On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 23 .574 --
Tigers 27 22 .551 1.5
Red Sox 27 22 .551 1.5
Athletics 26 26 .500 4.0
Indians 21 22 .488 4.5
Senators 22 25 .468 5.5
White Sox 25 31 .446 7.0
Browns 21 29 .420 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 22 .577 --
Giants 28 21 .571 0.5
Cubs 29 23 .558 1.0
Dodgers 28 25 .528 2.5
Reds 26 29 .473 5.5
Cardinals 25 28 .472 5.5
Phillies 24 31 .436 7.5
Pirates 20 31 .392 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 3
2 Buster Adams 2
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Wallaesa 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Joe Medwick 1
2 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hearn 0.71
2 Joe Haynes 0.57
2 Ken Heintzelman 0.57
4 Doyle Lade 0.45
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joe Page 1
1 Harry Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hearn 5
1 Doyle Lade 5
3 Joe Haynes 4
3 Ken Heintzelman 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .362
2 Harry Walker .354
3 Lou Boudreau .350
4 George McQuinn .347
5 George Kell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 17
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Eddie Miller 12
3 Ted Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 46
2 Willard Marshall 43
3 Earl Torgeson 41
4 Walker Cooper 36
4 3 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 15
2 Dave Philley 9
3 Bert Haas 8
3 Jackie Robinson 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.61
2 Dizzy Trout 1.99
3 Harry Taylor 2.05
4 Spud Chandler 2.07
5 Spec Shea 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 10
2 Ewell Blackwell 9
3 Harry Brecheen 8
3 Bob Feller 8
3 Schoolboy Rowe 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 87
2 Hal Newhouser 82
3 Ewell Blackwell 65
4 Ralph Branca 59
5 Johnny Sain 56

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Lindell .465
2 Peanuts Lowrey .405
3 Phil Rizzuto .400
4 Enos Slaughter .395
5 Jeff Heath .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Billy Johnson 15
2 Jake Jones 15
4 Sam Chapman 12
4 Whitey Kurowski 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 Dave Philley 3
4 Bert Haas 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Masterson 0.00
2 Red Munger 0.36
2 Hal Newhouser 0.36
4 Murry Dickson 0.44
5 Carl Scheib 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Warren Spahn 19
4 Ewell Blackwell 18
4 Tex Hughson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
4 Emil Kush 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .403
2 Enos Slaughter .392
3 Stan Spence .373
4 Joe DiMaggio .362
5 Harry Walker .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 33
2 Joe DiMaggio 28
3 Ralph Kiner 26
3 Johnny Mize 26
5 Willard Marshall 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
2 Bert Haas 6
2 Dave Philley 6
4 Johnny Hopp 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.34
2 Red Munger 0.62
3 Ewell Blackwell 1.38
4 Frank Papish 1.40
5 Hal Newhouser 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 5
1 Ewell Blackwell 5
1 Hank Borowy 5
1 Spud Chandler 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Hal Newhouser 42
3 Ewell Blackwell 36
4 Warren Spahn 34
5 Johnny Sain 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Ed Klieman 4
1 Ken Trinkle 4
4 Hugh Casey 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .335
2 Stan Musial .331
3 Enos Slaughter .327
4 Joe DiMaggio .320
5 Johnny Pesky .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Ted Williams 35
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Johnny Mize 29
5 Ralph Kiner 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 123
2 Enos Slaughter 115
3 Ted Williams 109
4 Dixie Walker 108
5 Rudy York 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 26
2 Bert Haas 24
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 George Case 19
5 Johnny Hopp 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.13
2 Dizzy Trout 2.28
3 Spud Chandler 2.30
4 Hank Wyse 2.33
5 Johnny Sain 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Howie Pollet 21
4 Dave Ferriss 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 299
2 Hal Newhouser 264
3 Tex Hughson 161
4 Johnny Sain 143
5 Fred Hutchinson 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