On This Day

Sunday, April 27, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 4 .636 --
Indians 5 3 .625 0.5
White Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 1.5
Red Sox 5 5 .500 1.5
Tigers 4 5 .444 2.0
Browns 4 6 .400 2.5
Athletics 3 6 .333 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.0
Pirates 6 5 .545 2.0
Reds 7 6 .538 2.0
Braves 5 5 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 6 .500 2.5
Giants 2 7 .222 5.0
Cardinals 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Dickey 4
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
1 Dave Philley 4
4 Bobby Adams 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Masi 2
2 Eddie Basinski 1
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Eddie Miller 3
2 Andy Seminick 3
2 Elmer Valo 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 Paul Lehner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.57
2 Sid Hudson 0.55
3 Frank Papish 0.46
4 Cliff Fannin 0.45
5 Spud Chandler 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Hudson 6
1 Frank Papish 6
3 Cliff Fannin 5
3 Johnny Hetki 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Fred Sanford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .433
2 Pete Reiser .429
3 Frankie Gustine .400
4 Lou Boudreau .393
5 Bill Rigney .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Eddie Miller 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 12
2 Eddie Miller 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Mike McCormick 9
4 4 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Bobby Adams 2
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Wally Judnich 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
2 Bob Feller 0.35
3 Johnny Rigney 0.53
4 Hank Wyse 0.57
5 Walt Masterson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Bill Bevens 2
2 Don Black 2
2 Ewell Blackwell 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 20
1 Bob Feller 20
3 Fred Hutchinson 14
3 Phil Marchildon 14
3 Hal Newhouser 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Frank Papish 2
3 Tiny Bonham 1
3 Russ Christopher 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Mickey Vernon .342
4 Johnny Pesky .327
5 Dixie Walker .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 127
2 Enos Slaughter 126
3 Ted Williams 122
4 Rudy York 120
5 Dixie Walker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
1 Pete Reiser 28
3 Bert Haas 21
4 Johnny Hopp 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.07
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.19
3 Hal Newhouser 2.23
4 Spud Chandler 2.25
5 Bill Bevens 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Spud Chandler 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 340
2 Hal Newhouser 267
3 Tex Hughson 172
4 Virgil Trucks 158
5 Dizzy Trout 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 9
2 Earl Caldwell 8
2 Hugh Casey 8
4 Tom Ferrick 7
4 Johnny Murphy 7