On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 15 7 .682 --
Red Sox 14 10 .583 2.0
Indians 10 8 .556 3.0
White Sox 12 12 .500 4.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 4.5
Athletics 10 13 .435 5.5
Senators 8 11 .421 5.5
Browns 8 15 .348 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 9 .609 --
Braves 14 10 .583 0.5
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.0
Giants 11 10 .524 2.0
Dodgers 12 11 .522 2.0
Reds 12 14 .462 3.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 3.5
Cardinals 7 15 .318 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Handley 4
1 Bob Kennedy 4
1 Hal Peck 4
4 Buddy Blattner 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 2
1 Eddie Lukon 2
3 Billy Cox 1
3 Del Ennis 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 4
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Bob Kennedy 4
1 Ralph Kiner 4
1 Eddie Lukon 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Muncrief 0.44
2 Vic Lombardi 0.40
3 Jesse Flores 0.33
3 Bryan Stephens 0.33
5 Dizzy Trout 0.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Bahr 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Eddie Erautt 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Jurisich 7
2 Dizzy Trout 6
3 Russ Christopher 4
3 Joe Haynes 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Mullin .444
2 Bob Dillinger .365
3 George McQuinn .358
4 Dixie Walker .358
5 Lou Boudreau .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Earl Torgeson 8
3 Eddie Miller 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 26
2 Bob Elliott 20
3 Willard Marshall 19
4 Bobby Doerr 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Mickey Vernon 4
2 Taffy Wright 4
4 Bobby Adams 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.37
2 Hank Wyse 1.51
3 Dizzy Trout 1.57
4 Harry Brecheen 1.67
5 Rip Sewell 1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Hal Newhouser 40
3 Ewell Blackwell 29
4 Phil Marchildon 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Fred Sanford 3
3 Tiny Bonham 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Mullin .500
2 Harry Walker .425
3 Johnny Mize .400
4 Lou Boudreau .379
5 Emil Verban .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Torgeson 6
2 Joe Gordon 5
3 Pat Mullin 4
3 Ron Northey 4
3 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 17
2 Willard Marshall 14
3 Pat Seerey 13
4 Bob Kennedy 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
2 George Binks 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
4 Floyd Baker 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Savage 0.47
2 Virgil Trucks 0.60
3 Dizzy Trout 0.86
4 Harry Brecheen 1.04
5 2 tied 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Hal Newhouser 21
3 Thornton Lee 15
4 Dizzy Trout 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Earl Johnson 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Ken Trinkle 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .341
2 Stan Musial .340
3 Ted Williams .331
4 George Kell .320
5 Dixie Walker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Pat Seerey 30
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 125
2 Hank Greenberg 121
3 Ted Williams 115
3 Rudy York 115
5 Dixie Walker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 25
2 George Case 24
3 Bert Haas 19
3 Johnny Hopp 19
5 Bobby Adams 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.20
2 Jesse Flores 2.22
3 Hal Newhouser 2.23
4 Harry Brecheen 2.25
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Dave Ferriss 23
2 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