On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	26	.629	--
Tigers	35	32	.522	7.5
Athletics	36	33	.522	7.5
Red Sox	35	33	.515	8.0
Indians	30	30	.500	9.0
White Sox	33	38	.465	11.5
Senators	30	35	.462	11.5
Browns	25	41	.379	17.0

Games

Indians 13, Tigers 6

Tigers 4, Indians 4

Yankees 7, Senators 3

Yankees 4, Senators 2

White Sox 6, Browns 3

Athletics 8, Red Sox 6

Red Sox 4, Athletics 0

Browns 10, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	30	.577	--
Braves	39	30	.565	1.0
Giants	36	30	.545	2.5
Cardinals	35	34	.507	5.0
Cubs	35	34	.507	5.0
Reds	36	36	.500	5.5
Phillies	30	42	.417	11.5
Pirates	26	42	.382	13.5

Games

Dodgers 16, Giants 7

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 7, Cubs 0

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Reds 8, Pirates 0

Reds 6, Pirates 4

Braves 10, Phillies 3

Braves 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	5
1	Spider Jorgensen	5
1	Ken Keltner	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	10 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Jeff Heath	2
1	Eddie Lake	2
1	Eddie Robinson	2
1	Babe Young	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	7
2	Babe Young	6
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Eddie Robinson	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Floyd Baker	2
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Bob Dillinger	1
2	Billy Johnson	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	1.50
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.82
3	Johnny Sain	0.54
4	Buddy Lively	0.50
4	Fred Sanford	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	9
2	Johnny Sain	7
3	Don Black	6
3	Tex Hughson	6
3	Dutch Leonard	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.360
2	Harry Walker	.341
3	Enos Slaughter	.341
4	George Kell	.337
5	Bert Haas	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	22
2	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Willard Marshall	19
4	Walker Cooper	18
5	Ted Williams	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	66
2	Willard Marshall	63
3	Johnny Mize	61
4	Ralph Kiner	57
5	Earl Torgeson	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	22
2	Jackie Robinson	13
3	Dave Philley	12
4	Johnny Hopp	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.98
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.10
3	Spud Chandler	2.21
4	Walt Masterson	2.23
5	Dizzy Trout	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	14
2	Ralph Branca	11
2	Warren Spahn	11
4	Bob Feller	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Hal Newhouser	103
3	Ewell Blackwell	100
4	Ralph Branca	76
5	Johnny Sain	72

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	Erv Dusak	.438
2	Jim Hegan	.410
3	Terry Moore	.400
4	Lou Boudreau	.390
5	Walker Cooper	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	10
2	Willard Marshall	8
3	Ralph Kiner	6
4	Jeff Heath	5
4	Johnny Mize	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	27
2	Carl Furillo	22
3	Babe Young	20
4	Willard Marshall	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Floyd Baker	3
3	Phil Rizzuto	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.33
2	Eddie Lopat	0.50
3	Walt Lanfranconi	0.73
4	Spec Shea	1.33
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	32
2	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Spud Chandler	20
5	Kent Peterson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Ed Klieman	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Lindell	.369
2	Jackie Robinson	.367
3	Jim Hegan	.364
4	Ralph Kiner	.361
5	George Kell	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Willard Marshall	11
4	Johnny Mize	8
5	Jeff Heath	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	40
2	Ralph Kiner	33
3	Willard Marshall	28
3	Babe Young	28
5	Pee Wee Reese	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	10
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Floyd Baker	4
3	Johnny Hopp	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.55
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.13
3	Walt Masterson	1.26
4	Joe Haynes	1.47
5	Spec Shea	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	8
2	Ralph Branca	6
2	Spud Chandler	6
4	Al Brazle	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	53
2	Bob Feller	41
3	Johnny Sain	36
4	Ralph Branca	34
4	2 others tied	34

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	.342
2	Johnny Pesky	.338
3	Joe DiMaggio	.326
4	Enos Slaughter	.325
5	Lou Boudreau	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Willard Marshall	29
4	Johnny Mize	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	123
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Ted Williams	106
4	Dixie Walker	100
5	3 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Bert Haas	21
2	Pete Reiser	21
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.06
2	Spud Chandler	2.30
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.34
4	Hal Newhouser	2.43
5	Harry Brecheen	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Dave Ferriss	20
3	Hal Newhouser	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Hal Newhouser	245
3	Ewell Blackwell	155
4	Tex Hughson	146
5	Johnny Schmitz	140

Saves

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