On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	26	.662	--
Red Sox	40	34	.541	9.5
Tigers	38	34	.528	10.5
Indians	34	34	.500	12.5
Athletics	38	39	.494	13.0
White Sox	36	42	.462	15.5
Senators	33	39	.458	15.5
Browns	25	47	.347	23.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 5

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Red Sox 2, Tigers 0

Yankees 12, Browns 2

Yankees 8, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	47	31	.603	--
Braves	42	33	.560	3.5
Giants	39	34	.534	5.5
Cardinals	41	36	.532	5.5
Reds	39	40	.494	8.5
Cubs	36	41	.468	10.5
Phillies	33	45	.423	14.0
Pirates	29	46	.387	16.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 2

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Braves 4, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 0

Cardinals 11, Giants 3

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	6
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Dale Mitchell	5
2	Dixie Walker	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	5
1	Dixie Walker	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Tommy Henrich	4
5	Billy Johnson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Hitchcock	1
1	Spider Jorgensen	1
1	Tom McBride	1
1	Eddie Stanky	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spec Shea	999.00
2	Murry Dickson	1.50
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.00
4	Earl Johnson	0.56
5	Johnny Schmitz	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Schmitz	6
2	Earl Johnson	5
3	Harry Brecheen	4
3	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Butch Wensloff	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Bob Savage	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.345
2	Lou Boudreau	.345
3	Harry Walker	.336
4	George Kell	.332
5	Luke Appling	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	25
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	65
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	1.90
2	Warren Spahn	2.20
3	Spud Chandler	2.24
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.26
5	Walt Masterson	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	15
2	Ralph Branca	14
3	Warren Spahn	12
4	Bob Feller	11
4	Spec Shea	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	.462
2	Joe DiMaggio	.429
3	Luke Appling	.426
4	Hank Majeski	.407
5	Earl Torgeson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Willard Marshall	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
4	Hank Edwards	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	20
2	Ralph Kiner	18
3	Willard Marshall	17
4	Babe Young	16
5	Carl Furillo	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	Earl Johnson	0.00
2	Walt Lanfranconi	0.75
3	Tex Hughson	0.86
4	Spec Shea	0.95
5	Stubby Overmire	1.08

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	Joe Page	15
4	Allie Reynolds	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Blix Donnelly	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
1	Joe Page	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Waitkus	.373
2	Walker Cooper	.363
3	Dale Mitchell	.361
4	Stan Musial	.354
5	Johnny Pesky	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	35
2	Babe Young	31
3	Carl Furillo	30
3	Enos Slaughter	30
5	Ralph Kiner	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.02
2	Ed Klieman	1.38
3	Spec Shea	1.40
4	Buddy Lively	1.71
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.86

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	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.336
2	Joe DiMaggio	.333
3	Johnny Pesky	.331
4	Stan Musial	.324
5	Lou Boudreau	.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	122
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Ted Williams	100
4	Ralph Kiner	99
4	Willard Marshall	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	2.34
3	Ewell Blackwell	2.38
4	Jesse Flores	2.41
5	Harry Brecheen	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Ewell Blackwell	20
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	265
2	Hal Newhouser	247
3	Ewell Blackwell	156
4	Johnny Schmitz	137
5	Tex Hughson	136

Saves

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