On This Day

Tuesday, April 29, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 4 .636 --
White Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Tigers 6 5 .545 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 1.5
Indians 5 5 .500 1.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 2.0
Athletics 4 6 .400 2.5
Browns 4 6 .400 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 2 .800 --
Pirates 7 5 .583 2.0
Cubs 7 5 .583 2.0
Braves 6 5 .545 2.5
Reds 7 7 .500 3.0
Phillies 6 7 .462 3.5
Giants 3 7 .300 5.0
Cardinals 2 8 .200 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Eddie Lake 3
1 Andy Pafko 3
4 George Binks 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 4
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
2 Bobby Thomson 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Dick Wakefield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Beggs 0.50
2 Bob Savage 0.44
3 Joe Hatten 0.40
4 Monty Kennedy 0.36
5 Don Black 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Bahr 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Black 5
2 Joe Hatten 4
2 Monty Kennedy 4
2 Bob Savage 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Hal White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .441
2 Pete Reiser .400
3 Frankie Gustine .388
4 Bob Elliott .366
4 Bill Rigney .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Eddie Miller 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 12
1 Johnny Mize 12
1 Dixie Walker 12
4 Eddie Miller 11
5 Charlie Keller 10

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 Warren Spahn 0.50
4 Johnny Rigney 0.53
5 Walt Masterson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Ed Bahr 2
2 Bill Bevens 2
2 Don Black 2
2 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 20
1 Bob Feller 20
3 Tex Hughson 15
4 Fred Hutchinson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Frank Papish 2
4 Tiny Bonham 1
4 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .351
2 Mickey Vernon .344
3 Ted Williams .337
4 Johnny Pesky .328
5 George Kell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Johnny Mize 28
4 Pat Seerey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 127
2 Enos Slaughter 125
3 Ted Williams 122
4 Dixie Walker 119
4 Rudy York 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Pete Reiser 27
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Bert Haas 19
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 Hank Wyse 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Howie Pollet 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 340
2 Hal Newhouser 267
3 Tex Hughson 165
4 Virgil Trucks 160
5 Fred Hutchinson 153

Saves

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