On This Day

Thursday, July 3, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	26	.618	--
Tigers	35	31	.530	6.0
Athletics	35	32	.522	6.5
Red Sox	34	32	.515	7.0
Indians	29	30	.492	8.5
Senators	30	33	.476	9.5
White Sox	32	37	.464	10.5
Browns	24	40	.375	16.0

Games

Athletics 8, Red Sox 4

Tigers 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	39	30	.565	--
Giants	36	28	.563	0.5
Braves	37	30	.552	1.0
Cardinals	34	33	.507	4.0
Cubs	34	33	.507	4.0
Reds	34	36	.486	5.5
Phillies	30	40	.429	9.5
Pirates	26	40	.394	11.5

Games

Giants 19, Dodgers 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Pirates 7, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Don Johnson	4
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	Harry Walker	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	2
1	Wally Westlake	2
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	Erv Dusak	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	5
2	Bobby Thomson	4
3	Buddy Blattner	3
3	Eddie Joost	3
3	Ralph Kiner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Harry Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Hughes	0.44
1	Warren Spahn	0.44
3	Dave Koslo	0.33
3	Phil Marchildon	0.33
5	Harry Brecheen	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Hughes	4
1	Dave Koslo	4
1	Phil Marchildon	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.362
2	Harry Walker	.344
3	George Kell	.339
4	Enos Slaughter	.337
5	Bert Haas	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	22
2	Walker Cooper	18
2	Ralph Kiner	18
2	Willard Marshall	18
5	Ted Williams	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	66
2	Johnny Mize	61
3	Willard Marshall	59
4	Earl Torgeson	55
5	Ralph Kiner	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	21
2	Jackie Robinson	13
3	Dave Philley	11
4	Johnny Hopp	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.98
2	Walt Masterson	2.14
3	Spud Chandler	2.14
4	Frank Papish	2.20
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	13
2	Ralph Branca	11
2	Warren Spahn	11
4	Bob Feller	10
4	Spec Shea	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Hal Newhouser	103
3	Ewell Blackwell	91
4	Ralph Branca	76
5	Allie Reynolds	68

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	Lou Boudreau	.429
1	Terry Moore	.429
3	Pete Suder	.392
4	Walker Cooper	.389
5	Jim Hegan	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	10
2	Willard Marshall	7
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Johnny Mize	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	27
2	Carl Furillo	20
3	Ralph Kiner	17
4	Enos Slaughter	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3
4	Buddy Blattner	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.33
2	Spec Shea	1.33
3	Karl Drews	1.69
4	Walt Masterson	1.88
5	Eddie Lopat	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	Phil Marchildon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	23
2	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Kent Peterson	19
5	Ralph Branca	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Ed Klieman	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.380
2	Johnny Lindell	.379
3	Jackie Robinson	.378
4	George Kell	.370
5	Johnny Pesky	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	15
2	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Willard Marshall	11
4	Johnny Mize	8
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	41
2	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Willard Marshall	27
4	Johnny Mize	26
5	Billy Johnson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Dave Philley	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.55
2	Walt Masterson	0.92
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.29
4	Ed Klieman	1.40
5	Spec Shea	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
2	Ralph Branca	6
3	Al Brazle	5
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	44
2	Bob Feller	41
3	Ralph Branca	34
3	Allie Reynolds	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.343
2	Johnny Pesky	.341
3	Stan Musial	.329
4	Enos Slaughter	.326
5	Lou Boudreau	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Ralph Kiner	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
5	Willard Marshall	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	127
2	Hank Greenberg	117
3	Ted Williams	105
4	Whitey Kurowski	101
5	Dixie Walker	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	27
2	Bert Haas	22
3	Pete Reiser	21
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	George Case	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.06
2	Spud Chandler	2.27
3	Hal Newhouser	2.38
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.42
5	Harry Brecheen	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Harry Brecheen	20
4	Dave Ferriss	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	278
2	Hal Newhouser	255
3	Tex Hughson	148
4	Ewell Blackwell	146
5	Johnny Schmitz	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	13
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Earl Caldwell	11
4	Bob Klinger	10
5	Harry Gumbert	9