On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 11 .607 --
Red Sox 17 12 .586 0.5
Indians 13 10 .565 1.5
White Sox 16 15 .516 2.5
Athletics 14 15 .483 3.5
Yankees 13 14 .481 3.5
Senators 11 15 .423 5.0
Browns 10 19 .345 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 12 .586 --
Giants 15 11 .577 0.5
Braves 16 13 .552 1.0
Pirates 13 11 .542 1.5
Dodgers 15 13 .536 1.5
Phillies 15 16 .484 3.0
Reds 13 18 .419 5.0
Cardinals 9 19 .321 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Moore 4
2 Bruce Edwards 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 Jerry Priddy 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Edwards 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Del Rice 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Mickey Vernon 2
4 George Binks 1
4 23 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Handley 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Jerry Priddy 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spec Shea 0.83
2 Bobo Newsom 0.40
3 Joe Hatten 0.25
3 Doyle Lade 0.25
5 Sam Zoldak 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Doyle Lade 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Spec Shea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spec Shea 5
2 Bobo Newsom 4
3 Joe Hatten 2
3 Doyle Lade 2
3 Sam Zoldak 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Emil Kush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .404
2 Johnny Mize .359
3 Pat Mullin .357
4 George McQuinn .353
5 Frankie Gustine .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
1 Ted Williams 10
3 Charlie Keller 8
3 Eddie Miller 8
3 Earl Torgeson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 30
2 Willard Marshall 25
2 Ted Williams 25
4 Bob Elliott 22
4 Bob Kennedy 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
1 Dave Philley 6
3 Mickey Vernon 5
4 Bobby Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.30
2 Fritz Ostermueller 1.56
3 Cliff Fannin 1.57
4 Thornton Lee 1.89
5 Dizzy Trout 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
4 Ewell Blackwell 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 51
2 Bob Feller 50
3 Ewell Blackwell 36
4 Johnny Schmitz 31
5 Ralph Branca 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 6
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 Tom Ferrick 3
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .474
2 Johnny Mize .455
3 Eddie Miller .400
4 Bob Kennedy .383
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Torgeson 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Charlie Keller 4
3 Eddie Lukon 4
3 Willard Marshall 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 20
2 Willard Marshall 19
3 Walker Cooper 15
4 Bob Elliott 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Binks 3
1 Eddie Lake 3
1 Dave Philley 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Tommy Tatum 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.00
2 Al Brazle 0.54
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.67
4 Andy Karl 1.20
5 Hugh Casey 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Bob Savage 3
1 Spec Shea 3
1 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Ralph Branca 17
3 Johnny Schmitz 17
5 Bobo Newsom 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 3
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Steve Gromek 2
2 Andy Karl 2
2 Emil Kush 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .333
2 Stan Musial .331
3 Mickey Vernon .330
4 Johnny Hopp .329
5 George Kell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 45
2 Ted Williams 41
3 Charlie Keller 31
4 Pat Seerey 30
5 Johnny Mize 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 128
2 Enos Slaughter 119
3 Ted Williams 118
4 Rudy York 115
5 Dixie Walker 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 25
2 George Case 24
3 Bobby Adams 19
3 Bert Haas 19
3 Johnny Hopp 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Flores 2.20
2 Bob Feller 2.25
3 Dizzy Trout 2.26
4 Hank Wyse 2.33
5 Hal Newhouser 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Kirby Higbe 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 313
2 Hal Newhouser 276
3 Tex Hughson 152
4 Fred Hutchinson 150
5 2 tied 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 11
2 Bob Klinger 10
3 Tom Ferrick 9
4 Earl Caldwell 8
5 2 tied 7