On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 20 .574 --
Yankees 27 22 .551 1.0
Red Sox 24 22 .522 2.5
Athletics 25 24 .510 3.0
White Sox 25 27 .481 4.5
Indians 19 21 .475 4.5
Senators 20 25 .444 6.0
Browns 20 26 .435 6.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 19 .587 --
Cubs 27 21 .563 1.0
Dodgers 27 21 .563 1.0
Braves 27 22 .551 1.5
Reds 24 28 .462 6.0
Phillies 23 28 .451 6.5
Pirates 20 28 .417 8.0
Cardinals 20 28 .417 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Johnson 3
1 Gene Mauch 3
3 Stan Hack 2
3 Eddie Miller 2
3 Billy Sullivan 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Johnson 3
2 Lennie Merullo 2
2 Billy Sullivan 2
4 Paul Erickson 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hearn 0.62
1 Kent Peterson 0.62
3 Paul Erickson 0.46
4 Ed Bahr 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Kent Peterson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Erickson 6
2 Jim Hearn 5
2 Kent Peterson 5
4 Ed Bahr 2
4 Kirby Higbe 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .355
2 Lou Boudreau .354
3 Harry Walker .354
4 Joe DiMaggio .343
5 George McQuinn .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 16
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Eddie Miller 12
3 Ted Williams 12
5 Willard Marshall 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 45
2 Willard Marshall 42
3 Earl Torgeson 39
4 Charlie Keller 36
5 Eddie Miller 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 14
2 Dave Philley 9
3 Bert Haas 8
3 Jackie Robinson 8
5 Earl Torgeson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.48
2 Spud Chandler 1.86
3 Frank Papish 1.88
4 Harry Taylor 1.94
5 Dizzy Trout 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 9
2 Ewell Blackwell 8
3 Ralph Branca 7
3 Harry Brecheen 7
3 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 77
2 Bob Feller 75
3 Ewell Blackwell 59
4 Ralph Branca 58
5 Johnny Sain 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 8
2 Ken Trinkle 6
3 Russ Christopher 5
3 Tom Ferrick 5
3 Earl Johnson 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .417
1 Enos Slaughter .417
3 Grady Hatton .393
4 Bert Haas .379
5 Peanuts Lowrey .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
2 Bill Rigney 5
2 Stan Spence 5
4 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 20
2 Johnny Mize 18
3 Willard Marshall 14
3 Stan Spence 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 7
2 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Papish 0.00
2 Red Barrett 0.33
3 Carl Scheib 0.41
4 Red Munger 0.56
5 Tommy Hughes 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Joe Haynes 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 21
2 Paul Erickson 19
3 Joe Page 18
4 Ewell Blackwell 17
4 4 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 Joe Page 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
4 Russ Christopher 2
4 Harry Gumbert 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .384
2 Enos Slaughter .383
3 Harry Walker .377
4 Bert Haas .376
5 Joe DiMaggio .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
1 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Johnny Mize 7
3 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 28
1 Ralph Kiner 28
1 Willard Marshall 28
1 Johnny Mize 28
5 Joe DiMaggio 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 10
2 Bert Haas 7
3 Dave Philley 6
4 Jackie Robinson 5
4 Tommy Tatum 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.34
2 Spud Chandler 1.02
3 Ewell Blackwell 1.04
4 Red Munger 1.24
5 Frank Papish 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 5
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Hal Newhouser 5
1 Spec Shea 5
1 Warren Spahn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 45
2 Bob Feller 38
3 Ewell Blackwell 33
3 Ralph Branca 33
5 Joe Page 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .334
2 Johnny Hopp .328
3 Stan Musial .327
4 Ted Williams .325
5 Joe DiMaggio .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Ted Williams 37
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Johnny Mize 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 121
2 Enos Slaughter 113
3 Dixie Walker 109
3 Ted Williams 109
5 Rudy York 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 27
2 Bert Haas 24
3 George Case 22
4 Bob Dillinger 21
5 Johnny Hopp 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.15
2 Spud Chandler 2.20
3 Johnny Sain 2.28
4 Bob Feller 2.28
5 Hank Wyse 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Howie Pollet 20
3 Johnny Sain 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 297
2 Hal Newhouser 266
3 Tex Hughson 155
4 Fred Hutchinson 142
4 Johnny Sain 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
2 Tom Ferrick 10
3 Bob Klinger 9
4 Earl Caldwell 8
4 Harry Gumbert 8