On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 10 .630 --
Red Sox 17 12 .586 1.0
Indians 13 10 .565 2.0
White Sox 16 14 .533 2.5
Athletics 13 15 .464 4.5
Yankees 12 14 .462 4.5
Senators 10 15 .400 6.0
Browns 10 18 .357 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 11 .577 --
Cubs 16 12 .571 0.0
Braves 16 13 .552 0.5
Pirates 13 11 .542 1.0
Dodgers 14 13 .519 1.5
Phillies 15 15 .500 2.0
Reds 13 18 .419 4.5
Cardinals 9 18 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Harry Walker 4
3 George Case 3
3 Eddie Lake 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 4
2 Wally Judnich 3
2 Al Zarilla 3
4 George Dickey 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Philley 2
2 George Dickey 1
2 George Kell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Dobson 0.75
2 Bob Muncrief 0.67
3 Don Black 0.44
4 Freddy Schmidt 0.43
5 Eddie Erautt 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Black 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 9
2 Don Black 4
2 Bob Muncrief 4
4 Bill Bevens 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Frank Papish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .400
2 George McQuinn .366
3 Pat Mullin .362
4 Johnny Mize .359
5 Bob Dillinger .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
1 Ted Williams 10
3 Charlie Keller 8
3 Eddie Miller 8
3 Earl Torgeson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 30
2 Willard Marshall 25
2 Ted Williams 25
4 Bob Elliott 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Dave Philley 5
2 Mickey Vernon 5
4 Bobby Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.30
2 Fritz Ostermueller 1.56
3 Cliff Fannin 1.57
4 Harry Brecheen 1.67
5 Thornton Lee 1.89

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 31
5 Ralph Branca 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 6
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 Frank Papish 3
2 Fred Sanford 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .474
2 Johnny Mize .447
3 George McQuinn .406
4 Eddie Miller .378
5 Ted Williams .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Earl Torgeson 6
3 Charlie Keller 4
3 Eddie Lukon 4
3 Willard Marshall 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 21
2 Willard Marshall 20
3 Walker Cooper 16
4 Ted Williams 15
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Binks 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Eddie Lake 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Tommy Tatum 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.00
2 Al Brazle 0.54
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.67
4 Hugh Casey 0.73
5 Hal Newhouser 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Bob Savage 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Red Munger 20
2 Johnny Schmitz 20
4 Bob Feller 19
5 Ralph Branca 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 3
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Steve Gromek 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .333
2 Ted Williams .333
3 Johnny Hopp .330
4 Mickey Vernon .327
5 George Kell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 41
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 30
5 Johnny Mize 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 128
2 Enos Slaughter 119
3 Ted Williams 118
4 Dixie Walker 116
5 Rudy York 115

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 Jesse Flores 2.20
2 Bob Feller 2.25
3 Dizzy Trout 2.26
4 Hal Newhouser 2.27
5 Hank Wyse 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Kirby Higbe 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 313
2 Hal Newhouser 275
3 Tex Hughson 152
4 Fred Hutchinson 150
5 2 tied 146

Saves

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