On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	24	.586	--
Red Sox	30	23	.566	1.5
Athletics	28	27	.509	4.5
Indians	24	24	.500	5.0
Tigers	27	27	.500	5.0
Senators	25	27	.481	6.0
White Sox	27	31	.466	7.0
Browns	21	33	.389	11.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 1

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Browns 4

Yankees 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	32	24	.571	--
Dodgers	31	25	.554	1.0
Giants	29	24	.547	1.5
Cubs	30	26	.536	2.0
Cardinals	29	28	.509	3.5
Reds	27	31	.466	6.0
Phillies	25	34	.424	8.5
Pirates	22	33	.400	9.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 1

Dodgers 6, Reds 5

Phillies 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 11, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Johnson	5
2	Eddie Mayo	4
2	Terry Moore	4
4	Floyd Baker	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Stan Musial	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Billy Johnson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	1.10
2	Joe Dobson	0.62
3	Allie Reynolds	0.58
4	Frank Papish	0.50
4	Johnny Sain	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	11
2	Allie Reynolds	7
3	Joe Dobson	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
3	Dizzy Trout	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.350
2	Lou Boudreau	.347
3	Harry Walker	.342
4	Bert Haas	.335
5	3 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Charlie Keller	13
2	Ralph Kiner	13
4	Willard Marshall	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	49
2	Willard Marshall	45
2	Earl Torgeson	45
4	Walker Cooper	43
5	Bob Elliott	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	19
2	Dave Philley	10
3	Jackie Robinson	9
4	Bert Haas	8
4	Earl Torgeson	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.84
2	Walt Masterson	1.99
3	Dizzy Trout	2.08
4	Frank Papish	2.13
5	Spud Chandler	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	10
1	Warren Spahn	10
3	Harry Brecheen	9
3	Bob Feller	9
5	7 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	98
2	Hal Newhouser	84
3	Ewell Blackwell	68
4	Johnny Sain	61
5	Ralph Branca	60

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	.415
2	Stan Musial	.396
3	Jackie Robinson	.383
4	Phil Rizzuto	.377
5	Frank Baumholtz	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Walker Cooper	5
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	15
1	Sam Mele	15
1	Stan Musial	15
4	Ralph Kiner	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Johnny Hopp	2
3	Don Kolloway	2
3	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Masterson	0.00
2	Ellis Kinder	0.55
3	Tiny Bonham	0.64
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.00
4	Carl Scheib	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Ewell Blackwell	3
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Spec Shea	22
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Walt Masterson	20
5	3 tied	19

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	Enos Slaughter	.372
2	Del Ennis	.371
3	Jeff Heath	.367
4	Lou Boudreau	.365
5	Bert Haas	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Johnny Mize	8
3	Stan Spence	7
4	Walker Cooper	6
4	Willard Marshall	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	36
2	Johnny Mize	29
3	Ralph Kiner	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Stan Musial	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	13
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Johnny Hopp	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Earl Torgeson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.76
2	Walt Masterson	1.12
3	Joe Page	1.19
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.21
5	Hal Newhouser	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	5
1	Ewell Blackwell	5
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Al Brazle	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Johnny Sain	36
3	Spud Chandler	34
4	Hal Newhouser	33
4	Warren Spahn	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.340
2	Stan Musial	.333
3	Enos Slaughter	.328
4	Johnny Pesky	.325
5	Johnny Hopp	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Ralph Kiner	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
5	Charlie Keller	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	126
2	Enos Slaughter	113
3	Ted Williams	110
4	Dixie Walker	105
5	Rudy York	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Bert Haas	24
2	Pete Reiser	24
4	George Case	19
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.18
2	Johnny Sain	2.25
3	Dizzy Trout	2.31
4	Harry Brecheen	2.32
5	Hank Wyse	2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	301
2	Hal Newhouser	266
3	Tex Hughson	159
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	9
5	Harry Gumbert	8