Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, May 8, 1947

On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	9	6	.600	--
White Sox	10	7	.588	0.0
Red Sox	10	8	.556	0.5
Indians	7	6	.538	1.0
Senators	6	6	.500	1.5
Yankees	8	8	.500	1.5
Athletics	7	10	.412	3.0
Browns	6	12	.333	4.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	10	5	.667	--
Cubs	11	6	.647	0.0
Braves	11	6	.647	0.0
Pirates	8	8	.500	2.5
Giants	6	8	.429	3.5
Reds	8	11	.421	4.0
Phillies	8	11	.421	4.0
Cardinals	5	12	.294	6.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1

Braves 12, Pirates 5

Giants 7, Reds 4

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Cubs 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	5
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Eddie Waitkus	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Lamanno	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	Bobby Thomson	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	4
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Andy Pafko	3
2	Bobby Thomson	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Binks	2
2	Floyd Baker	1
2	Nanny Fernandez	1
2	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Bob Muncrief	0.46
3	Johnny Beazley	0.41
4	Dave Ferriss	0.40
4	Johnny Rigney	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Beazley	7
2	Bob Muncrief	6
3	Harry Brecheen	4
3	Phil Marchildon	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Emil Kush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.404
2	Bill Rigney	.404
3	George Binks	.383
4	Frankie Gustine	.379
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Eddie Miller	6
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	15
2	Bob Elliott	14
2	Earl Torgeson	14
2	Ted Williams	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Taffy Wright	4
3	Dave Philley	3
3	Mickey Vernon	3
5	15 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.36
2	Thornton Lee	0.50
3	Hank Wyse	0.91
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.98
5	Johnny Rigney	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Sid Hudson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Ewell Blackwell	25
3	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Phil Marchildon	23
5	Johnny Sain	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Blix Donnelly	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Mickey Vernon	.342
3	Ted Williams	.330
4	George Kell	.326
5	Dixie Walker	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	31
4	Pat Seerey	28
5	Johnny Mize	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	125
2	Hank Greenberg	122
3	Dixie Walker	119
4	Rudy York	117
5	Ted Williams	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
1	Pete Reiser	27
3	Johnny Hopp	20
4	Bert Haas	18
5	Bobby Adams	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.08
2	Schoolboy Rowe	2.17
3	Johnny Sain	2.25
4	Jesse Flores	2.26
5	Hank Wyse	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Dave Ferriss	24
2	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Howie Pollet	20
4	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	331
2	Hal Newhouser	268
3	Tex Hughson	157
4	Virgil Trucks	153
5	Fred Hutchinson	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
1	Bob Klinger	9
3	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Tom Ferrick	8
5	2 tied	6