On This Day

Sunday, June 22, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	24	.593	--
Red Sox	31	24	.564	2.0
Athletics	29	28	.509	5.0
Indians	25	25	.500	5.5
Tigers	27	28	.491	6.0
Senators	26	28	.481	6.5
White Sox	28	32	.467	7.5
Browns	22	34	.393	11.5

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 6, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Browns 2

Browns 9, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	33	24	.579	--
Giants	30	24	.556	1.5
Dodgers	32	26	.552	1.5
Cubs	30	27	.526	3.0
Cardinals	29	29	.500	4.5
Reds	28	32	.467	6.5
Phillies	26	34	.433	8.5
Pirates	22	34	.393	10.5

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 9, Reds 8

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Giants 7, Cardinals 5

Braves 8, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Billy Hitchcock	4
1	Clyde McCullough	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	7
2	Yogi Berra	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
4	Walker Cooper	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.20
2	Rex Barney	0.40
2	Bobo Newsom	0.40
2	Carl Scheib	0.40
5	Ed Bahr	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Bob Gillespie	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
2	Ed Bahr	4
2	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Bill Zuber	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.343
2	Lou Boudreau	.343
3	Harry Walker	.342
4	Bert Haas	.336
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Charlie Keller	13
2	Ralph Kiner	13
4	Willard Marshall	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	49
2	Walker Cooper	46
3	Willard Marshall	45
3	Earl Torgeson	45
5	Bob Elliott	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	19
2	Dave Philley	10
3	Jackie Robinson	9
4	Bert Haas	8
4	Earl Torgeson	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.84
2	Walt Masterson	1.99
3	Dizzy Trout	2.08
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.12
5	Frank Papish	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	11
2	Warren Spahn	10
3	Harry Brecheen	9
3	Bob Feller	9
3	Johnny Sain	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	98
2	Hal Newhouser	84
3	Ewell Blackwell	74
4	Johnny Sain	63
5	Ralph Branca	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	7
3	Russ Christopher	6
3	Earl Johnson	6
3	Ken Trinkle	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Lindell	.439
2	Stan Musial	.386
3	Terry Moore	.383
4	Jim Hegan	.381
5	Jeff Heath	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	7
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	18
2	Stan Musial	16
3	Sam Mele	15
4	Ralph Kiner	14
4	Whitey Kurowski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Johnny Hopp	2
3	Don Kolloway	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Masterson	0.00
2	Tiny Bonham	0.64
3	Carl Scheib	0.67
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
5	Ellis Kinder	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
3	Red Barrett	3
3	Al Brazle	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Walt Masterson	20
4	Spud Chandler	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Earl Johnson	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
4	Earl Caldwell	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Ennis	.371
2	Bert Haas	.365
3	Jeff Heath	.365
4	Joe DiMaggio	.362
5	Lou Boudreau	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Walker Cooper	8
2	Johnny Mize	8
4	Stan Spence	7
5	Willard Marshall	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	37
2	Johnny Mize	29
3	Ralph Kiner	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	26
5	Walker Cooper	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	13
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Johnny Hopp	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Earl Torgeson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.61
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.03
3	Walt Masterson	1.12
4	Joe Page	1.17
5	Hal Newhouser	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Red Barrett	5
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Ewell Blackwell	38
2	Johnny Sain	38
4	Spud Chandler	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	4
1	Earl Johnson	4
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.342
2	Stan Musial	.329
2	Johnny Pesky	.329
4	Enos Slaughter	.325
5	Joe DiMaggio	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Charlie Keller	28
3	Ralph Kiner	28
3	Johnny Mize	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Enos Slaughter	112
3	Ted Williams	111
4	Dixie Walker	104
5	Rudy York	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Bert Haas	24
2	Pete Reiser	24
4	George Case	19
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.19
2	Johnny Sain	2.23
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.30
4	Hank Wyse	2.31
5	Dizzy Trout	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Johnny Sain	22
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Harry Brecheen	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	294
2	Hal Newhouser	256
3	Tex Hughson	150
4	Johnny Sain	145
5	Fred Hutchinson	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
1	Tom Ferrick	12
3	Bob Klinger	11
4	Earl Caldwell	10
5	Harry Gumbert	8