On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 5 .615 --
White Sox 6 5 .545 1.0
Indians 6 5 .545 1.0
Tigers 7 6 .538 1.0
Browns 6 6 .500 1.5
Red Sox 6 7 .462 2.0
Senators 4 6 .400 2.5
Athletics 4 7 .364 3.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Pat Mullin 3
3 George Binks 2
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Mullin 2
2 Joe Gordon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 2
1 Pat Mullin 2
3 Luke Appling 1
3 George Binks 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Hutchinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.43
2 Spec Shea 0.55
3 Dave Ferriss 0.40
4 Dick Fowler 0.22
5 Fred Hutchinson 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Spec Shea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Spec Shea 6
3 Dave Ferriss 4
4 Earl Harrist 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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
3 Pat Mullin 4
5 12 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 0.26
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 Bob Feller 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Ewell Blackwell 22
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Fred Hutchinson 16
5 2 tied 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 .340
4 Johnny Pesky .332
5 George Kell .323

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 122
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 2.07
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 27
2 Dave Ferriss 24
2 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Kirby Higbe 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 339
2 Hal Newhouser 263
3 Tex Hughson 165
4 Virgil Trucks 160
5 Fred Hutchinson 155

Saves

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