On This Day

Saturday, May 10, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 7 .588 --
White Sox 11 8 .579 0.0
Senators 7 6 .538 1.0
Indians 8 7 .533 1.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 1.0
Red Sox 10 9 .526 1.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 3.5
Browns 7 13 .350 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 6 .647 --
Cubs 12 7 .632 0.0
Braves 12 7 .632 0.0
Pirates 9 8 .529 2.0
Giants 7 9 .438 3.5
Reds 9 12 .429 4.0
Phillies 9 12 .429 4.0
Cardinals 5 13 .278 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 4
1 Stan Spence 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Billy Hitchcock 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Joe Grace 1
1 Willard Marshall 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 4
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Leon Culberson 2
2 Roy Cullenbine 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Bert Haas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nels Potter 0.75
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.57
3 Fred Hutchinson 0.50
3 Larry Jansen 0.50
5 Spec Shea 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spec Shea 7
2 Nels Potter 6
3 Fred Hutchinson 5
4 Jesse Flores 4
4 Fritz Ostermueller 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Sanford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Rigney .415
2 Dixie Walker .393
3 Luke Appling .373
4 Frankie Gustine .371
5 Tommy Holmes .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Eddie Miller 7
3 Jeff Heath 5
3 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Ted Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 16
1 Dixie Walker 16
3 Bob Elliott 15
3 Earl Torgeson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Bobby Adams 3
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 0.50
2 Warren Spahn 0.79
3 Hank Wyse 0.91
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.98
5 Johnny Rigney 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Fred Hutchinson 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
1 Warren Spahn 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Hal Newhouser 32
3 Ewell Blackwell 26
4 Phil Marchildon 23
5 Fred Hutchinson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Fred Sanford 3
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 Blix Donnelly 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Mickey Vernon .342
3 Ted Williams .326
4 Dixie Walker .325
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Pat Seerey 28
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 124
2 Hank Greenberg 122
3 Dixie Walker 121
4 Rudy York 115
5 Ted Williams 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 27
2 George Case 26
3 Bert Haas 19
3 Johnny Hopp 19
5 Bobby Adams 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.09
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.17
3 Hank Wyse 2.21
4 Jesse Flores 2.22
5 Johnny Sain 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 24
3 Hal Newhouser 23
4 Howie Pollet 20
4 Johnny Sain 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 326
2 Hal Newhouser 273
3 Tex Hughson 157
3 Fred Hutchinson 157
5 Virgil Trucks 153

Saves

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