On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 23 .574 --
Red Sox 28 22 .560 1.0
Tigers 27 23 .540 2.0
Athletics 27 26 .509 3.5
Indians 22 22 .500 4.0
Senators 22 26 .458 6.0
White Sox 25 31 .446 7.0
Browns 21 30 .412 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 22 .585 --
Giants 28 21 .571 1.0
Cubs 29 23 .558 1.5
Dodgers 28 25 .528 3.0
Cardinals 26 28 .481 5.5
Reds 26 30 .464 6.5
Phillies 24 32 .429 8.5
Pirates 20 31 .392 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Bert Haas 3
1 Les Moss 3
1 Stan Musial 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Garagiola 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Sam Mele 1
1 Les Moss 1
1 Stan Spence 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Sam Mele 3
2 Les Moss 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 Johnny Hopp 1
2 Skeeter Newsome 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.12
2 Red Munger 0.56
3 Al Benton 0.30
3 Dave Ferriss 0.30
5 Carl Scheib 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Carl Scheib 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Red Munger 5
3 Al Benton 3
3 Dave Ferriss 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .356
2 Harry Walker .351
3 Lou Boudreau .348
4 George McQuinn .347
5 Stan Spence .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 17
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Eddie Miller 12
3 Ted Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 46
2 Earl Torgeson 44
3 Willard Marshall 43
4 Bob Elliott 38
5 4 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 17
2 Dave Philley 9
3 Bert Haas 8
3 Jackie Robinson 8
5 Johnny Hopp 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.61
2 Dizzy Trout 1.97
3 Harry Taylor 2.05
4 Spud Chandler 2.07
5 Spec Shea 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 10
2 Ewell Blackwell 9
2 Bob Feller 9
4 Harry Brecheen 8
4 Schoolboy Rowe 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 96
2 Hal Newhouser 82
3 Ewell Blackwell 65
4 Ralph Branca 59
5 2 tied 56

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Lindell .465
2 Peanuts Lowrey .405
3 Phil Rizzuto .400
4 Jackie Robinson .382
5 Jeff Heath .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
2 Walker Cooper 4
2 Willard Marshall 4
4 Billy Cox 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 16
2 Billy Johnson 15
3 Sam Chapman 14
4 Sam Mele 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Gene Hermanski 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Masterson 0.00
2 Hal Newhouser 0.36
3 Mickey Haefner 0.60
4 Tommy Hughes 0.64
5 Ed Klieman 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 4
1 Bob Feller 4
3 Ewell Blackwell 3
3 Harry Brecheen 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Red Munger 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Johnson 4
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 Ed Klieman 3
4 Emil Kush 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .395
2 Joe DiMaggio .377
3 Enos Slaughter .371
4 Stan Spence .369
5 Bert Haas .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Stan Spence 7
5 Willard Marshall 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 32
2 Joe DiMaggio 26
2 Ralph Kiner 26
2 Johnny Mize 26
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 11
2 Bert Haas 6
2 Dave Philley 6
4 Johnny Hopp 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.76
2 Spud Chandler 1.23
3 Ewell Blackwell 1.38
4 Frank Papish 1.40
5 Red Munger 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 6
2 Ewell Blackwell 5
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Bob Feller 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 52
2 Ewell Blackwell 36
3 Johnny Sain 33
4 Hal Newhouser 32
5 Red Munger 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Earl Johnson 4
1 Ed Klieman 4
4 Hugh Casey 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .336
2 Stan Musial .332
3 Enos Slaughter .325
4 Joe DiMaggio .321
5 Johnny Pesky .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Ted Williams 35
3 Charlie Keller 29
4 Ralph Kiner 28
4 Johnny Mize 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 123
2 Enos Slaughter 115
3 Ted Williams 109
4 Dixie Walker 106
5 Rudy York 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 26
2 Bert Haas 24
3 Bob Dillinger 23
4 George Case 18
4 Johnny Hopp 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.13
2 Dizzy Trout 2.27
3 Harry Brecheen 2.30
4 Spud Chandler 2.30
5 Hank Wyse 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 299
2 Hal Newhouser 264
3 Tex Hughson 154
4 Johnny Sain 143
5 Fred Hutchinson 139

Saves

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