On This Day

Tuesday, April 22, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
Red Sox 4 2 .667 0.5
Indians 2 2 .500 1.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.0
Senators 2 3 .400 2.0
Browns 1 3 .250 2.5
Athletics 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Dodgers 3 2 .600 1.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.5
Reds 4 5 .444 2.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.5
Giants 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 Frank Baumholtz 2
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Bruce Edwards 2
1 Augie Galan 2
1 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Sam Mele 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
4 Dom Dallessandro 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 5.00
2 Hal Gregg 1.33
3 Joe Dobson 0.50
4 Bill Bevens 0.36
5 Dutch Leonard 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Bill Bevens 4
2 Hal Gregg 4
2 Dutch Leonard 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .500
2 Frankie Gustine .478
3 Pete Reiser .462
4 Willard Marshall .444
4 Jackie Robinson .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Miller 5
2 Bill Rigney 3
2 Bobby Thomson 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 10
2 Bobby Adams 8
2 Charlie Keller 8
2 Eddie Miller 8
2 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 George Case 1
1 23 others tied 1

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 2
1 Ewell Blackwell 2
1 Fritz Dorish 2
1 Hal Gregg 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 14
1 Phil Marchildon 14
3 Bob Feller 13
4 Hal Newhouser 11
5 3 tied 10

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 .358
2 Mickey Vernon .347
3 Ted Williams .343
4 Johnny Pesky .334
5 George Kell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 27
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 128
2 Enos Slaughter 127
3 Ted Williams 125
4 Rudy York 121
5 Dixie Walker 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 30
2 George Case 28
3 Bert Haas 22
4 Johnny Hopp 20
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.17
2 Bill Bevens 2.22
3 Hal Newhouser 2.28
4 Howie Pollet 2.30
5 Spud Chandler 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
1 Dave Ferriss 26
3 Hal Newhouser 25
4 Howie Pollet 20
5 Spud Chandler 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 341
2 Hal Newhouser 271
3 Tex Hughson 168
4 Virgil Trucks 158
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