Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, April 17, 1947

On This Day

Thursday, April 17, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	1	0	1.000	--
Red Sox	2	0	1.000	-0.5
Tigers	1	1	.500	0.5
Athletics	1	1	.500	0.5
Browns	1	1	.500	0.5
Yankees	1	1	.500	0.5
Indians	0	1	.000	1.0
Senators	0	2	.000	1.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

Browns 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	2	0	1.000	--
Dodgers	2	0	1.000	0.0
Phillies	2	0	1.000	0.0
Reds	2	1	.667	0.5
Cardinals	1	2	.333	1.5
Giants	0	2	.000	2.0
Cubs	0	2	.000	2.0
Braves	0	2	.000	2.0

Games

Dodgers 12, Braves 6

Pirates 7, Cubs 1

Reds 9, Cardinals 4

Phillies 11, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bruce Edwards	3
1	Augie Galan	3
1	Spider Jorgensen	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Spider Jorgensen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Spider Jorgensen	6
2	Augie Galan	4
2	Skeeter Newsome	4
4	Frank McCormick	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Wyse	1.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.40
3	Preacher Roe	0.38
4	Joe Dobson	0.36
5	4 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Wyse	7
2	Kent Peterson	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Joe Dobson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.833
2	Mike McCormick	.800
3	Connie Ryan	.714
4	Dom DiMaggio	.667
5	2 tied	.571

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Miller	2
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Spider Jorgensen	7
2	Augie Galan	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Skeeter Newsome	4
2	Connie Ryan	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	5 others tied	1

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	0.00
1	Hal Newhouser	0.00
1	Rip Sewell	0.00
1	Kent Peterson	0.00
1	8 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Wyse	7
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
2	Phil Marchildon	6
2	Kent Peterson	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.362
2	Mickey Vernon	.350
3	Ted Williams	.344
4	Johnny Pesky	.338
5	Dom DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	44
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Pat Seerey	26
5	Joe DiMaggio	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	130
2	Hank Greenberg	128
3	Ted Williams	125
4	Rudy York	120
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.09
2	Howie Pollet	2.14
3	Bill Bevens	2.16
4	Bob Feller	2.21
5	Spud Chandler	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Howie Pollet	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	341
2	Hal Newhouser	272
3	Tex Hughson	169
4	Virgil Trucks	162
5	Dizzy Trout	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	Johnny Murphy	7
5	2 tied	6