On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	18	11	.621	--
Red Sox	17	13	.567	1.5
Indians	13	11	.542	2.5
Yankees	14	14	.500	3.5
Athletics	15	15	.500	3.5
White Sox	16	16	.500	3.5
Senators	11	16	.407	6.0
Browns	11	19	.367	7.5

Games

Browns 5, Indians 3

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Yankees 9, Red Sox 0

Athletics 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	16	11	.593	--
Cubs	17	12	.586	0.0
Dodgers	16	13	.552	1.0
Braves	16	14	.533	1.5
Pirates	13	13	.500	2.5
Phillies	15	17	.469	3.5
Reds	13	18	.419	5.0
Cardinals	11	19	.367	6.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 4

Giants 8, Braves 1

Cardinals 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Dillinger	4
2	George Metkovich	3
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	24 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	4
2	Chet Laabs	3
2	Elmer Valo	3
4	Walker Cooper	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Hoot Evers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	0.71
2	Allie Reynolds	0.67
3	Bob Feller	0.64
4	Ellis Kinder	0.57
4	Phil Marchildon	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Red Munger	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.404
2	Pat Mullin	.363
3	George McQuinn	.360
4	Johnny Mize	.354
5	Bob Dillinger	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	11
2	Ted Williams	10
3	Charlie Keller	9
4	Eddie Miller	8
4	Earl Torgeson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	30
2	Willard Marshall	25
2	Ted Williams	25
4	Johnny Mize	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Dave Philley	6
3	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	Thornton Lee	1.89
5	Dizzy Trout	1.97

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	57
2	Hal Newhouser	51
3	Ewell Blackwell	36
4	Red Munger	33
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.481
2	Stan Spence	.464
3	Johnny Mize	.457
4	Eddie Miller	.421
5	Andy Pafko	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Eddie Lukon	4
3	Willard Marshall	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	17
2	Walker Cooper	16
2	Earl Torgeson	16
4	Bob Kennedy	13
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Eddie Lake	3
1	Dave Philley	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	Bob Muncrief	0.79
5	Dave Koslo	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Red Munger	20
4	Johnny Schmitz	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ken Trinkle	3
3	Steve Gromek	2
3	Andy Karl	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.333
1	Ted Williams	.333
3	Mickey Vernon	.332
4	Johnny Hopp	.330
5	George Kell	.318

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	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Enos Slaughter	117
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	Bobby Adams	19
3	Bert Haas	19
3	Johnny Hopp	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	2.20
2	Bob Feller	2.26
3	Dizzy Trout	2.26
4	Hank Wyse	2.33
5	Hal Newhouser	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Tex Hughson	19
4	Howie Pollet	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	312
2	Hal Newhouser	276
3	Tex Hughson	151
4	Fred Hutchinson	149
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Bob Klinger	10
3	Tom Ferrick	9
4	Earl Caldwell	8
5	Steve Gromek	7