Potter 5
5 Hank Wyse 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Emil Kush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .356
2 Harry Walker .355
3 Lou Boudreau .351
4 George McQuinn .341
5 George Kell .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 16
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Eddie Miller 12
3 Ted Williams 12
5 Willard Marshall 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 45
2 Willard Marshall 42
3 Earl Torgeson 39
4 Walker Cooper 36
4 Charlie Keller 36

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 1.48
2 Spud Chandler 1.86
3 Dizzy Trout 1.99
4 Johnny Rigney 2.12
5 Spec Shea 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 9
1 Warren Spahn 9
3 Harry Brecheen 8
3 Bob Feller 8
5 6 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 87
2 Hal Newhouser 77
3 Ewell Blackwell 65
4 Ralph Branca 59
5 Red Munger 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .410
2 Grady Hatton .404
3 Peanuts Lowrey .400
4 Lou Boudreau .385
5 Phil Rizzuto .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
2 Walker Cooper 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Willard Marshall 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 19
2 Johnny Mize 18
3 Walker Cooper 12
3 Billy Johnson 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 Dave Philley 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 0.36
2 Carl Scheib 0.41
3 Murry Dickson 0.47
4 Spud Chandler 0.50
5 Hal Newhouser 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Ewell Blackwell 23
3 Johnny Sain 21
4 Ralph Branca 18
5 Joe Page 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Johnson 3
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Ed Klieman 2
2 Emil Kush 2
2 Joe Page 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .408
2 Grady Hatton .386
3 Harry Walker .377
4 Stan Spence .363
5 Joe DiMaggio .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
4 Joe DiMaggio 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 30
2 Ralph Kiner 28
2 Johnny Mize 28
4 Joe DiMaggio 26
5 Walker Cooper 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.34
2 Spud Chandler 1.02
3 Red Munger 1.07
4 Ewell Blackwell 1.38
5 Warren Spahn 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 5
1 Ewell Blackwell 5
1 Hank Borowy 5
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Hal Newhouser 37
3 Ewell Blackwell 36
4 Ralph Branca 34
5 Red Munger 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .334
2 Stan Musial .329
3 Johnny Hopp .327
4 Enos Slaughter .324
5 Ted Williams .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Ted Williams 36
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Johnny Mize 28
5 Ralph Kiner 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 123
2 Enos Slaughter 115
3 Ted Williams 110
4 Dixie Walker 109
5 Rudy York 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 26
2 Bert Haas 24
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 George Case 20
5 Johnny Hopp 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.15
2 Spud Chandler 2.20
3 Johnny Sain 2.28
4 Dizzy Trout 2.28
5 Warren Spahn 2.32

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 299
2 Hal Newhouser 266
3 Tex Hughson 155
4 Fred Hutchinson 142
4 Johnny Sain 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 11
2 Tom Ferrick 10
2 Bob Klinger 10
4 Earl Caldwell 8
4 Harry Gumbert 8