On This Day

Sunday, May 11, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 7 .632 --
Indians 9 7 .563 1.5
Red Sox 11 9 .550 1.5
Senators 8 7 .533 2.0
White Sox 11 10 .524 2.0
Yankees 9 9 .500 2.5
Athletics 8 12 .400 4.5
Browns 7 14 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 7 .667 --
Braves 13 8 .619 1.0
Dodgers 11 8 .579 2.0
Pirates 9 9 .500 3.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 4.0
Giants 8 10 .444 4.5
Reds 9 14 .391 6.0
Cardinals 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Mullin 6
2 Bob Elliott 5
3 Eddie Basinski 4
3 Eddie Joost 4
3 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 2
1 Gene Hermanski 2
1 Eddie Joost 2
4 Bob Dillinger 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 5
2 Del Ennis 4
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Bob Scheffing 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Kell 1
1 Jack Lohrke 1
1 Lennie Merullo 1
1 Bob Swift 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Ayers 1.00
1 Dizzy Trout 1.00
1 Virgil Trucks 1.00
4 Monty Kennedy 0.67
5 Walt Masterson 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 7
2 Bill Ayers 6
2 Red Embree 6
2 Monty Kennedy 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Earl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .397
2 Bill Rigney .389
3 Bob Elliott .383
4 Buddy Lewis .382
5 Tommy Holmes .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Eddie Miller 7
3 Joe Gordon 6
3 Earl Torgeson 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 20
2 Earl Torgeson 18
3 Johnny Mize 17
3 Dixie Walker 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Bobby Adams 3
3 George Kell 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.79
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.98
3 Johnny Rigney 1.06
4 Hank Wyse 1.51
5 Bob Feller 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Schoolboy Rowe 5
3 Bob Feller 4
3 Fred Hutchinson 4
3 Warren Spahn 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Hal Newhouser 32
3 Ewell Blackwell 26
4 Phil Marchildon 23
5 Dutch Leonard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Fred Sanford 3
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 Blix Donnelly 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Emil Verban .413
2 Hoot Evers .412
3 Bob Elliott .392
4 Bill Rigney .385
5 Bob Dillinger .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Jeff Heath 4
3 Johnny Mize 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 15
2 Earl Torgeson 13
3 Vern Stephens 12
4 Joe Gordon 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 0.33
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.43
3 Orval Grove 0.50
4 Harry Brecheen 0.53
5 Warren Spahn 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 4
2 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
2 Ken Trinkle 3
2 Dizzy Trout 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Bob Feller 17
3 Cliff Fannin 16
3 Johnny Sain 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Sanford 3
2 Blix Donnelly 2
2 Earl Johnson 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Mickey Vernon .342
3 Ted Williams .330
4 Dixie Walker .329
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 125
2 Hank Greenberg 123
3 Dixie Walker 122
4 Rudy York 114
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 Jesse Flores 2.22
3 Schoolboy Rowe 2.27
4 Hank Wyse 2.27
5 Dizzy Trout 2.28

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
3 Virgil Trucks 157

Saves

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