On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 7 .632 --
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.0
Indians 9 7 .563 1.5
White Sox 11 10 .524 2.0
Senators 8 8 .500 2.5
Yankees 9 10 .474 3.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 4.0
Browns 7 14 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 7 .667 --
Dodgers 12 8 .600 1.5
Braves 13 9 .591 1.5
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 Bobby Brown 3
1 Joe Grace 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Rudy York 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 3
2 Ralph Branca 2
2 Carl Furillo 2
2 Gene Hermanski 2
2 Phil Marchildon 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 2
2 George Binks 1
2 George Case 1
2 Gene Hermanski 1
2 Dixie Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.88
2 Ralph Branca 0.45
3 Phil Marchildon 0.33
4 Spud Chandler 0.31
5 2 tied 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Ralph Branca 5
3 Spud Chandler 4
3 Phil Marchildon 4
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Rigney .389
1 Dixie Walker .389
3 Buddy Lewis .373
4 Bob Elliott .369
5 Bob Dillinger .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 21
2 Bob Elliott 20
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 Binks 3
3 4 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 Phil Marchildon 27
4 Ewell Blackwell 26
5 Ralph Branca 25

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 Hoot Evers .412
2 Bob Elliott .404
3 Emil Verban .400
4 Bill Rigney .389
5 Harry Walker .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Torgeson 6
2 Joe Gordon 5
3 Jeff Heath 4
4 Willard Marshall 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 15
2 Bob Elliott 13
3 Joe Gordon 11
4 Bobby Doerr 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Binks 3
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 0.33
2 Orval Grove 0.50
3 Harry Brecheen 0.53
4 Warren Spahn 0.72
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 18
1 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Bob Feller 17
4 Johnny Sain 16
5 Thornton Lee 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Johnson 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Fred Sanford 2
4 Hugh Casey 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Mickey Vernon .339
3 Ted Williams .329
4 Dixie Walker .328
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 120
4 Rudy York 115
5 Ted Williams 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Pete Reiser 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 Fred Hutchinson 157
4 Tex Hughson 152
5 Virgil Trucks 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 10
2 Hugh Casey 9
3 Earl Caldwell 8
3 Tom Ferrick 8
5 2 tied 6