Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 18, 1947

On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	16	8	.667	--
Red Sox	15	11	.577	2.0
Indians	11	10	.524	3.5
Yankees	12	12	.500	4.0
White Sox	14	14	.500	4.0
Athletics	13	14	.481	4.5
Senators	10	13	.435	5.5
Browns	9	18	.333	8.5

Games

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Athletics 4, Browns 3

Athletics 5, Browns 2

White Sox 4, Senators 2

White Sox 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	16	12	.571	--
Giants	14	11	.560	0.5
Cubs	14	12	.538	1.0
Dodgers	14	12	.538	1.0
Phillies	15	13	.536	1.0
Pirates	12	11	.522	1.5
Reds	13	17	.433	4.0
Cardinals	8	18	.308	7.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Braves 3, Reds 1

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Giants 11, Pirates 6

Phillies 6, Cardinals 3

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Reds 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Howie Schultz	6
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Willard Marshall	5
2	Harry Walker	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Frankie Gustine	5
2	Willard Marshall	5
5	Walker Cooper	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Tatum	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Ray Coleman	1
2	Ferris Fain	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	0.75
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.64
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.64
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.56
5	Bob Feller	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Schmitz	9
2	Ewell Blackwell	7
3	Bob Feller	6
4	Al Brazle	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Ayers	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Pete Gebrian	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.390
2	George McQuinn	.360
3	Bob Dillinger	.360
4	Frankie Gustine	.351
5	Luke Appling	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	10
2	Eddie Miller	8
2	Earl Torgeson	8
2	Ted Williams	8
5	Joe Gordon	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	29
2	Willard Marshall	25
3	Bob Elliott	22
4	Bobby Doerr	21
4	Ted Williams	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.30
2	Fritz Ostermueller	1.56
3	Dizzy Trout	1.57
4	Cliff Fannin	1.57
5	Harry Brecheen	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Ewell Blackwell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
1	Hal Newhouser	50
3	Ewell Blackwell	36
4	Johnny Schmitz	30
5	Ralph Branca	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	6
2	Fred Sanford	3
2	Ken Trinkle	3
4	Tiny Bonham	2
4	11 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.474
2	Pat Mullin	.419
3	Johnny Mize	.405
4	Eddie Miller	.388
5	Emil Verban	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Ted Williams	5
3	Eddie Lukon	4
3	Willard Marshall	4
3	Ron Northey	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	20
1	Earl Torgeson	20
3	Bobby Doerr	14
4	Walker Cooper	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Binks	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	Tommy Tatum	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.00
2	Al Brazle	0.50
2	Walt Masterson	0.50
4	Hugh Casey	0.73
5	Andy Karl	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Ewell Blackwell	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Johnny Schmitz	19
4	Ralph Branca	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Trinkle	3
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Earl Johnson	2
2	Andy Karl	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Mickey Vernon	.336
3	Ted Williams	.333
4	Johnny Hopp	.330
5	Johnny Pesky	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	46
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Charlie Keller	30
3	Pat Seerey	30
5	Johnny Mize	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	128
2	Enos Slaughter	122
3	Ted Williams	118
3	Rudy York	118
5	Dixie Walker	114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.20
2	Jesse Flores	2.20
3	Harry Brecheen	2.25
4	Bob Feller	2.25
5	Dizzy Trout	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Hal Newhouser	24
3	Dave Ferriss	23
4	Kirby Higbe	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	313
2	Hal Newhouser	284
3	Fred Hutchinson	159
4	Dizzy Trout	149
5	Tex Hughson	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	11
2	Bob Klinger	10
3	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Tom Ferrick	8
5	Andy Karl	7