On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 13 .629 --
Yankees 19 15 .559 2.5
Red Sox 19 17 .528 3.5
Indians 14 13 .519 4.0
White Sox 18 20 .474 5.5
Athletics 16 19 .457 6.0
Senators 14 18 .438 6.5
Browns 13 20 .394 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 14 .563 --
Cubs 19 15 .559 0.0
Dodgers 19 15 .559 0.0
Braves 18 16 .529 1.0
Pirates 16 15 .516 1.5
Phillies 17 19 .472 3.0
Reds 15 21 .417 5.0
Cardinals 14 21 .400 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Billy Johnson 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Bob Dillinger 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 Billy Johnson 1
1 Dick Wakefield 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 3
2 Mark Christman 2
2 Gene Hermanski 2
2 Willard Marshall 2
2 Pete Reiser 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Rigney 2
2 Pete Reiser 1
2 Elmer Valo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ellis Kinder 1.00
2 Red Embree 0.67
3 Clint Hartung 0.22
4 Orval Grove 0.21
5 Spec Shea 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Spec Shea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 8
2 Red Embree 4
3 Orval Grove 3
4 Fritz Dorish 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .377
2 George McQuinn .376
3 Johnny Mize .360
4 Pat Mullin .350
5 Bob Dillinger .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 13
2 Ted Williams 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Eddie Miller 9
4 Earl Torgeson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 36
2 Willard Marshall 30
3 Ted Williams 28
4 Charlie Keller 27
4 Johnny Mize 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 7
2 Bert Haas 6
2 Dave Philley 6
4 Earl Torgeson 5
4 Mickey Vernon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Fannin 1.25
2 Warren Spahn 1.39
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.44
4 Harry Brecheen 1.89
5 Red Embree 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 64
2 Bob Feller 60
3 Ewell Blackwell 42
4 Ralph Branca 41
5 Red Munger 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 7
2 Tom Ferrick 4
2 Ken Trinkle 4
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .446
2 George McQuinn .419
2 Johnny Mize .419
4 Enos Slaughter .412
5 Bob Kennedy .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Ted Williams 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 16
3 Walker Cooper 13
3 Charlie Keller 13
5 Willard Marshall 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 5
2 Bill Rigney 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Tommy Tatum 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Fannin 0.00
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.50
3 Ray Scarborough 0.71
4 Bob Muncrief 0.79
5 Harry Taylor 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Hartung 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Bob Muncrief 3
2 Spec Shea 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Red Munger 18
3 Ralph Branca 16
3 Bob Feller 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Steve Gromek 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .419
2 George McQuinn .411
3 Johnny Mize .407
4 Joe DiMaggio .366
5 Bob Elliott .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Torgeson 8
1 Ted Williams 8
3 Charlie Keller 7
3 Johnny Mize 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 30
2 Willard Marshall 25
3 Joe DiMaggio 21
3 Bob Kennedy 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
1 Bert Haas 6
3 Mickey Vernon 5
4 George Kell 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.33
2 Cliff Fannin 0.79
3 Marino Pieretti 1.04
4 Warren Spahn 1.46
5 Harry Taylor 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Spec Shea 5
3 Ewell Blackwell 4
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 50
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Ralph Branca 34
4 Red Munger 32
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
1 Ken Trinkle 4
3 Tom Ferrick 3
4 Russ Christopher 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .334
2 Johnny Hopp .330
3 Ted Williams .330
4 Mickey Vernon .327
5 George Kell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Ted Williams 41
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 125
2 Enos Slaughter 121
3 Rudy York 118
4 Dixie Walker 117
5 Ted Williams 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 25
2 George Case 24
3 Bert Haas 23
4 Johnny Hopp 19
5 Bobby Adams 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.15
2 Harry Brecheen 2.26
3 Dizzy Trout 2.30
4 Spud Chandler 2.33
5 Hal Newhouser 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 310
2 Hal Newhouser 283
3 Dizzy Trout 146
4 Tex Hughson 145
4 Fred Hutchinson 145

Saves

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