On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 24 .600 --
Red Sox 32 24 .571 2.0
Athletics 29 28 .509 5.5
Indians 25 26 .490 6.5
Tigers 27 29 .482 7.0
White Sox 29 32 .475 7.5
Senators 26 29 .473 7.5
Browns 22 34 .393 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 25 .569 --
Dodgers 32 26 .552 1.0
Giants 30 25 .545 1.5
Cubs 31 27 .534 2.0
Cardinals 30 29 .508 3.5
Reds 28 32 .467 6.0
Phillies 26 34 .433 8.0
Pirates 22 34 .393 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Floyd Baker 3
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Dave Philley 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Les Fleming 3
2 Tommy Henrich 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Black 0.44
2 Bill Bevens 0.40
3 Red Munger 0.33
4 Virgil Trucks 0.25
5 Thornton Lee 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Joe Page 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Page 5
2 Don Black 4
2 Red Munger 4
4 Thornton Lee 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .348
2 Harry Walker .342
3 Enos Slaughter .341
4 Bert Haas .336
5 Bob Elliott .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 18
2 Charlie Keller 13
2 Ralph Kiner 13
4 Walker Cooper 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 49
2 Walker Cooper 48
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 2 others tied 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 2 tied 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 Phil Rizzuto .408
3 Dave Philley .404
4 Terry Moore .391
5 Stan Musial .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 8
2 Ralph Kiner 4
3 Billy Cox 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 20
2 Stan Musial 17
3 Sam Mele 16
4 Whitey Kurowski 14
5 Billy Johnson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
4 Don Gutteridge 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Masterson 0.00
2 Carl Scheib 0.67
3 Tiny Bonham 0.73
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 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Tex Hughson 19
3 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .374
2 Bert Haas .365
3 Joe DiMaggio .362
4 Jeff Heath .358
5 Enos Slaughter .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Walker Cooper 9
3 Johnny Mize 7
3 Stan Spence 7
5 Willard Marshall 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 37
2 Ralph Kiner 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 26
4 Walker Cooper 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 12
2 Bert Haas 6
2 Johnny Hopp 6
4 Jackie Robinson 5
4 Earl Torgeson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.61
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.03
3 Walt Masterson 1.12
4 Hal Newhouser 1.26
5 Frank Papish 1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Ewell Blackwell 38
2 Johnny Sain 38
4 Joe Page 35
5 Spud Chandler 34

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 .339
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Stan Musial .327
4 Enos Slaughter .326
5 Ted Williams .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Ted Williams 35
3 Ralph Kiner 28
4 Charlie Keller 27
4 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 125
2 Enos Slaughter 116
3 Ted Williams 113
4 Dixie Walker 104
5 Rudy York 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 25
2 Pete Reiser 24
3 Bert Haas 23
4 George Case 19
4 Johnny Hopp 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.19
2 Johnny Sain 2.23
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.30
4 Dizzy Trout 2.31
5 Harry Brecheen 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 294
2 Hal Newhouser 256
3 Tex Hughson 150
4 Johnny Sain 145
5 Fred Hutchinson 140

Saves

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