On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	26	.634	--
Tigers	35	32	.522	8.0
Red Sox	36	33	.522	8.0
Athletics	36	34	.514	8.5
Indians	30	31	.492	10.0
White Sox	34	38	.472	11.5
Senators	30	36	.455	12.5
Browns	25	41	.379	17.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Senators 6

White Sox 6, Indians 5

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	40	30	.571	--
Dodgers	41	31	.569	0.0
Giants	37	30	.552	1.5
Cubs	36	34	.514	4.0
Reds	37	36	.507	4.5
Cardinals	35	35	.500	5.0
Phillies	30	43	.411	11.5
Pirates	26	43	.377	13.5

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Phillies 0

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Reds 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Grady Hatton	4
3	Whitey Kurowski	3
3	Marty Marion	3
3	Dale Mitchell	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Ralph Kiner	1
2	Danny Litwhiler	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Lamanno	3
2	Bobby Doerr	2
2	Grady Hatton	2
2	Jake Jones	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Philley	2
2	Buddy Lewis	1
2	Eddie Pellagrini	1
2	Bill Rigney	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spec Shea	1.00
2	Bill Voiselle	0.60
3	Clint Hartung	0.57
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Doyle Lade	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	6
2	Spec Shea	5
3	Clint Hartung	4
3	Schoolboy Rowe	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.353
2	Harry Walker	.340
3	George Kell	.337
4	Enos Slaughter	.335
5	Joe DiMaggio	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	24
2	Ralph Kiner	20
3	Willard Marshall	19
4	Walker Cooper	18
5	Ted Williams	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	66
2	Willard Marshall	63
2	Johnny Mize	63
4	Ralph Kiner	59
5	Earl Torgeson	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	22
2	Dave Philley	14
2	Jackie Robinson	14
4	Johnny Hopp	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.91
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.10
3	Spud Chandler	2.21
4	Walt Masterson	2.23
5	Dizzy Trout	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	14
2	Ralph Branca	11
2	Spec Shea	11
2	Warren Spahn	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Hal Newhouser	103
3	Ewell Blackwell	100
4	Ralph Branca	76
5	Johnny Sain	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	8
3	Russ Christopher	7
3	Earl Johnson	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Erv Dusak	.417
2	Walker Cooper	.400
2	Jim Hegan	.400
4	Terry Moore	.378
5	Jerry Priddy	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	9
2	Willard Marshall	8
3	Ralph Kiner	7
4	Johnny Mize	6
5	Jeff Heath	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	25
2	Carl Furillo	22
3	Ralph Kiner	20
3	Babe Young	20
5	Willard Marshall	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Dave Philley	4
4	Floyd Baker	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.50
1	Eddie Lopat	0.50
3	Spec Shea	0.67
4	Walt Lanfranconi	0.73
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	32
2	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Spud Chandler	20
4	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Kent Peterson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Hegan	.384
2	Jackie Robinson	.380
3	George Kell	.358
4	Jeff Heath	.356
5	Johnny Lindell	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Willard Marshall	11
4	Johnny Mize	10
5	Jeff Heath	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	40
2	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Willard Marshall	28
3	Babe Young	28
5	Johnny Mize	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	10
2	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Dave Philley	6
4	Floyd Baker	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.55
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.13
3	Walt Masterson	1.26
4	Joe Haynes	1.47
5	Spec Shea	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	8
2	Spud Chandler	6
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	Al Brazle	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	53
2	Johnny Sain	36
3	Spud Chandler	34
3	Bob Feller	34
3	2 others tied	34

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	.341
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Joe DiMaggio	.330
4	Ted Williams	.323
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Ralph Kiner	30
3	Johnny Mize	30
5	Willard Marshall	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	118
2	Hank Greenberg	115
3	Ted Williams	102
4	Ralph Kiner	99
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Bert Haas	21
2	Pete Reiser	21
4	Johnny Hopp	19
4	Dave Philley	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.00
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.29
3	Spud Chandler	2.30
4	Hal Newhouser	2.43
5	Harry Brecheen	2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Hal Newhouser	245
3	Ewell Blackwell	152
4	Tex Hughson	146
5	Johnny Sain	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	13
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Earl Caldwell	11
4	Bob Klinger	10
5	Harry Gumbert	9