On This Day

Friday, April 25, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 4 2 .667 --
Yankees 6 3 .667 -0.5
Indians 4 3 .571 0.5
Red Sox 5 4 .556 0.5
Senators 3 3 .500 1.0
Tigers 4 4 .500 1.0
Browns 2 5 .286 2.5
Athletics 2 6 .250 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 2 .750 --
Dodgers 5 2 .714 0.5
Braves 4 3 .571 1.5
Cubs 5 4 .556 1.5
Phillies 4 5 .444 2.5
Reds 4 6 .400 3.0
Giants 2 5 .286 3.5
Cardinals 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 George Metkovich 3
4 Bob Dillinger 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Wakefield 1
1 Jerry Witte 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Majeski 3
1 Dick Wakefield 3
1 Jerry Witte 3
1 Rudy York 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Taffy Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.67
2 Bob Gillespie 0.50
3 Mel Parnell 0.25
4 Al Gettel 0.14
5 Sam Zoldak 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Bob Gillespie 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Hutchinson 6
2 Bob Gillespie 5
3 Bill Dietrich 4
4 Fritz Dorish 2
4 Mel Parnell 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Frank Papish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .500
2 Frankie Gustine .455
3 Bill Rigney .448
4 Lou Boudreau .440
5 Bobby Doerr .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Miller 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Bill Rigney 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 10
2 Mike McCormick 9
3 Bobby Adams 8
3 Billy Cox 8
3 7 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 2
2 Bobby Adams 1
2 Frank Baumholtz 1
2 Johnny Berardino 1
2 30 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Hal Gregg 0.00
1 Ken Raffensberger 0.00
4 Bob Feller 0.53
4 Johnny Rigney 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 2
1 Don Black 2
1 Ewell Blackwell 2
1 Hank Borowy 2
1 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 14
1 Fred Hutchinson 14
1 Phil Marchildon 14
4 Bob Feller 13
5 Tex Hughson 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Frank Papish 2
3 Tiny Bonham 1
3 Russ Christopher 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Mickey Vernon .346
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Johnny Pesky .333
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 28
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 128
2 Enos Slaughter 127
3 Ted Williams 124
4 Rudy York 121
5 Dixie Walker 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 29
2 George Case 28
3 Bert Haas 21
4 Johnny Hopp 20
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.17
2 Bill Bevens 2.26
3 Hal Newhouser 2.28
4 Spud Chandler 2.30
5 Howie Pollet 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
1 Dave Ferriss 26
3 Hal Newhouser 25
4 Spud Chandler 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 341
2 Hal Newhouser 271
3 Tex Hughson 172
4 Virgil Trucks 161
5 Dizzy Trout 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 9
2 Earl Caldwell 8
2 Hugh Casey 8
4 Tom Ferrick 7
4 Johnny Murphy 7