On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 26 .618 --
Tigers 34 31 .523 6.5
Red Sox 34 31 .523 6.5
Athletics 34 32 .515 7.0
Indians 29 29 .500 8.0
Senators 30 33 .476 9.5
White Sox 32 37 .464 10.5
Browns 24 40 .375 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 29 .574 --
Braves 37 29 .561 1.0
Giants 35 28 .556 1.5
Cardinals 34 32 .515 4.0
Cubs 33 33 .500 5.0
Reds 34 35 .493 5.5
Phillies 29 40 .420 10.5
Pirates 25 40 .385 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Floyd Baker 3
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Ralph Kiner 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Bruce Edwards 1
1 Gary Gearhart 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Edwards 4
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Eddie Miller 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Andy Seminick 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.25
2 Allie Reynolds 0.75
3 Al Jurisich 0.44
4 Monty Kennedy 0.43
5 Jack Kramer 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 10
2 Allie Reynolds 6
3 Jack Kramer 5
4 Al Jurisich 4
4 Hal Newhouser 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .359
2 George Kell .340
3 Enos Slaughter .339
4 Harry Walker .338
5 Bert Haas .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 21
2 Willard Marshall 18
3 Walker Cooper 17
3 Ralph Kiner 17
5 Ted Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 61
2 Johnny Mize 59
3 Willard Marshall 58
4 Earl Torgeson 55
5 Ralph Kiner 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 21
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 Ralph Branca 11
2 Warren Spahn 11
4 Bob Feller 10
4 Spec Shea 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 104
2 Hal Newhouser 103
3 Ewell Blackwell 91
4 Ralph Branca 76
5 Allie Reynolds 68

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 .436
2 Jim Hegan .429
3 Bob Dillinger .397
4 Pete Suder .396
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 10
2 Willard Marshall 7
3 Ralph Kiner 5
4 Roy Cullenbine 4
4 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 25
2 Carl Furillo 19
2 Babe Young 19
4 Enos Slaughter 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Mickey Vernon 3
4 Buddy Blattner 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.33
2 Spec Shea 1.33
3 Ewell Blackwell 1.50
4 Al Gettel 1.59
5 Karl Drews 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 4
1 Ralph Branca 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Hal Newhouser 3
3 Spec Shea 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 26
2 Allie Reynolds 22
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Kent Peterson 19
5 Ralph Branca 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 4
2 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Hank Behrman 2
3 Ed Klieman 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Lindell .379
2 George Kell .375
3 Lou Boudreau .373
4 Jackie Robinson .361
5 Ralph Kiner .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 14
2 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Willard Marshall 11
4 Johnny Mize 7
5 Tommy Henrich 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 36
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Willard Marshall 26
4 Billy Johnson 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
2 Jackie Robinson 7
3 Johnny Hopp 6
4 Dave Philley 5
5 Pee Wee Reese 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.55
2 Walt Masterson 0.92
3 Ewell Blackwell 1.29
4 Spec Shea 1.43
5 Frank Papish 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 7
2 Ralph Branca 6
3 Al Brazle 5
3 Spud Chandler 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 44
2 Bob Feller 41
3 Ralph Branca 34
3 Allie Reynolds 34
5 Spec Shea 33

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 .344
2 Johnny Pesky .339
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Lou Boudreau .326
5 Enos Slaughter .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Ted Williams 32
3 Ralph Kiner 30
4 Willard Marshall 28
4 Johnny Mize 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 127
2 Hank Greenberg 120
3 Ted Williams 104
4 Whitey Kurowski 103
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 27
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 2.38
4 Harry Brecheen 2.41
5 Ewell Blackwell 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 278
2 Hal Newhouser 255
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