On This Day

Friday, June 13, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	20	.574	--
Yankees	27	23	.540	1.5
Red Sox	25	22	.532	2.0
Athletics	25	25	.500	3.5
Indians	20	21	.488	4.0
White Sox	25	28	.472	5.0
Browns	21	26	.447	6.0
Senators	20	25	.444	6.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Browns 4, Yankees 3

Indians 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	19	.587	--
Cubs	28	21	.571	0.5
Braves	28	22	.560	1.0
Dodgers	27	22	.551	1.5
Reds	24	28	.462	6.0
Phillies	23	29	.442	7.0
Cardinals	21	28	.429	7.5
Pirates	20	29	.408	8.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Braves 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Philley	4
2	Johnny Lindell	3
2	Ron Northey	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	3
2	Sam Chapman	2
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Jeff Heath	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Sullivan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	1.60
2	Bob Feller	1.20
3	Phil Marchildon	0.86
4	Bill Bevens	0.58
5	Hank Borowy	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	12
2	Red Munger	8
3	Bill Bevens	7
4	Phil Marchildon	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	Bob Klinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.353
2	Lou Boudreau	.351
3	Harry Walker	.351
4	George McQuinn	.345
5	George Kell	.339

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	Dizzy Trout	1.99
4	Johnny Rigney	2.12
5	Spec Shea	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	9
2	Ewell Blackwell	8
2	Bob Feller	8
4	Hank Borowy	7
4	6 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	87
2	Hal Newhouser	77
3	Ewell Blackwell	59
4	Ralph Branca	58
5	Red Munger	51

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	Enos Slaughter	.400
2	Grady Hatton	.393
3	Lou Boudreau	.383
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	Stan Spence	14
4	Eddie Miller	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	0.36
2	Carl Scheib	0.41
3	Tommy Hughes	0.60
4	Spud Chandler	0.69
4	Hal Newhouser	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Paul Erickson	19
4	Bill Bevens	17
4	4 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Johnson	3
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Ed Klieman	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.394
2	George Kell	.379
3	Harry Walker	.373
4	Grady Hatton	.371
5	Bert Haas	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	29
2	Ralph Kiner	28
2	Johnny Mize	28
4	Joe DiMaggio	26
4	Willard Marshall	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
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	Red Munger	1.03
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.04
5	Warren Spahn	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	5
1	Ewell Blackwell	5
1	Hank Borowy	5
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Spec Shea	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Hal Newhouser	37
3	Red Munger	34
4	Ewell Blackwell	33
4	Ralph Branca	33

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	.327
3	Stan Musial	.327
4	Enos Slaughter	.323
5	Ted Williams	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Ted Williams	36
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Johnny Mize	28
5	Ralph Kiner	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	123
2	Enos Slaughter	113
3	Ted Williams	110
4	Dixie Walker	109
5	Rudy York	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	26
2	Bert Haas	24
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	George Case	20
5	Johnny Hopp	17

ERA

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

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	299
2	Hal Newhouser	266
3	Tex Hughson	155
4	Fred Hutchinson	142
4	Johnny Sain	142

Saves

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