On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 5 .615 --
Indians 7 5 .583 0.5
Tigers 8 6 .571 0.5
Yankees 8 7 .533 1.0
Browns 6 7 .462 2.0
Senators 5 6 .455 2.0
Red Sox 6 8 .429 2.5
Athletics 4 8 .333 3.5

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 Floyd Baker 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Hoot Evers 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 2
2 Jake Early 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 Sam Mele 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 5
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Bob Kennedy 3
4 Paul Lehner 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.75
2 Bill Bevens 0.40
3 Red Embree 0.36
3 Bob Savage 0.36
5 Dizzy Trout 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Embree 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 9
2 Bill Bevens 4
2 Red Embree 4
2 Bob Savage 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .439
2 Frankie Gustine .426
3 Bob Dillinger .415
4 Buddy Lewis .410
5 Bob Elliott .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Eddie Miller 5
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Jeff Heath 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Dixie Walker 13
3 Augie Galan 12
4 Joe Gordon 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Dave Philley 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.26
2 Thornton Lee 0.50
2 Warren Spahn 0.50
4 Hank Wyse 0.87
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 27 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 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .351
2 Mickey Vernon .347
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Johnny Pesky .330
5 Dixie Walker .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Johnny Mize 29
4 Pat Seerey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 127
2 Enos Slaughter 126
3 Ted Williams 121
4 Dixie Walker 120
5 Rudy York 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
1 Pete Reiser 27
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Bert Haas 19
5 2 tied 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 Dizzy Trout 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 160
4 Virgil Trucks 156
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