On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 12 .636 --
Yankees 17 14 .548 3.0
Indians 13 12 .520 4.0
Red Sox 17 16 .515 4.0
White Sox 17 18 .486 5.0
Athletics 15 17 .469 5.5
Senators 13 16 .448 6.0
Browns 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 12 .586 --
Cubs 18 14 .563 0.5
Dodgers 17 14 .548 1.0
Braves 17 15 .531 1.5
Pirates 15 14 .517 2.0
Phillies 16 18 .471 3.5
Reds 14 20 .412 5.5
Cardinals 13 20 .394 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
3 Billy Johnson 2
3 Ralph Kiner 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Culley Rikard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Billy Johnson 4
3 Kirby Higbe 2
3 Marty Marion 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 0.38
2 Kirby Higbe 0.33
3 Stubby Overmire 0.29
4 Joe Dobson 0.18
5 Spec Shea 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Stubby Overmire 1
1 Joe Page 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Page 8
2 Harry Brecheen 3
3 Joe Dobson 2
3 Paul Erickson 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .390
2 Harry Walker .383
3 Pat Mullin .360
4 Johnny Mize .356
5 Bob Dillinger .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Ted Williams 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Eddie Miller 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 33
2 Ted Williams 28
3 Charlie Keller 26
3 Willard Marshall 26
3 Johnny Mize 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 7
2 Dave Philley 6
3 Mickey Vernon 5
4 Bobby Adams 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.41
2 Fritz Ostermueller 1.44
3 Cliff Fannin 1.57
4 Harry Brecheen 1.89
5 Dizzy Trout 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Ewell Blackwell 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 62
2 Bob Feller 57
3 Ewell Blackwell 36
4 Red Munger 33
5 Dizzy Trout 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 7
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 George McQuinn .500
2 Johnny Mize .475
3 Harry Walker .469
4 Bob Kennedy .466
5 Walker Cooper .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 15
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
1 Charlie Keller 15
1 Earl Torgeson 15
5 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Dave Philley 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Tommy Tatum 3
1 Thurman Tucker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 0.47
2 Ewell Blackwell 0.50
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.50
4 Bob Muncrief 0.79
5 Al Benton 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Hartung 3
1 Bob Muncrief 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 30
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Joe Dobson 16
3 Red Munger 16
3 Bobo Newsom 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
3 Steve Gromek 2
3 Andy Karl 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .431
2 Harry Walker .411
3 Johnny Mize .385
4 Bob Dillinger .366
4 Enos Slaughter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
1 Ted Williams 8
3 Johnny Mize 7
3 Earl Torgeson 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 30
2 Willard Marshall 23
3 Walker Cooper 21
4 Bob Kennedy 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Dave Philley 5
2 Mickey Vernon 5
4 George Kell 4
4 Eddie Lake 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.70
2 Marino Pieretti 1.04
3 Dizzy Trout 1.38
4 Warren Spahn 1.49
5 Cliff Fannin 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Dizzy Trout 5
4 Harry Brecheen 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 51
2 Bob Feller 44
3 Thornton Lee 30
4 Red Munger 28
5 Dizzy Trout 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Fred Sanford 3
2 Ken Trinkle 3
4 Russ Christopher 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .332
2 Stan Musial .331
3 Ted Williams .331
4 Johnny Hopp .330
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 41
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 126
2 Enos Slaughter 119
3 Ted Williams 117
4 Rudy York 115
5 Dixie Walker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 24
1 Pete Reiser 24
3 Bert Haas 20
4 Bobby Adams 19
4 Johnny Hopp 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Flores 2.22
2 Dizzy Trout 2.24
3 Bob Feller 2.26
4 Harry Brecheen 2.26
5 Spud Chandler 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Dave Ferriss 20
4 Tex Hughson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 312
2 Hal Newhouser 281
3 Tex Hughson 152
4 Dizzy Trout 150
5 Fred Hutchinson 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
2 Bob Klinger 10
3 Tom Ferrick 9
4 Earl Caldwell 8
5 Steve Gromek 7