On This Day

Saturday, April 19, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 4 0 1.000 -1.0
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.0
Yankees 2 2 .500 1.0
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Senators 1 3 .250 2.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 0 1.000 --
Phillies 3 2 .600 1.5
Giants 2 2 .500 2.0
Dodgers 2 2 .500 2.0
Reds 2 3 .400 2.5
Cardinals 2 3 .400 2.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.5
Cubs 1 3 .250 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Del Ennis 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 Bill Rigney 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 3
1 Andy Seminick 3
3 Sam Chapman 2
3 Dom DiMaggio 2
3 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Gearhart 1
1 Spider Jorgensen 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 0.83
2 Bob Chipman 0.70
3 Fred Hutchinson 0.64
4 Joe Coleman 0.38
5 Nick Strincevich 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Black 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Chipman 7
1 Fred Hutchinson 7
1 Bill Voiselle 7
4 Joe Coleman 5
4 Tex Hughson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .600
2 Buddy Lewis .500
3 Bill Rigney .471
4 Lou Boudreau .455
5 Johnny Pesky .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Rigney 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 Eddie Miller 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Rigney 8
2 Spider Jorgensen 7
2 Frank McCormick 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 Ken Raffensberger 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Dorish 2
2 Bill Bevens 1
2 Don Black 1
2 Ewell Blackwell 1
2 27 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 10
2 Bob Chipman 7
2 Fred Hutchinson 7
2 Hank Wyse 7
5 7 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 .357
2 Mickey Vernon .350
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Johnny Pesky .333
5 George Kell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 27
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 128
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Hank Greenberg 125
4 Dixie Walker 121
5 Rudy York 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 31
2 George Case 27
3 Bert Haas 22
4 Johnny Hopp 21
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.09
2 Howie Pollet 2.15
3 Bill Bevens 2.16
4 Bob Feller 2.21
5 Jesse Flores 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 26
1 Hal Newhouser 26
3 Bob Feller 25
4 Howie Pollet 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 341
2 Hal Newhouser 272
3 Tex Hughson 174
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