On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 5 .667 --
Tigers 8 6 .571 1.5
Indians 7 6 .538 2.0
Yankees 8 7 .533 2.0
Senators 6 6 .500 2.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 2.5
Browns 6 9 .400 4.0
Athletics 4 10 .286 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 3 .750 --
Pirates 8 5 .615 1.5
Cubs 8 6 .571 2.0
Braves 8 6 .571 2.0
Phillies 8 8 .500 3.0
Giants 5 7 .417 4.0
Reds 7 10 .412 4.5
Cardinals 3 11 .214 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 4
1 Frank Baumholtz 4
1 Billy Hitchcock 4
1 Tommy Holmes 4
1 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Northey 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Jake Early 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Baumholtz 4
1 Ralph LaPointe 4
1 Ron Northey 4
1 Jack Wallaesa 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Floyd Baker 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Ralph LaPointe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Flores 0.75
2 Dutch Leonard 0.70
3 Joe Dobson 0.67
4 Hal Newhouser 0.62
5 Nels Potter 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Tommy Fine 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Joe Dobson 6
2 Nels Potter 6
4 Phil Marchildon 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Glenn Elliott 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .439
2 Frankie Gustine .426
3 Buddy Lewis .419
4 Bob Dillinger .417
5 Tommy Holmes .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Eddie Miller 6
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Jeff Heath 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Eddie Miller 13
2 Dixie Walker 13
4 Augie Galan 12
4 Rudy York 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.36
2 Thornton Lee 0.50
3 Hank Wyse 0.87
4 Johnny Rigney 1.04
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Ewell Blackwell 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Phil Marchildon 19
5 Dutch Leonard 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Blix Donnelly 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Mickey Vernon .346
3 Ted Williams .339
4 Johnny Pesky .328
5 George Kell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Johnny Mize 29
5 Pat Seerey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 127
1 Enos Slaughter 127
3 Dixie Walker 120
4 Ted Williams 119
5 Rudy York 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
1 Pete Reiser 27
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Bert Haas 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.16
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.24
3 Bill Bevens 2.31
4 Dizzy Trout 2.33
5 Harry Brecheen 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 24
2 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Kirby Higbe 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 340
2 Hal Newhouser 268
3 Tex Hughson 160
4 Virgil Trucks 156
5 Fred Hutchinson 155

Saves

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