On This Day

Thursday, July 10, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	26	.649	--
Tigers	37	32	.536	8.5
Red Sox	38	33	.535	8.5
Indians	33	32	.508	10.5
Athletics	36	38	.486	12.0
White Sox	35	41	.461	14.0
Senators	32	38	.457	14.0
Browns	25	44	.362	20.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 0

Senators 7, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Athletics 0

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Red Sox 2, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	31	.587	--
Braves	41	32	.562	2.0
Giants	38	31	.551	3.0
Cardinals	38	35	.521	5.0
Reds	38	39	.494	7.0
Cubs	36	38	.486	7.5
Phillies	32	44	.421	12.5
Pirates	28	45	.384	15.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Braves 6, Reds 4

Reds 2, Braves 1

Cardinals 11, Giants 4

Phillies 7, Pirates 2

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Phil Cavarretta	4
1	Tom McBride	4
1	Cass Michaels	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	2
1	Babe Young	2
3	George Binks	1
3	Hank Edwards	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Andy Seminick	3
1	Babe Young	3
4	Phil Cavarretta	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Mike Guerra	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	1.00
2	Bob Feller	0.89
3	Don Black	0.83
3	Dutch Leonard	0.83
5	Dick Fowler	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	2
2	Don Black	1
2	Bob Feller	1
2	Tommy Hughes	1
2	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
1	Ray Scarborough	8
3	Kirby Higbe	6
3	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Frank Papish	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.351
2	Joe DiMaggio	.341
3	Harry Walker	.337
4	George Kell	.331
5	Enos Slaughter	.327

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	68
2	Willard Marshall	65
3	Johnny Mize	64
4	Ralph Kiner	60
5	Earl Torgeson	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	23
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	Walt Masterson	2.23
4	Spud Chandler	2.24
5	Dizzy Trout	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	14
1	Ralph Branca	14
3	Bob Feller	11
3	Spec Shea	11
3	Warren Spahn	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	112
2	Hal Newhouser	111
3	Ewell Blackwell	100
4	Ralph Branca	87
5	Johnny Sain	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Tom Ferrick	8
3	Russ Christopher	7
3	Earl Johnson	7
3	Ed Klieman	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Torgeson	.414
2	Joe DiMaggio	.413
3	Erv Dusak	.400
4	Bob Dillinger	.375
5	Ted Williams	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Willard Marshall	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
2	Babe Young	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	21
2	Babe Young	17
3	Carl Furillo	15
3	Willard Marshall	15
3	Enos Slaughter	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Dave Philley	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Floyd Baker	3
4	Phil Rizzuto	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tex Hughson	0.00
2	Jim Hearn	0.46
3	Walt Lanfranconi	0.69
4	Spec Shea	1.00
5	Tiny Bonham	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	5
2	Don Black	3
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Jim Hearn	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	26
2	Ralph Branca	23
3	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Allie Reynolds	18
5	Bill Voiselle	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Kirby Higbe	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Hegan	.365
2	Walker Cooper	.359
3	Johnny Lindell	.352
4	Jackie Robinson	.350
5	Terry Moore	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	12
2	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Willard Marshall	10
4	Johnny Mize	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	35
2	Ralph Kiner	30
2	Babe Young	30
4	Carl Furillo	29
5	Willard Marshall	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Dave Philley	5
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.94
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.29
3	Spec Shea	1.67
4	Jim Hearn	1.70
5	Walt Masterson	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	7
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	48
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Hal Newhouser	34
5	Allie Reynolds	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.336
2	Johnny Pesky	.333
3	Joe DiMaggio	.331
4	Ted Williams	.323
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Johnny Mize	29
4	Ralph Kiner	28
4	Willard Marshall	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	116
2	Hank Greenberg	115
3	Ted Williams	101
4	Willard Marshall	99
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	29
2	Bert Haas	19
2	Johnny Hopp	19
2	Dave Philley	19
2	Pete Reiser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.04
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.29
3	Spud Chandler	2.30
4	Hal Newhouser	2.42
5	Jesse Flores	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Ewell Blackwell	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Hal Newhouser	247
3	Ewell Blackwell	152
4	Tex Hughson	138
5	Johnny Schmitz	136

Saves

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