On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	19	11	.633	--
Red Sox	17	14	.548	2.5
Indians	13	11	.542	3.0
Yankees	15	14	.517	3.5
White Sox	16	17	.485	4.5
Athletics	15	16	.484	4.5
Senators	12	16	.429	6.0
Browns	11	19	.367	8.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 5, Red Sox 0

Senators 5, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	16	12	.571	--
Cubs	17	13	.567	0.0
Braves	17	14	.548	0.5
Dodgers	16	14	.533	1.0
Pirates	13	13	.500	2.0
Phillies	16	17	.485	2.5
Reds	14	18	.438	4.0
Cardinals	11	19	.367	6.0

Games

Phillies 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 3, Giants 2

Reds 6, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Lewis	4
2	Bob Kennedy	3
2	Don Padgett	3
2	Benny Zientara	3
5	17 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3
3	Joe DiMaggio	2
3	George McQuinn	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Ray Mueller	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	1.00
1	Al Jurisich	1.00
3	Marino Pieretti	0.75
4	Warren Spahn	0.57
5	Hank Wyse	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Marino Pieretti	1
1	Freddy Schmidt	1
1	Warren Spahn	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marino Pieretti	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
4	Warren Spahn	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.388
2	George McQuinn	.370
3	Johnny Mize	.360
4	Pat Mullin	.358
5	Bob Dillinger	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	12
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	32
2	Johnny Mize	26
3	Willard Marshall	25
3	Ted Williams	25
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Dave Philley	6
3	Mickey Vernon	5
4	Bobby Adams	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.41
2	Fritz Ostermueller	1.56
3	Cliff Fannin	1.57
4	Thornton Lee	1.89
5	Dizzy Trout	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
4	Ewell Blackwell	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	57
2	Hal Newhouser	51
3	Ewell Blackwell	36
4	Red Munger	33
5	Dizzy Trout	32

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	Johnny Mize	.468
2	Harry Walker	.463
3	Bob Kennedy	.426
4	George McQuinn	.410
5	Stan Spence	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Eddie Lukon	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	17
2	Walker Cooper	16
2	Willard Marshall	16
4	Bob Kennedy	13
5	Charlie Keller	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Bert Haas	3
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	2 others tied	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	Bob Muncrief	3
1	Bob Savage	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	20
1	Red Munger	20
3	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Dizzy Trout	19
5	Bobo Newsom	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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.419
2	Johnny Mize	.410
3	George McQuinn	.382
4	Bob Dillinger	.364
5	Andy Pafko	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	10
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Earl Torgeson	7
2	Ted Williams	7
5	Joe Gordon	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	29
2	Johnny Mize	23
3	Willard Marshall	22
4	Walker Cooper	21
4	Bob Kennedy	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Mickey Vernon	5
4	George Kell	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.61
2	Marino Pieretti	1.04
3	Dizzy Trout	1.38
4	Warren Spahn	1.49
5	Cliff Fannin	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Dizzy Trout	5
4	Bob Feller	4
4	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Hal Newhouser	40
3	Ralph Branca	29
4	Red Munger	28
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Emil Kush	3
2	Fred Sanford	3
2	Ken Trinkle	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.333
2	Stan Musial	.332
3	Mickey Vernon	.332
4	Johnny Hopp	.329
5	George Kell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	44
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Pat Seerey	30
5	Johnny Mize	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	124
2	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Ted Williams	115
3	Rudy York	115
5	Dixie Walker	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	26
2	George Case	24
3	Bert Haas	20
4	Bobby Adams	19
4	Johnny Hopp	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	2.20
2	Dizzy Trout	2.24
3	Bob Feller	2.26
4	Hal Newhouser	2.36
5	Hank Wyse	2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	312
2	Hal Newhouser	276
3	Tex Hughson	151
4	Dizzy Trout	150
5	Fred Hutchinson	149

Saves

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