On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 7 .667 --
Red Sox 14 9 .609 1.0
Indians 9 8 .529 3.0
Yankees 10 10 .500 3.5
White Sox 11 12 .478 4.0
Athletics 10 12 .455 4.5
Senators 8 10 .444 4.5
Browns 7 15 .318 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 8 .636 --
Braves 14 9 .609 0.5
Dodgers 12 10 .545 2.0
Pirates 9 9 .500 3.0
Giants 10 10 .500 3.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 3.5
Reds 11 14 .440 4.5
Cardinals 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Haas 3
1 Johnny Mize 3
3 Walker Cooper 2
3 Leon Culberson 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Northey 1
1 Tommy Tatum 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Northey 3
2 Willard Marshall 2
3 Buddy Blattner 1
3 Walker Cooper 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Tatum 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Dobson 0.45
2 Ewell Blackwell 0.38
2 Fred Hutchinson 0.38
4 Mickey Haefner 0.21
5 Murry Dickson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Larry Jansen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 5
2 Ewell Blackwell 3
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .367
2 Bill Rigney .366
3 Bob Dillinger .363
4 Bob Elliott .360
5 Luke Appling .353

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
3 Willard Marshall 18
5 3 tied 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
4 Dizzy Trout 1.64
5 2 tied 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Hutchinson 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Schoolboy Rowe 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
5 2 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Hal Newhouser 40
3 Ewell Blackwell 29
4 Phil Marchildon 27
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 .417
2 Johnny Mize .412
3 Bob Dillinger .385
4 Harry Walker .378
5 Bill Rigney .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 20
2 Willard Marshall 13
3 Bob Elliott 12
3 Bob Scheffing 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 George Binks 3
2 George Kell 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Savage 0.47
2 Dizzy Trout 0.50
3 Harry Brecheen 0.53
4 Virgil Trucks 0.60
5 Jesse Flores 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Earl Johnson 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Fred Sanford 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Mickey Vernon .338
3 Ted Williams .330
4 Dixie Walker .321
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 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 124
2 Hank Greenberg 121
3 Dixie Walker 116
3 Rudy York 116
5 Ted Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 25
2 George Case 24
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 Hal Newhouser 2.23
4 Harry Brecheen 2.26
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Dave Ferriss 24
3 Hal Newhouser 23
4 Howie Pollet 20
4 Johnny Sain 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 321
2 Hal Newhouser 274
3 Fred Hutchinson 159
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