On This Day

Friday, April 18, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.5
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 0 2 .000 2.0
Senators 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 1 .667 1.0
Phillies 2 1 .667 1.0
Reds 2 2 .500 1.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 1.5
Giants 1 2 .333 2.0
Braves 1 2 .333 2.0
Cubs 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 4
1 Dave Philley 4
1 Bobby Thomson 4
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Rigney 2
1 Bobby Thomson 2
1 Wally Westlake 2
4 Billy Cox 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Rigney 6
2 Ray Mueller 4
2 Wally Westlake 4
4 Charlie Keller 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 0.60
2 Johnny Rigney 0.57
3 Virgil Trucks 0.56
4 Vic Lombardi 0.43
5 Fritz Ostermueller 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 6
2 Virgil Trucks 5
3 Johnny Rigney 4
4 Dave Ferriss 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Frank Papish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike McCormick .556
2 Buddy Lewis .545
2 Connie Ryan .545
4 Dom DiMaggio .500
4 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Thomson 3
2 Eddie Miller 2
2 Bill Rigney 2
2 Wally Westlake 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spider Jorgensen 7
1 Bill Rigney 7
3 Augie Galan 6
4 Bobby Doerr 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Rip Sewell 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Wyse 7
2 Ewell Blackwell 6
2 Phil Marchildon 6
2 Kent Peterson 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
2 Tiny Bonham 1
2 Frank Papish 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Mickey Vernon .353
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Johnny Pesky .334
5 Dixie Walker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 26
5 Joe DiMaggio 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 128
2 Hank Greenberg 126
2 Ted Williams 126
4 Dixie Walker 119
4 Rudy York 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 34
2 George Case 27
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 Dave Ferriss 26
1 Hal Newhouser 26
3 Bob Feller 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 160
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