On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 17 .595 --
Yankees 25 19 .568 1.0
Indians 18 17 .514 3.5
Red Sox 21 21 .500 4.0
Athletics 21 22 .488 4.5
White Sox 22 25 .468 5.5
Senators 18 22 .450 6.0
Browns 17 24 .415 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 18 .591 --
Giants 25 18 .581 0.5
Cubs 24 19 .558 1.5
Braves 25 20 .556 1.5
Phillies 20 25 .444 6.5
Pirates 18 24 .429 7.0
Reds 20 27 .426 7.5
Cardinals 18 25 .419 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 5
2 Bama Rowell 3
3 Johnny Hopp 2
3 Bob Kennedy 2
3 Mike Tresh 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 Earl Torgeson 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Masi 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 Bama Rowell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 999.00
2 Warren Spahn 1.40
3 Spec Shea 1.00
4 Nels Potter 0.33
5 Mickey Haefner 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Spec Shea 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Spec Shea 6
3 Lou Knerr 2
3 Nels Potter 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .375
2 Enos Slaughter .362
3 Joe DiMaggio .361
4 Lou Boudreau .359
5 Johnny Hopp .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 15
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Eddie Miller 12
3 Ted Williams 12
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Willard Marshall 39
2 Earl Torgeson 39
4 Charlie Keller 36
5 Joe DiMaggio 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 13
2 Dave Philley 9
3 Jackie Robinson 8
4 Bert Haas 7
5 Earl Torgeson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.39
2 Harry Taylor 1.45
3 Cliff Fannin 1.89
4 Spud Chandler 1.96
5 Dizzy Trout 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 9
2 Ewell Blackwell 7
2 Schoolboy Rowe 7
2 Spec Shea 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 75
2 Bob Feller 70
3 Ewell Blackwell 52
4 Ralph Branca 51
5 Johnny Sain 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 8
2 Ken Trinkle 6
3 Tom Ferrick 5
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 10 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .471
2 Lou Boudreau .447
3 Enos Slaughter .423
4 Bert Haas .391
5 Grady Hatton .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Stan Spence 5
3 Charlie Keller 4
3 Ralph Kiner 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 24
2 Joe DiMaggio 20
3 Johnny Mize 17
4 Stan Spence 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Pete Reiser 4
3 Jackie Robinson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.35
2 Carl Scheib 0.52
3 Ken Trinkle 0.61
4 Harry Taylor 0.79
5 Joe Page 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Spec Shea 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Harry Taylor 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Joe Page 23
3 Ralph Branca 20
3 Johnny Sain 20
5 Warren Spahn 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .403
2 Harry Walker .402
3 Joe DiMaggio .393
4 Lou Boudreau .383
5 Enos Slaughter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Willard Marshall 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 33
2 Joe DiMaggio 28
2 Earl Torgeson 28
4 Billy Johnson 26
4 Johnny Mize 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 9
2 Bert Haas 7
2 Jackie Robinson 7
4 Dave Philley 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.04
2 Harry Taylor 1.14
3 Joe Page 1.26
4 Spud Chandler 1.47
5 Hank Borowy 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spec Shea 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Ewell Blackwell 5
3 Ralph Branca 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 51
2 Ralph Branca 39
2 Bob Feller 39
4 Joe Page 32
5 Warren Spahn 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 6
2 Hugh Casey 4
3 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Joe Page 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .332
2 Stan Musial .332
3 Johnny Hopp .330
4 George Kell .329
5 Joe DiMaggio .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 124
2 Enos Slaughter 120
3 Ted Williams 115
4 Dixie Walker 110
4 Rudy York 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 27
2 George Case 23
2 Bert Haas 23
4 Bob Dillinger 21
5 Johnny Hopp 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.27
2 Spud Chandler 2.30
3 Warren Spahn 2.31
4 Johnny Sain 2.34
5 Hal Newhouser 2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 300
2 Hal Newhouser 274
3 Tex Hughson 147
4 Fred Hutchinson 143
5 Dizzy Trout 141

Saves

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