On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	25	.597	--
Red Sox	33	26	.559	2.5
Athletics	31	29	.517	5.0
Indians	26	27	.491	6.5
Tigers	28	30	.483	7.0
White Sox	30	33	.476	7.5
Senators	27	30	.474	7.5
Browns	23	35	.397	12.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 1

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

Senators 7, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	35	26	.574	--
Braves	34	26	.567	0.5
Giants	32	25	.561	1.0
Cubs	31	30	.508	4.0
Reds	31	32	.492	5.0
Cardinals	30	31	.492	5.0
Phillies	26	36	.419	9.5
Pirates	23	36	.390	11.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 6

Pirates 8, Cubs 0

Reds 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lindell	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	Ted Williams	3
1	Benny Zientara	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Carl Furillo	2
2	Frankie Gustine	2
2	Bert Haas	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Gionfriddo	1
1	Jake Jones	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Gettel	0.57
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.55
2	Allie Reynolds	0.55
4	Tiny Bonham	0.50
5	Frank Papish	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
3	Harry Brecheen	5
3	Frank Papish	5
5	Al Gettel	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.348
2	Bert Haas	.345
3	Harry Walker	.343
4	Enos Slaughter	.340
5	George Kell	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	19
2	Walker Cooper	14
2	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Willard Marshall	14
5	Charlie Keller	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	54
1	Johnny Mize	54
3	Willard Marshall	50
4	Earl Torgeson	47
5	Bob Elliott	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	19
2	Dave Philley	10
2	Jackie Robinson	10
4	Bert Haas	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.06
2	Walt Masterson	2.11
3	Warren Spahn	2.17
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.18
5	Spud Chandler	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	12
2	Warren Spahn	11
3	Ralph Branca	10
4	Harry Brecheen	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	98
2	Hal Newhouser	92
3	Ewell Blackwell	80
4	Johnny Sain	65
5	Ralph Branca	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	8
3	Russ Christopher	7
4	Earl Johnson	6
4	Ken Trinkle	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Lindell	.440
2	Dave Philley	.438
3	Barney McCosky	.432
4	Stan Musial	.420
5	Walker Cooper	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	8
2	Ralph Kiner	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	21
2	Stan Musial	18
3	Carl Furillo	15
4	Sam Mele	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Carl Furillo	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.00
2	Carl Scheib	1.00
3	Walt Masterson	1.04
4	Bob Gillespie	1.23
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Johnny Sain	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Spud Chandler	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
4	Russ Christopher	2
4	Bob Klinger	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Haas	.395
2	Lou Boudreau	.375
3	Jeff Heath	.367
4	Stan Musial	.343
5	Ralph Kiner	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	11
1	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Willard Marshall	8
4	Johnny Mize	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	32
2	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Walker Cooper	30
4	Johnny Mize	28
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	12
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	Jackie Robinson	6
4	Bert Haas	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.61
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.29
3	Walt Masterson	1.44
4	Hal Newhouser	1.44
5	Frank Papish	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
1	Ralph Branca	7
3	Johnny Sain	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	44
2	Bob Feller	41
3	Johnny Sain	40
4	Ralph Branca	33
5	Allie Reynolds	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	5
2	Russ Christopher	4
2	Earl Johnson	4
2	Ed Klieman	4
2	Joe Page	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.339
2	Johnny Pesky	.331
3	Stan Musial	.329
4	Enos Slaughter	.325
5	Ted Williams	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Ralph Kiner	28
3	Johnny Mize	28
5	Charlie Keller	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	122
2	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Ted Williams	106
4	Dixie Walker	103
5	Rudy York	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Bert Haas	23
2	Pete Reiser	23
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	George Case	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.11
2	Dizzy Trout	2.32
3	Harry Brecheen	2.33
4	Spud Chandler	2.34
5	Johnny Sain	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Johnny Sain	21
5	Harry Brecheen	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	281
2	Hal Newhouser	261
3	Tex Hughson	147
4	Johnny Sain	142
5	Johnny Schmitz	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	13
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Earl Caldwell	11
3	Bob Klinger	11
5	Harry Gumbert	9