On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	25	.609	--
Red Sox	34	27	.557	3.5
Indians	28	27	.509	6.5
Tigers	30	30	.500	7.0
Athletics	31	31	.500	7.0
Senators	28	31	.475	8.5
White Sox	30	35	.462	9.5
Browns	23	37	.383	14.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Browns 3

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Red Sox 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	36	27	.571	--
Braves	35	27	.565	0.5
Giants	33	26	.559	1.0
Cubs	33	31	.516	3.5
Cardinals	32	31	.508	4.0
Reds	31	34	.477	6.0
Phillies	27	37	.422	9.5
Pirates	24	38	.387	11.5

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 4

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Cubs 6, Pirates 5

Giants 14, Phillies 6

Cardinals 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Peanuts Lowrey	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Jim Hegan	3
2	Don Johnson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Jack Albright	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Edwards	3
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	George McQuinn	3
1	Marv Rickert	3
1	Jim Tabor	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	0.56
2	Kent Peterson	0.43
3	Red Munger	0.31
4	Orval Grove	0.29
5	2 tied	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kent Peterson	6
2	Doyle Lade	5
2	Preacher Roe	5
4	Red Munger	4
4	Rip Sewell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.348
2	Harry Walker	.346
3	Bert Haas	.342
4	Enos Slaughter	.335
5	George Kell	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	19
2	Walker Cooper	16
2	Ralph Kiner	16
4	Willard Marshall	15
5	Charlie Keller	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	59
2	Johnny Mize	55
3	Willard Marshall	52
4	Earl Torgeson	49
5	Bob Elliott	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	19
2	Dave Philley	10
2	Jackie Robinson	10
4	Johnny Hopp	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.06
2	Walt Masterson	2.11
3	Spud Chandler	2.14
4	Warren Spahn	2.17
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	12
2	Warren Spahn	11
3	Ralph Branca	10
3	Bob Feller	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	101
2	Hal Newhouser	92
3	Ewell Blackwell	80
4	Ralph Branca	66
5	Johnny Sain	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	8
3	Russ Christopher	7
4	Earl Johnson	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Howell	.485
2	Jim Hegan	.476
3	Johnny Pesky	.435
4	Stan Musial	.426
5	Eddie Waitkus	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	10
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
3	Willard Marshall	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	26
2	Stan Musial	20
3	Babe Young	17
4	Bob Elliott	16
5	Carl Furillo	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Carl Furillo	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.00
2	Walt Masterson	1.04
3	Denny Galehouse	1.08
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.25
5	Kirby Higbe	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Johnny Sain	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	22
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Kent Peterson	17
5	Johnny Schmitz	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
4	Russ Christopher	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Lindell	.407
2	Lou Boudreau	.376
3	Bert Haas	.371
4	Jim Hegan	.350
5	Peanuts Lowrey	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	13
1	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Willard Marshall	8
4	Tommy Henrich	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	35
2	Ralph Kiner	32
3	Johnny Mize	28
4	Billy Johnson	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	12
2	Johnny Hopp	7
3	Jackie Robinson	6
4	Dave Philley	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	1.08
2	Walt Masterson	1.12
3	Hal Newhouser	1.31
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.33
5	Carl Scheib	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Ralph Branca	6
3	Red Barrett	5
3	Al Brazle	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Ewell Blackwell	38
3	Johnny Sain	36
4	Spud Chandler	34
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Russ Christopher	4
2	Tom Ferrick	4
2	Earl Johnson	4
2	Joe Page	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.340
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Stan Musial	.326
4	Enos Slaughter	.324
5	Ted Williams	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Johnny Mize	28
5	Charlie Keller	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	120
2	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Ted Williams	104
4	Whitey Kurowski	102
4	Dixie Walker	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Bert Haas	23
3	Pete Reiser	21
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	George Case	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.14
2	Spud Chandler	2.23
3	Dizzy Trout	2.32
4	Harry Brecheen	2.33
5	Johnny Sain	2.36

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	284
2	Hal Newhouser	251
3	Tex Hughson	147
4	Johnny Sain	142
5	Johnny Schmitz	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	13
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Earl Caldwell	11
3	Bob Klinger	11
5	Harry Gumbert	9