On This Day

Thursday, May 1, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 4 .600 --
Yankees 7 5 .583 0.0
Indians 5 5 .500 1.0
Tigers 6 6 .500 1.0
Browns 6 6 .500 1.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 1.0
Senators 4 6 .400 2.0
Athletics 4 6 .400 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 3 .750 --
Pirates 8 5 .615 1.5
Braves 7 5 .583 2.0
Cubs 8 6 .571 2.0
Reds 7 8 .467 3.5
Phillies 6 8 .429 4.0
Giants 5 7 .417 4.0
Cardinals 2 10 .167 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Mark Christman 3
2 Jake Early 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 2
2 Ray Coleman 1
2 Joe Grace 1
2 Johnny Mize 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 4
2 Ray Coleman 2
2 Jake Early 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1
1 Al Zarilla 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 0.46
2 Kirby Higbe 0.30
3 Walt Masterson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 6
2 Russ Meyer 4
3 Kirby Higbe 3
3 Bill Lee 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Chandler 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .439
2 Buddy Lewis .429
3 Frankie Gustine .426
4 Bob Dillinger .417
5 Bob Elliott .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Eddie Miller 5
3 Jeff Heath 4
4 Roy Cullenbine 3
4 11 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Dixie Walker 13
3 Augie Galan 12
4 Eddie Miller 11
4 Bill Nicholson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Dave Philley 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.35
2 Warren Spahn 0.50
3 Hank Wyse 0.87
4 Don Johnson 0.95
5 Sid Hudson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
3 Ed Bahr 2
3 Bill Bevens 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Tex Hughson 15
4 Johnny Sain 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Frank Papish 2
2 Fred Sanford 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .351
2 Mickey Vernon .346
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Johnny Pesky .331
5 George Kell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Johnny Mize 29
5 Pat Seerey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 127
2 Enos Slaughter 126
3 Ted Williams 123
4 Dixie Walker 120
5 Rudy York 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
1 Pete Reiser 27
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Bert Haas 19
5 Bobby Adams 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.12
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.19
3 Bill Bevens 2.31
4 Hal Newhouser 2.32
5 Hank Wyse 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Dave Ferriss 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Kirby Higbe 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 329
2 Hal Newhouser 263
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