On This Day

Tuesday, May 13, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	13	7	.650	--
Red Sox	13	9	.591	1.0
Indians	9	8	.529	2.5
Yankees	10	10	.500	3.0
White Sox	11	11	.500	3.0
Senators	8	9	.471	3.5
Athletics	10	12	.455	4.0
Browns	7	15	.318	7.0

Games

Red Sox 19, White Sox 6

Yankees 9, Browns 1

Athletics 7, Indians 6

Tigers 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	14	8	.636	--
Braves	14	9	.609	0.5
Dodgers	12	9	.571	1.5
Pirates	9	9	.500	3.0
Phillies	11	12	.478	3.5
Giants	9	10	.474	3.5
Reds	10	14	.417	5.0
Cardinals	6	14	.300	7.0

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 4

Reds 7, Dodgers 5

Giants 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Buddy Kerr	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	2
1	Ted Williams	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	5
2	Eddie Pellagrini	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Charlie Keller	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.89
2	Dave Koslo	0.57
2	Allie Reynolds	0.57
4	Bob Feller	0.50
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Bob Savage	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Bob Feller	7
3	Rex Barney	6
4	Dave Koslo	4
4	Allie Reynolds	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.371
2	Dixie Walker	.368
3	Bill Rigney	.364
4	Bob Dillinger	.363
5	Luke Appling	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Earl Torgeson	8
3	Eddie Miller	7
3	Ted Williams	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	26
2	Bob Elliott	20
3	Bobby Doerr	18
4	Johnny Mize	17
4	Dixie Walker	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Taffy Wright	4
3	Bobby Adams	3
3	George Binks	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.37
2	Hank Wyse	1.51
3	Harry Brecheen	1.59
3	Orval Grove	1.59
5	Dizzy Trout	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Hal Newhouser	40
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	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Emil Verban	.400
2	Bob Elliott	.388
3	Bob Dillinger	.385
4	Harry Walker	.378
5	Luke Appling	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Torgeson	7
2	Joe Gordon	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
3	Ted Williams	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	20
2	Bob Elliott	13
3	Bobby Doerr	12
3	Bob Scheffing	12
3	Pat Seerey	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
2	George Binks	3
2	George Kell	3
2	Eddie Lake	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orval Grove	0.50
1	Dizzy Trout	0.50
3	Harry Brecheen	0.53
4	Jesse Flores	1.20
5	Bob Savage	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Ken Trinkle	3
4	Harry Brecheen	2
4	17 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Ralph Branca	18
4	Johnny Sain	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	Earl Johnson	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Fred Sanford	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.346
2	Mickey Vernon	.337
3	Ted Williams	.331
4	Dixie Walker	.323
5	George Kell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	44
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Pat Seerey	30
5	Johnny Mize	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	124
2	Hank Greenberg	121
3	Dixie Walker	117
4	Rudy York	116
5	Ted Williams	114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.20
2	Jesse Flores	2.22
3	Harry Brecheen	2.26
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.27
5	Hank Wyse	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Dave Ferriss	24
2	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Howie Pollet	20
4	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	321
2	Hal Newhouser	281
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	4 tied	6