On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 6 .600 --
White Sox 10 7 .588 --
Red Sox 10 8 .556 0.5
Indians 7 6 .538 1.0
Senators 6 6 .500 1.5
Yankees 8 8 .500 1.5
Athletics 7 10 .412 3.0
Browns 6 12 .333 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 5 .667 --
Cubs 11 6 .647 --
Braves 11 6 .647 --
Pirates 8 8 .500 2.5
Giants 6 8 .429 3.5
Reds 8 11 .421 4.0
Phillies 8 11 .421 4.0
Cardinals 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 5
2 Bob Elliott 4
2 Nick Etten 4
2 Eddie Waitkus 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lamanno 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Andy Pafko 3
2 Bobby Thomson 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Binks 2
2 Floyd Baker 1
2 Nanny Fernandez 1
2 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 0.50
2 Bob Muncrief 0.46
3 Johnny Beazley 0.41
4 Dave Ferriss 0.40
4 Johnny Rigney 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Beazley 7
2 Bob Muncrief 6
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 Phil Marchildon 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Emil Kush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .404
2 Bill Rigney .404
3 George Binks .383
4 Frankie Gustine .379
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 15
2 Bob Elliott 14
2 Earl Torgeson 14
2 Ted Williams 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.36
2 Thornton Lee 0.50
3 Hank Wyse 0.91
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.98
5 Johnny Rigney 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Ewell Blackwell 25
3 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Phil Marchildon 23
5 Johnny Sain 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Russ Christopher 2
2 Blix Donnelly 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Mickey Vernon .342
3 Ted Williams .330
4 George Kell .326
5 Dixie Walker .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 28
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 125
2 Hank Greenberg 122
3 Dixie Walker 119
4 Rudy York 117
5 Ted Williams 115

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.08
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.17
3 Johnny Sain 2.25
4 Jesse Flores 2.26
5 Hank Wyse 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 24
2 Hal Newhouser 24
4 Howie Pollet 20
4 Johnny Sain 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 331
2 Hal Newhouser 268
3 Tex Hughson 157
4 Virgil Trucks 153
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