On This Day

Monday, April 28, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 4 .636 --
White Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Indians 5 4 .556 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 1.5
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.5
Red Sox 5 5 .500 1.5
Browns 4 6 .400 2.5
Athletics 3 6 .333 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.0
Pirates 6 5 .545 2.0
Reds 7 6 .538 2.0
Braves 5 5 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 6 .500 2.5
Giants 2 7 .222 5.0
Cardinals 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 2
1 Dizzy Trout 2
1 Dick Wakefield 2
4 Lou Boudreau 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dizzy Trout 2
2 George Kell 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.50
2 Red Embree 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 4
2 Red Embree 1
2 Les Willis 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .433
2 Pete Reiser .429
3 Frankie Gustine .400
4 Bill Rigney .389
5 Phil Masi .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Eddie Miller 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 12
2 Eddie Miller 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Mike McCormick 9
4 4 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Bobby Adams 2
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Wally Judnich 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
2 Bob Feller 0.35
3 Johnny Rigney 0.53
4 Hank Wyse 0.57
5 Walt Masterson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Bill Bevens 2
2 Don Black 2
2 Ewell Blackwell 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 20
1 Bob Feller 20
3 Fred Hutchinson 14
3 Phil Marchildon 14
3 Hal Newhouser 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Frank Papish 2
3 Tiny Bonham 1
3 Russ Christopher 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Mickey Vernon .342
4 Johnny Pesky .327
5 Dixie Walker .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 126
1 Enos Slaughter 126
3 Ted Williams 122
4 Rudy York 120
5 Dixie Walker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
1 Pete Reiser 28
3 Bert Haas 21
4 Johnny Hopp 20
5 Bobby Adams 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.07
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.19
3 Hal Newhouser 2.23
4 Bill Bevens 2.26
5 Howie Pollet 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Tex Hughson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 340
2 Hal Newhouser 267
3 Tex Hughson 172
4 Virgil Trucks 158
5 Fred Hutchinson 153

Saves

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