On This Day

Sunday, April 20, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 4 1 .800 -0.5
Yankees 4 2 .667 --
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.0
Senators 2 3 .400 1.5
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Athletics 1 5 .167 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Phillies 4 2 .667 1.0
Dodgers 2 2 .500 2.0
Reds 3 4 .429 2.5
Giants 2 3 .400 2.5
Cubs 2 3 .400 2.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.5
Cardinals 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Gustine 5
2 George Binks 4
2 Bobby Brown 4
2 Augie Galan 4
2 Barney McCosky 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Miller 2
1 Bill Nicholson 2
3 Bobby Adams 1
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Bobby Adams 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Eddie Miller 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Ron Northey 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.73
2 Walt Masterson 0.60
3 Phil Marchildon 0.57
4 Rip Sewell 0.43
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 8
1 Phil Marchildon 8
3 Don Johnson 3
3 Walt Masterson 3
3 Rip Sewell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .500
2 Frankie Gustine .478
3 Dom DiMaggio .444
3 Willard Marshall .444
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Miller 4
2 Bill Rigney 3
2 Bobby Thomson 3
4 Bob Elliott 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 9
2 Bill Nicholson 8
2 Bill Rigney 8
2 Jim Tabor 8
5 4 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 George Case 1
1 20 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 Ken Raffensberger 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 2
1 Fritz Dorish 2
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
1 Rip Sewell 2
5 31 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 14
1 Phil Marchildon 14
3 Bill Voiselle 10
4 Bob Chipman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
2 Tiny Bonham 1
2 Frank Papish 1
2 Johnny Schmitz 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Mickey Vernon .348
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Johnny Pesky .331
5 George Kell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 27
5 Joe DiMaggio 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 129
2 Enos Slaughter 128
3 Ted Williams 127
4 Dixie Walker 121
5 Rudy York 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 31
2 George Case 28
3 Bert Haas 22
4 Johnny Hopp 21
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.09
2 Bill Bevens 2.16
3 Schoolboy Rowe 2.16
4 Bob Feller 2.21
5 Spud Chandler 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 26
1 Hal Newhouser 26
3 Bob Feller 25
4 Spud Chandler 20
4 Howie Pollet 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 341
2 Hal Newhouser 272
3 Tex Hughson 174
4 Virgil Trucks 160
5 Dizzy Trout 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 9
2 Earl Caldwell 8
3 Hugh Casey 7
3 Johnny Murphy 7
5 2 tied 6