On This Day

Wednesday, April 30, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 4 .600 --
Yankees 7 5 .583 --
Indians 5 5 .500 1.0
Tigers 6 6 .500 1.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 1.0
Browns 5 6 .455 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 1.5
Athletics 4 6 .400 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 3 .727 --
Pirates 8 5 .615 1.0
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.0
Braves 7 5 .583 1.5
Reds 7 8 .467 3.0
Phillies 6 8 .429 3.5
Giants 4 7 .364 4.0
Cardinals 2 9 .182 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Gustine 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Judnich 2
2 Nick Etten 1
2 Grady Hatton 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Clyde Kluttz 4
1 Sam Mele 4
4 Wally Judnich 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 George Kell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Sain 1.00
2 Doyle Lade 0.60
3 Ralph Branca 0.50
3 Tommy Hughes 0.50
5 Denny Galehouse 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Doyle Lade 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 10
2 Ralph Branca 5
2 Tommy Hughes 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Sanford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .426
2 Dixie Walker .421
3 Bob Elliott .391
4 Bob Dillinger .372
5 Tommy Holmes .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Eddie Miller 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 12
1 Johnny Mize 12
1 Dixie Walker 12
4 Eddie Miller 11
4 Bill Nicholson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Dave Philley 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Luke Appling 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.35
2 Warren Spahn 0.50
3 Walt Masterson 0.69
4 Spec Shea 0.82
5 Hank Wyse 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Ed Bahr 2
2 Bill Bevens 2
2 Don Black 2
2 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 22
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Tex Hughson 15
4 Johnny Sain 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Frank Papish 2
2 Fred Sanford 2
5 8 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Mickey Vernon .346
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Johnny Pesky .328
5 George Kell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Johnny Mize 28
4 Pat Seerey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 127
2 Enos Slaughter 125
3 Ted Williams 123
4 Rudy York 120
5 Dixie Walker 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Pete Reiser 27
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Bert Haas 19
5 Bobby Adams 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.07
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.19
3 Bill Bevens 2.26
4 Hank Wyse 2.33
5 Spud Chandler 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Howie Pollet 19
4 Johnny Sain 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 340
2 Hal Newhouser 272
3 Tex Hughson 165
4 Virgil Trucks 160
5 Fred Hutchinson 153

Saves

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