On This Day

Friday, July 11, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	26	.653	--
Tigers	38	33	.535	9.0
Red Sox	39	34	.534	9.0
Indians	33	33	.500	11.5
Athletics	37	38	.493	12.0
Senators	33	38	.465	14.0
White Sox	35	42	.455	15.0
Browns	25	45	.357	21.5

Games

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 3, Red Sox 0

Yankees 3, Browns 1

Senators 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	31	.592	--
Braves	41	33	.554	3.0
Giants	39	32	.549	3.5
Cardinals	39	36	.520	5.5
Reds	39	39	.500	7.0
Cubs	36	39	.480	8.5
Phillies	32	45	.416	13.5
Pirates	29	45	.392	15.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 0

Reds 10, Braves 6

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Giants 17, Cardinals 9

Pirates 7, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Cox	4
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Bill Rigney	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Bill Rigney	2
3	George Binks	1
3	Del Ennis	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	6
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	Del Rice	4
2	Bill Rigney	4
5	17 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Bonham	1.00
2	Ellis Kinder	0.62
3	Dave Koslo	0.43
4	Denny Galehouse	0.38
4	Phil Marchildon	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tiny Bonham	7
2	Ken Burkhart	5
2	Ellis Kinder	5
4	Ewell Blackwell	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.347
2	Joe DiMaggio	.341
3	Harry Walker	.333
4	George Kell	.332
5	Enos Slaughter	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	24
2	Ralph Kiner	21
3	Willard Marshall	20
4	Walker Cooper	18
5	Ted Williams	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	68
2	Willard Marshall	67
3	Johnny Mize	64
4	Ralph Kiner	62
5	Earl Torgeson	56

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	Spud Chandler	2.24
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.26
4	Walt Masterson	2.27
5	Warren Spahn	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	15
2	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	104
4	Ralph Branca	87
5	Allie Reynolds	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Tom Ferrick	9
3	Russ Christopher	8
4	Earl Johnson	7
4	Ed Klieman	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.429
2	Joe DiMaggio	.422
3	Luke Appling	.407
4	Hank Majeski	.388
5	Earl Torgeson	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Willard Marshall	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Johnny Mize	5
3	Babe Young	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Babe Young	18
3	Willard Marshall	17
4	Enos Slaughter	16
5	2 tied	14

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	Walt Lanfranconi	0.66
2	Tex Hughson	0.86
3	Spec Shea	1.00
4	Stubby Overmire	1.08
5	Allie Reynolds	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	4
2	Don Black	3
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Jim Hearn	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	24
2	Ralph Branca	23
3	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Bill Voiselle	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Kirby Higbe	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walker Cooper	.367
2	Eddie Waitkus	.365
3	Jim Hegan	.351
4	Stan Musial	.345
5	George Kell	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	12
2	Ralph Kiner	11
2	Willard Marshall	11
4	Johnny Mize	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	35
2	Babe Young	31
3	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Carl Furillo	28
5	Willard Marshall	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Dave Philley	5
4	Floyd Baker	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.02
2	Spec Shea	1.67
3	Buddy Lively	1.71
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.86
5	Walt Masterson	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	7
1	Ralph Branca	7
3	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Don Black	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Allie Reynolds	35
4	Hal Newhouser	34
5	Ralph Branca	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Tom Ferrick	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	.332
3	Joe DiMaggio	.331
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Ted Williams	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	118
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Willard Marshall	101
3	Ted Williams	101
5	2 tied	99

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	2.10
2	Spud Chandler	2.30
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.38
4	Hal Newhouser	2.42
5	Jesse Flores	2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Hal Newhouser	247
3	Ewell Blackwell	156
4	Tex Hughson	139
5	Johnny Schmitz	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	14
2	Hugh Casey	13
3	Earl Caldwell	11
4	Bob Klinger	10
5	Harry Gumbert	9