On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	24	.600	--
Red Sox	32	24	.571	2.0
Athletics	29	29	.500	6.0
Indians	25	26	.490	6.5
White Sox	30	32	.484	7.0
Tigers	27	29	.482	7.0
Senators	26	30	.464	8.0
Browns	23	34	.404	11.5

Games

Browns 12, Athletics 3

White Sox 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	34	25	.576	--
Dodgers	33	26	.559	1.0
Giants	31	25	.554	1.5
Cubs	31	28	.525	3.0
Cardinals	30	30	.500	4.5
Reds	29	32	.475	6.0
Phillies	26	35	.426	9.0
Pirates	22	35	.386	11.0

Games

Giants 11, Cubs 0

Reds 4, Phillies 2

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Braves 9, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Floyd Baker	3
1	Ray Coleman	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Frank McCormick	4
3	Willard Marshall	3
4	Ray Coleman	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Al Gionfriddo	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kent Peterson	1.50
2	Ellis Kinder	1.25
3	Hooks Iott	1.00
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.58
5	Ralph Branca	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Hooks Iott	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	10
2	Kent Peterson	9
3	Hooks Iott	7
3	Fritz Ostermueller	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.348
2	Enos Slaughter	.341
3	Bert Haas	.341
4	Harry Walker	.340
5	George McQuinn	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Walker Cooper	13
2	Charlie Keller	13
2	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Willard Marshall	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	51
2	Walker Cooper	50
3	Willard Marshall	48
4	Earl Torgeson	45
5	Bob Elliott	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	19
2	Dave Philley	10
2	Jackie Robinson	10
4	Bert Haas	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.08
2	Walt Masterson	2.11
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.12
4	Frank Papish	2.13
5	Warren Spahn	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	11
1	Warren Spahn	11
3	Ralph Branca	9
3	Harry Brecheen	9
3	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	98
2	Hal Newhouser	84
3	Ewell Blackwell	74
4	Ralph Branca	64
5	Johnny Sain	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	7
3	Russ Christopher	6
3	Earl Johnson	6
3	Ken Trinkle	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Lindell	.442
2	Stan Musial	.423
3	Floyd Baker	.408
4	Johnny Pesky	.389
5	Phil Rizzuto	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	7
2	Willard Marshall	4
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	18
2	Walker Cooper	17
3	Carl Furillo	13
3	Sam Mele	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Carl Furillo	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.67
2	Tiny Bonham	0.73
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
4	Walt Masterson	1.04
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
3	Ralph Branca	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	22
3	Spud Chandler	19
3	Johnny Schmitz	19
5	Johnny Sain	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Earl Johnson	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
4	Russ Christopher	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.374
2	Bert Haas	.372
3	Joe DiMaggio	.362
4	Enos Slaughter	.350
5	Jeff Heath	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	10
1	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Willard Marshall	7
3	Stan Spence	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	37
2	Walker Cooper	27
2	Ralph Kiner	27
4	Stan Musial	26
5	Johnny Mize	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Scheib	0.61
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.03
3	Hal Newhouser	1.26
4	Frank Papish	1.32
5	Joe Page	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Ewell Blackwell	38
2	Johnny Sain	38
4	Joe Page	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	4
1	Earl Johnson	4
1	Ed Klieman	4
1	Joe Page	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.339
2	Johnny Pesky	.330
3	Enos Slaughter	.328
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Ted Williams	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Ralph Kiner	28
4	Charlie Keller	27
4	Johnny Mize	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	122
2	Enos Slaughter	116
3	Ted Williams	108
4	Dixie Walker	103
5	Rudy York	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Bert Haas	23
2	Pete Reiser	23
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	George Case	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.11
2	Harry Brecheen	2.27
3	Johnny Sain	2.31
4	Dizzy Trout	2.31
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Dave Ferriss	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Harry Brecheen	20
4	Hal Newhouser	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	294
2	Hal Newhouser	253
3	Tex Hughson	150
4	Fred Hutchinson	140
4	Johnny Sain	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
1	Tom Ferrick	12
3	Earl Caldwell	11
3	Bob Klinger	11
5	Harry Gumbert	9