On This Day

Tuesday, June 3, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	24	15	.615	--
Yankees	22	17	.564	2.0
Indians	16	16	.500	4.5
Red Sox	20	21	.488	5.0
Athletics	19	21	.475	5.5
Senators	17	19	.472	5.5
White Sox	20	23	.465	6.0
Browns	16	22	.421	7.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Indians 5

Yankees 3, Tigers 0

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	16	.590	--
Cubs	22	17	.564	1.0
Dodgers	23	18	.561	1.0
Braves	22	19	.537	2.0
Pirates	18	21	.462	5.0
Phillies	18	23	.439	6.0
Reds	18	24	.429	6.5
Cardinals	17	23	.425	6.5

Games

Dodgers 11, Pirates 6

Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 3, Braves 0

Giants 8, Cubs 3

Phillies 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Stanky	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Culley Rikard	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
1	Eddie Stanky	4
4	Gene Hermanski	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Koslo	1.00
2	Frank Papish	0.83
3	Hal Gregg	0.60
4	Red Munger	0.50
4	Spec Shea	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	2
2	Ellis Kinder	1
2	Dave Koslo	1
2	Red Munger	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	6
1	Dave Koslo	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
4	Ellis Kinder	5
4	Frank Papish	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.368
2	Lou Boudreau	.364
2	Harry Walker	.364
4	Enos Slaughter	.358
5	Johnny Mize	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	14
2	Charlie Keller	13
3	Eddie Miller	12
4	Ted Williams	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	37
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Charlie Keller	35
3	Willard Marshall	35
5	4 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	12
2	Dave Philley	8
3	Jackie Robinson	7
4	Bert Haas	6
4	Earl Torgeson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.55
2	Harry Taylor	1.77
3	Cliff Fannin	1.89
4	Dizzy Trout	1.94
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	8
2	Schoolboy Rowe	7
3	Ewell Blackwell	6
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Spec Shea	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	75
2	Bob Feller	63
3	Ewell Blackwell	47
4	Ralph Branca	42
5	Red Munger	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	8
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	.500
2	Buddy Lewis	.442
3	Lou Boudreau	.436
4	Enos Slaughter	.408
5	Johnny Mize	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Stan Spence	5
3	Eddie Miller	4
3	Johnny Mize	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	19
2	Billy Johnson	18
3	Charlie Keller	17
4	Johnny Mize	16
5	Ralph Kiner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Dave Philley	5
3	Bert Haas	4
4	Johnny Hopp	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.53
3	Red Munger	0.70
4	Bob Muncrief	0.81
5	Frank Papish	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Clint Hartung	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	Spec Shea	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Joe Page	17
4	Cliff Fannin	15
5	Bill Bevens	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Ken Trinkle	3
4	Hugh Casey	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.416
2	Harry Walker	.402
3	Johnny Mize	.398
4	Lou Boudreau	.377
5	George Kell	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Ted Williams	8
3	Eddie Miller	7
3	Earl Torgeson	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	30
2	Earl Torgeson	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Charlie Keller	24
5	Johnny Mize	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Bert Haas	6
2	Jackie Robinson	6
4	Dave Philley	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Taylor	1.41
2	Cliff Fannin	1.70
3	Al Brazle	1.80
4	Dizzy Trout	1.84
5	Warren Spahn	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Spec Shea	5
3	Ewell Blackwell	4
3	Ralph Branca	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	56
2	Bob Feller	33
2	Red Munger	33
4	Ralph Branca	30
5	Warren Spahn	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.335
2	Johnny Hopp	.333
3	George Kell	.331
4	Ted Williams	.329
5	Joe DiMaggio	.328

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	123
2	Hank Greenberg	121
3	Rudy York	117
4	Ted Williams	116
5	Dixie Walker	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	26
2	George Case	23
3	Bert Haas	22
4	Johnny Hopp	21
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	2.39
5	Hank Wyse	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Howie Pollet	20
4	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	307
2	Hal Newhouser	274
3	Tex Hughson	147
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