On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 14 .632 --
Yankees 21 17 .553 3.0
Indians 16 15 .516 4.5
Red Sox 20 20 .500 5.0
Athletics 19 20 .487 5.5
Senators 16 19 .457 6.5
White Sox 19 23 .452 7.0
Browns 15 22 .405 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 16 .579 --
Cubs 22 16 .579 0.0
Braves 22 18 .550 1.0
Dodgers 21 18 .538 1.5
Pirates 18 19 .486 3.5
Reds 18 23 .439 5.5
Phillies 17 23 .425 6.0
Cardinals 16 23 .410 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Rigney 4
2 Bert Haas 3
2 Wally Moses 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Early 1
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Joe Lafata 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Jones 4
1 Eddie Miller 4
3 Dave Ferriss 3
4 Bert Haas 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 2
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Don Gutteridge 1
2 Cass Michaels 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Fannin 0.54
2 Johnny Rigney 0.38
3 Dave Ferriss 0.29
4 Tommy Fine 0.25
4 Joe Hatten 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Bob Gillespie 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Bob Savage 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Fannin 7
2 Fritz Dorish 4
3 Howie Pollet 3
3 Johnny Rigney 3
3 Bucky Walters 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .362
2 Enos Slaughter .361
3 Johnny Mize .360
4 George McQuinn .354
5 Joe DiMaggio .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Eddie Miller 11
3 Ted Williams 11
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 37
2 Charlie Keller 35
2 Johnny Mize 35
4 Willard Marshall 32
5 Bob Elliott 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 12
2 Dave Philley 7
3 Bert Haas 6
3 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Earl Torgeson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.34
2 Harry Taylor 1.77
3 Cliff Fannin 1.89
4 Red Embree 1.93
5 Dizzy Trout 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 8
2 Ewell Blackwell 6
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 71
2 Bob Feller 63
3 Ewell Blackwell 47
4 Ralph Branca 42
5 Red Munger 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 7
2 Ken Trinkle 6
3 Tom Ferrick 5
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 9 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .474
2 Enos Slaughter .426
3 Lou Boudreau .410
4 Johnny Mize .404
5 Bert Haas .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 Hal Peck 4
2 Stan Spence 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 19
2 Joe DiMaggio 18
3 Billy Johnson 17
4 Johnny Mize 15
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Bert Haas 4
2 Dave Philley 4
4 Johnny Hopp 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.53
3 Bob Muncrief 0.81
4 Harry Taylor 0.98
5 Red Munger 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Clint Hartung 3
4 Ralph Branca 2
4 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Joe Page 17
3 Cliff Fannin 15
4 Bill Bevens 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Joe Page 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
4 Art Herring 2
4 Ted Wilks 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .404
2 Harry Walker .402
3 Joe DiMaggio .394
4 Enos Slaughter .364
5 2 tied .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
2 Ted Williams 8
3 Earl Torgeson 7
4 Joe Gordon 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 28
2 Willard Marshall 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
3 Charlie Keller 25
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
2 Bert Haas 6
3 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Tommy Tatum 5
3 Earl Torgeson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 1.41
2 Warren Spahn 1.64
3 Dizzy Trout 1.70
4 Cliff Fannin 1.70
5 Red Embree 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ewell Blackwell 4
2 Ralph Branca 4
2 Harry Brecheen 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 52
2 Bob Feller 33
3 Ralph Branca 30
4 Red Munger 29
5 Cliff Fannin 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 6
2 Tom Ferrick 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 Harry Gumbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .336
2 Johnny Hopp .333
3 George Kell .331
4 Ted Williams .329
5 Mickey Vernon .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
1 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 34
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 124
2 Hank Greenberg 120
3 Rudy York 116
4 Dixie Walker 115
4 Ted Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 26
2 George Case 23
3 Bert Haas 22
3 Johnny Hopp 22
5 Bob Dillinger 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.27
2 Dizzy Trout 2.33
3 Spud Chandler 2.34
4 Hal Newhouser 2.38
5 Warren Spahn 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Howie Pollet 20
4 Johnny Sain 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 307
2 Hal Newhouser 283
3 Tex Hughson 143
4 Fred Hutchinson 139
5 Dizzy Trout 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
2 Tom Ferrick 11
3 Bob Klinger 10
4 Earl Caldwell 8
5 3 tied 7