On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 6 .625 --
Tigers 9 6 .600 0.5
Indians 7 6 .538 1.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 1.5
Senators 6 6 .500 2.0
Yankees 8 8 .500 2.0
Browns 6 10 .375 4.0
Athletics 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 3 .769 --
Cubs 9 6 .600 2.0
Braves 9 6 .600 2.0
Pirates 8 6 .571 2.5
Phillies 8 9 .471 4.0
Reds 8 10 .444 4.5
Giants 5 8 .385 5.0
Cardinals 3 12 .200 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 3
1 George Binks 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Ray Lamanno 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 2
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Eddie Lake 1
2 Pee Wee Reese 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lamanno 4
1 Ted Williams 4
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 Enos Slaughter 3
3 Clyde Vollmer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hitchcock 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Connie Ryan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Sain 0.80
2 Joe Hatten 0.40
2 Virgil Trucks 0.40
4 Jack Kramer 0.33
4 Red Munger 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Emil Kush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Munger 5
2 Johnny Sain 4
2 Virgil Trucks 4
4 Hank Borowy 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Lewis .419
2 Bob Dillinger .415
3 Frankie Gustine .414
4 Dixie Walker .409
5 Bill Rigney .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Eddie Miller 6
3 Jeff Heath 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 15
2 Ted Williams 14
3 Eddie Miller 13
3 Dixie Walker 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.36
2 Thornton Lee 0.50
3 Bill Dietrich 0.60
4 Hank Wyse 0.87
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Ewell Blackwell 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Phil Marchildon 19
4 Johnny Sain 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Mickey Vernon .344
3 Ted Williams .340
4 George Kell .326
5 Johnny Pesky .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 28
5 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 127
2 Hank Greenberg 125
3 Ted Williams 120
4 Dixie Walker 119
5 Rudy York 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
1 Pete Reiser 27
3 Johnny Hopp 21
4 Bert Haas 18
5 Bobby Adams 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.08
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.17
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 Johnny Sain 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 331
2 Hal Newhouser 268
3 Tex Hughson 160
3 Virgil Trucks 160
5 Fred Hutchinson 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 9
1 Bob Klinger 9
3 Earl Caldwell 8
3 Tom Ferrick 8
5 2 tied 6