On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 7 .611 --
Indians 8 6 .571 1.0
Tigers 9 7 .563 1.0
Red Sox 10 8 .556 1.0
Senators 6 6 .500 2.0
Yankees 8 8 .500 2.0
Athletics 7 10 .412 3.5
Browns 6 13 .316 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 12 6 .667 --
Braves 12 6 .667 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 1.0
Pirates 8 8 .500 3.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 4.0
Giants 6 9 .400 4.5
Reds 8 12 .400 5.0
Cardinals 5 12 .294 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Andy Pafko 3
1 Bill Rigney 3
1 Emil Verban 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Willard Marshall 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Fleming 2
1 Lennie Merullo 2
1 Bill Nicholson 2
1 Pete Reiser 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Bama Rowell 1
1 Eddie Waitkus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 0.73
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.71
3 Bob Feller 0.60
4 Warren Spahn 0.36
5 Cliff Fannin 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Cliff Fannin 7
3 Bob Feller 6
4 Ralph Branca 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Rigney .426
2 Dixie Walker .404
3 Frankie Gustine .379
4 Tommy Holmes .373
5 Bob Elliott .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
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 16
2 Bob Elliott 15
2 Earl Torgeson 15
2 Dixie Walker 15
5 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3
5 16 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 0.50
2 Warren Spahn 0.79
3 Hank Wyse 0.91
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.98
5 Johnny Rigney 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Hal Newhouser 32
3 Ewell Blackwell 25
4 Phil Marchildon 23
5 Ralph Branca 20

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 .344
2 Mickey Vernon .342
3 Ted Williams .329
4 Dixie Walker .325
5 George Kell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 28
5 Johnny Mize 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 124
2 Hank Greenberg 122
3 Dixie Walker 121
4 Rudy York 115
5 Ted Williams 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 27
2 George Case 26
3 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Bert Haas 18
5 Bobby Adams 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.09
2 Schoolboy Rowe 2.17
3 Hank Wyse 2.21
4 Johnny Sain 2.25
5 Jesse Flores 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Dave Ferriss 24
3 Hal Newhouser 23
4 Howie Pollet 20
4 Johnny Sain 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 326
2 Hal Newhouser 273
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