On This Day

Monday, April 21, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 4 1 .800 0.0
Yankees 4 2 .667 0.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.0
Senators 2 3 .400 2.0
Browns 1 2 .333 2.0
Indians 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Phillies 4 2 .667 1.0
Dodgers 2 2 .500 2.0
Cubs 3 3 .500 2.0
Giants 2 3 .400 2.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.5
Reds 3 5 .375 3.0
Cardinals 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lennie Merullo 4
2 Luke Appling 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 Don Kolloway 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cass Michaels 3
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 Hoot Evers 1
2 Ralph Hodgin 1
2 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lennie Merullo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Wyse 0.60
2 Hal Newhouser 0.46
3 Kent Peterson 0.36
4 Orval Grove 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Papish 1
1 Hank Wyse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 6
2 Kent Peterson 4
3 Hank Wyse 3
4 Orval Grove 2
4 Frank Papish 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .500
2 Frankie Gustine .478
3 Dom DiMaggio .444
3 Willard Marshall .444
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Miller 4
2 Bill Rigney 3
2 Bobby Thomson 3
4 Bob Elliott 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 9
2 Bill Nicholson 8
2 Bill Rigney 8
2 Jim Tabor 8
5 4 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 George Case 1
1 21 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
1 Ken Raffensberger 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Virgil Trucks 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 2
1 Fritz Dorish 2
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
1 Rip Sewell 2
5 33 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 14
1 Phil Marchildon 14
3 Hal Newhouser 11
4 Kent Peterson 10
4 2 others tied 10

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Mickey Vernon .347
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Johnny Pesky .331
5 George Kell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 128
2 Enos Slaughter 127
2 Ted Williams 127
4 Dixie Walker 120
4 Rudy York 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 31
2 George Case 28
3 Bert Haas 22
4 Johnny Hopp 21
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bevens 2.16
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.16
3 Bob Feller 2.21
4 Spud Chandler 2.25
5 Hal Newhouser 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 26
2 Bob Feller 25
2 Hal Newhouser 25
4 Spud Chandler 20
4 Howie Pollet 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 341
2 Hal Newhouser 271
3 Tex Hughson 168
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