On This Day

Thursday, June 19, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 22 .569 --
Yankees 31 24 .564 0.0
Tigers 27 24 .529 2.0
Athletics 28 26 .519 2.5
Indians 23 23 .500 3.5
Senators 23 27 .460 5.5
White Sox 26 31 .456 6.0
Browns 21 31 .404 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 23 .574 --
Giants 29 22 .569 0.5
Dodgers 30 25 .545 1.5
Cubs 29 25 .537 2.0
Cardinals 27 28 .491 4.5
Reds 27 30 .474 5.5
Phillies 24 33 .421 8.5
Pirates 21 32 .396 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Howell 4
1 Dave Philley 4
3 Ralph Kiner 3
3 Barney McCosky 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 3
2 Dick Adams 2
2 Frankie Gustine 2
2 Billy Herman 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Hal Peck 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.73
2 Eddie Lopat 0.50
3 Early Wynn 0.46
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.38
5 Phil Marchildon 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Schmitz 8
2 Early Wynn 6
3 Eddie Lopat 5
4 Phil Marchildon 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .354
2 Lou Boudreau .352
3 Harry Walker .344
4 George McQuinn .344
5 George Kell .335

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
4 Ralph Kiner 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 18
2 Dave Philley 10
3 Jackie Robinson 9
4 Bert Haas 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 Ralph Branca 8
4 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 96
2 Hal Newhouser 82
3 Ewell Blackwell 68
4 Ralph Branca 60
5 2 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 9
2 Russ Christopher 6
2 Tom Ferrick 6
2 Earl Johnson 6
2 Ken Trinkle 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Lindell .447
2 Frank Baumholtz .431
3 Jackie Robinson .415
4 Jeff Heath .400
5 Buddy Kerr .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 6
2 Walker Cooper 4
3 Billy Cox 3
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 14
1 Ralph Kiner 14
3 Walker Cooper 13
4 Jake Jones 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 Don Kolloway 2
2 8 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 Ewell Blackwell 4
1 Early Wynn 4
3 Red Barrett 3
3 Al Brazle 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Ewell Blackwell 21
3 Johnny Sain 20
3 Johnny Schmitz 20
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Earl Johnson 3
1 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 .378
3 Lou Boudreau .375
4 Joe DiMaggio .363
5 2 tied .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Stan Spence 7
4 Charlie Keller 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 34
2 Ralph Kiner 29
3 Johnny Mize 28
4 Joe DiMaggio 26
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 12
2 Dave Philley 7
3 Bert Haas 6
4 Johnny Hopp 5
4 Jackie Robinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.76
2 Frank Papish 1.18
3 Joe Page 1.19
4 Ewell Blackwell 1.21
5 Spud Chandler 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 5
1 Ewell Blackwell 5
1 Hank Borowy 5
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Johnny Sain 33
3 Ewell Blackwell 32
3 Hal Newhouser 32
5 Ralph Branca 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Tom Ferrick 4
1 Earl Johnson 4
1 Ed Klieman 4
5 4 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 .325
5 Ted Williams .322

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 128
2 Enos Slaughter 113
3 Ted Williams 110
4 Dixie Walker 105
5 Rudy York 102

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 142

Saves

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