In a rain-interrupted game before 47,871, Don Black of the Cleveland Indians pitches a no-hitter, beating the Philadelphia Athletics 3 – 0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It is the first no-hitter at Municipal Stadium.
James Davis, 20-year-old OF of Ballinger (Longhorn League), dies as a result of being hit in the head by a pitched ball. He was hitting .333 with 19 HR in 48 games.
Walker Cooper of the Giants hits a home run in his sixth consecutive game to tie a record set by George Kelly in 1924. Cooper had two homers in the first game of the streak, and his shot today helps his brother Mortwin, 14 – 6, over the Phils. No player will homer in his brother’s win until Jordan Danks does so to help John Danks 66 years later.
On June 11, 1947 Mel Ott makes his last appearance as a player when he pinch hits for pitcher Ken Trinkle in New York’s 8 – 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The future Hall of Famer pops to short.
Matching Allie Reynolds’ game the day before‚ Spud Chandler gives the Yankees a 5 – 0 win over Boston‚ allowing 2 hits.
The Yankees beat Boston, 9 – 0, as Allie Reynolds fires his second two-hit shutout over the Red Sox in a month. Harry Dorish is the loser.
Joe DiMaggio and five other Yankees are slapped with $100 fines for not fulfilling contract requirements to do promotional duties for the Bronx Bombers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves, 4 – 3, in a game that features 22 hits – all singles. The Pirates hit 12 singles, the Braves 10.
New York’s Johnny Mize scores a run in his 16th straight game, helping his team beat the Cubs, 5 – 3. Mize, who will lead the National League in runs, eclipses the NL mark of Max Carey and Freddie Lindstrom. Ted Kluszewski will better the league mark in seven years.
1947 – At Cincinnati, Ewell Blackwell whips the Cubs, 5 – 1, to start a 16-game winning streak. He won’t lose until July 25.
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