On This Day

Tuesday, July 1, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 26 .612 --
Red Sox 34 30 .531 5.5
Tigers 33 31 .516 6.5
Indians 29 28 .509 7.0
Athletics 33 32 .508 7.0
Senators 30 32 .484 8.5
White Sox 32 36 .471 9.5
Browns 23 40 .365 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 28 .569 --
Dodgers 38 29 .567 --
Giants 35 27 .565 0.5
Cardinals 34 32 .515 3.5
Cubs 33 33 .500 4.5
Reds 33 35 .485 5.5
Phillies 28 40 .412 10.5
Pirates 25 39 .391 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Rigney 4
2 Erv Dusak 3
2 Hank Edwards 3
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Bobby Thomson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 2
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 Erv Dusak 1
2 Hank Edwards 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Edwards 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 Buddy Kerr 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Spider Jorgensen 1
1 Ed Mierkowicz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.00
2 Jim Hearn 0.71
3 Larry Jansen 0.62
4 Al Benton 0.50
5 Eddie Lopat 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 5
1 Jim Hearn 5
1 Larry Jansen 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
5 Ellis Kinder 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Blix Donnelly 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .353
2 Harry Walker .342
3 Enos Slaughter .339
4 George Kell .338
5 Bert Haas .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 21
2 Walker Cooper 17
2 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Willard Marshall 17
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 61
2 Johnny Mize 59
3 Willard Marshall 56
4 Earl Torgeson 53
5 Bob Elliott 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 20
2 Jackie Robinson 13
3 Dave Philley 11
4 Johnny Hopp 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 1.98
2 Walt Masterson 2.14
3 Spud Chandler 2.14
4 Frank Papish 2.20
5 Ewell Blackwell 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 13
2 Warren Spahn 11
3 Ralph Branca 10
3 Bob Feller 10
3 Spec Shea 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 104
2 Hal Newhouser 99
3 Ewell Blackwell 91
4 Ralph Branca 66
5 Johnny Sain 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Moore .452
2 Jim Hegan .429
3 Stan Musial .420
4 Bob Dillinger .414
5 Dixie Howell .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 10
2 Willard Marshall 6
3 Ralph Kiner 5
4 Roy Cullenbine 4
4 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 25
2 Babe Young 18
3 Carl Furillo 17
3 Stan Musial 17
3 Enos Slaughter 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.33
2 Denny Galehouse 1.13
3 Spec Shea 1.33
4 Ewell Blackwell 1.50
5 Al Gettel 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 4
2 Ralph Branca 3
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Spec Shea 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 26
2 Bob Feller 17
2 Hal Newhouser 17
2 Kent Peterson 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 4
2 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Ed Klieman 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Lindell .376
2 Jackie Robinson .373
3 Lou Boudreau .365
3 Jim Hegan .365
5 Del Ennis .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 14
1 Ralph Kiner 14
3 Willard Marshall 10
4 Johnny Mize 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 37
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Johnny Mize 29
4 Willard Marshall 26
5 Bob Elliott 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 10
2 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Johnny Hopp 7
4 Dave Philley 5
5 Pee Wee Reese 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.53
2 Walt Masterson 0.92
3 Denny Galehouse 1.08
4 Spec Shea 1.43
5 Carl Scheib 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 7
2 Ralph Branca 5
2 Al Brazle 5
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 49
2 Bob Feller 41
3 Johnny Sain 36
4 Spec Shea 33
5 Allie Reynolds 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 5
2 Earl Caldwell 4
2 Russ Christopher 4
2 Earl Johnson 4
5 Tom Ferrick 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .343
2 Johnny Pesky .338
3 Enos Slaughter .329
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Lou Boudreau .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Ted Williams 31
3 Ralph Kiner 30
4 Johnny Mize 28
5 Willard Marshall 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 127
2 Hank Greenberg 120
3 Whitey Kurowski 104
4 Ted Williams 101
5 Dixie Walker 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 26
2 Bert Haas 22
3 Pete Reiser 21
4 Johnny Hopp 19
5 George Case 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.20
2 Spud Chandler 2.23
3 Hal Newhouser 2.30
4 Harry Brecheen 2.41
5 Ewell Blackwell 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 278
2 Hal Newhouser 251
3 Tex Hughson 148
4 Ewell Blackwell 146
5 Johnny Schmitz 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 13
2 Earl Caldwell 12
2 Hugh Casey 12
4 Bob Klinger 10
5 Harry Gumbert 9