On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	23	.574	--
Red Sox	29	22	.569	0.5
Tigers	27	23	.540	2.0
Indians	23	22	.511	3.5
Athletics	27	26	.509	3.5
Senators	22	27	.449	6.5
White Sox	25	31	.446	7.0
Browns	21	31	.404	9.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 5

Indians 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	21	.580	--
Braves	31	23	.574	0.0
Cubs	29	24	.547	1.5
Dodgers	29	25	.537	2.0
Cardinals	27	28	.491	4.5
Reds	27	30	.474	5.5
Phillies	24	33	.421	8.5
Pirates	20	32	.385	10.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 3

Reds 6, Braves 0

Giants 12, Pirates 5

Cardinals 5, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	5
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Bob Dillinger	4
4	Hank Edwards	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Babe Young	2
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	Billy Hitchcock	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	6
2	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	Billy Hitchcock	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
2	Mickey Harris	0.62
3	Larry Jansen	0.56
4	Don Black	0.50
5	Sid Hudson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Black	5
1	Mickey Harris	5
1	Sid Hudson	5
1	Larry Jansen	5
1	Bob Klinger	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Bob Lemon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.354
2	Lou Boudreau	.348
3	George McQuinn	.347
4	Harry Walker	.344
5	George Kell	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	48
2	Willard Marshall	44
2	Earl Torgeson	44
4	Walker Cooper	39
5	Bob Elliott	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	18
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	Ewell Blackwell	10
1	Warren Spahn	10
3	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	68
4	Ralph Branca	59
5	2 tied	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
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	Phil Rizzuto	.421
3	Frank Baumholtz	.400
4	Buddy Kerr	.385
4	Jackie Robinson	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	14
1	Billy Johnson	14
1	Sam Mele	14
4	Walker Cooper	13
4	Ralph Kiner	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Bert Haas	2
2	Johnny Hopp	2
2	Don Kolloway	2
2	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Masterson	0.00
1	Hal Newhouser	0.00
1	Doyle Lade	0.00
4	Ellis Kinder	0.55
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	4
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
1	Bob Feller	4
4	Al Brazle	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Johnny Sain	20
4	Al Brazle	18
5	Ralph Branca	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Johnson	4
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
4	Emil Kush	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.383
2	Enos Slaughter	.380
3	Joe DiMaggio	.376
4	Lou Boudreau	.373
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
2	Stan Spence	7
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	32
2	Johnny Mize	28
3	Ralph Kiner	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	12
2	Bert Haas	6
2	Dave Philley	6
4	Johnny Hopp	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.76
2	Frank Papish	1.18
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.21
4	Spud Chandler	1.23
5	Joe Page	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	5
1	Ewell Blackwell	5
1	Hank Borowy	5
1	Al Brazle	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Johnny Sain	33
3	Ewell Blackwell	32
3	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	Enos Slaughter	.328
3	Stan Musial	.327
4	Johnny Pesky	.324
5	Ted Williams	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Charlie Keller	29
3	Ralph Kiner	29
5	Johnny Mize	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	127
2	Enos Slaughter	113
3	Ted Williams	110
4	Dixie Walker	106
5	Rudy York	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	26
2	Bob Dillinger	24
2	Bert Haas	24
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
4	Howie Pollet	20
4	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	12
2	Tom Ferrick	10
2	Bob Klinger	10
4	Earl Caldwell	8
4	Harry Gumbert	8