On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	26	.644	--
Tigers	37	32	.536	8.0
Red Sox	38	33	.535	8.0
Athletics	36	36	.500	10.5
Indians	31	32	.492	11.0
White Sox	35	39	.473	12.5
Senators	30	38	.441	14.5
Browns	25	43	.368	19.5

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Indians 5, White Sox 1

Yankees 8, Athletics 2

Yankees 9, Athletics 2

Tigers 10, Browns 2

Red Sox 7, Senators 4

Red Sox 10, Senators 1

Tigers 8, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	42	31	.575	--
Braves	40	31	.563	1.0
Giants	38	30	.559	1.5
Cardinals	37	35	.514	4.5
Cubs	36	36	.500	5.5
Reds	37	38	.493	6.0
Phillies	30	44	.405	12.5
Pirates	28	43	.394	13.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 0

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 6, Cubs 2

Pirates 10, Cubs 0

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Cardinals 2, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
1	George McQuinn	5
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
3	Billy Cox	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
1	Pat Mullin	2
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Mullin	6
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Branca	0.75
2	Mickey Harris	0.60
3	Murry Dickson	0.50
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.50
5	Kent Peterson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Page	8
2	Ralph Branca	6
3	Milo Candini	4
3	Eddie Lopat	4
3	Sam Zoldak	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.349
2	Joe DiMaggio	.338
3	Harry Walker	.335
4	Enos Slaughter	.330
5	George Kell	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	24
2	Ralph Kiner	20
3	Willard Marshall	19
4	Walker Cooper	18
5	Ted Williams	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	66
2	Willard Marshall	65
3	Johnny Mize	64
4	Ralph Kiner	60
5	Earl Torgeson	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	22
2	Dave Philley	14
2	Jackie Robinson	14
4	Johnny Hopp	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.91
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	12
3	Spec Shea	11
3	Warren Spahn	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	105
2	Bob Feller	104
3	Ewell Blackwell	100
4	Ralph Branca	82
5	Johnny Sain	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	8
3	Russ Christopher	7
3	Earl Johnson	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Erv Dusak	.417
2	Walker Cooper	.389
2	Joe DiMaggio	.389
4	Bob Dillinger	.387
5	Jerry Priddy	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	9
2	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Willard Marshall	7
4	Roy Cullenbine	6
4	Johnny Mize	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	23
2	Carl Furillo	21
2	Ralph Kiner	21
4	Willard Marshall	20
5	Babe Young	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Dave Philley	4
3	Floyd Baker	3
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	0.67
2	Walt Lanfranconi	0.73
3	Eddie Lopat	1.00
4	Tiny Bonham	1.04
5	Jim Hearn	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
1	Ralph Branca	4
3	Denny Galehouse	3
3	Jim Hearn	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	32
2	Ralph Branca	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Kent Peterson	21
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Kirby Higbe	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Hegan	.364
2	Jackie Robinson	.358
3	Ralph Kiner	.355
4	Jeff Heath	.351
5	Johnny Lindell	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
3	Willard Marshall	11
4	Johnny Mize	10
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	38
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Willard Marshall	29
4	Babe Young	28
5	Johnny Mize	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	10
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Dave Philley	5
4	Floyd Baker	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.88
2	Walt Masterson	1.26
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.29
4	Ed Klieman	1.44
5	Joe Haynes	1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	48
2	Allie Reynolds	37
3	Bob Feller	34
3	Spec Shea	34
5	Kent Peterson	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.339
2	George Kell	.337
3	Joe DiMaggio	.332
4	Ted Williams	.324
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Ralph Kiner	30
3	Johnny Mize	30
5	Willard Marshall	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	118
2	Hank Greenberg	117
3	Ted Williams	104
4	Ralph Kiner	99
4	Willard Marshall	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Bert Haas	21
2	Pete Reiser	21
4	Johnny Hopp	19
4	Dave Philley	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.00
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.29
3	Spud Chandler	2.30
4	Hal Newhouser	2.41
5	Ralph Branca	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Dave Ferriss	20
3	Hal Newhouser	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Hal Newhouser	247
3	Ewell Blackwell	152
4	Tex Hughson	144
5	Johnny Sain	138

Saves

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