On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	22	12	.647	--
Yankees	17	15	.531	4.0
Red Sox	18	16	.529	4.0
Indians	13	13	.500	5.0
White Sox	18	19	.486	5.5
Senators	14	16	.467	6.0
Athletics	15	18	.455	6.5
Browns	12	20	.375	9.0

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 2

Browns 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	19	14	.576	--
Giants	17	13	.567	0.5
Dodgers	18	14	.563	0.5
Braves	18	15	.545	1.0
Pirates	15	15	.500	2.5
Phillies	16	19	.457	4.0
Reds	15	20	.429	5.0
Cardinals	13	21	.382	6.5

Games

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Dodgers 7, Giants 3

Cubs 10, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Kell	4
2	Johnny Berardino	3
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Erv Dusak	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Kell	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Rip Russell	3
1	Bob Scheffing	3
1	Earl Torgeson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	2
2	Mark Christman	1
2	Vern Stephens	1
2	Tommy Tatum	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Fannin	2.67
2	Ralph Branca	0.91
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.75
4	Frank Papish	0.33
5	Bob Feller	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	10
2	Cliff Fannin	8
3	Ewell Blackwell	6
4	Frank Papish	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Earl Harrist	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.392
2	Harry Walker	.387
3	Johnny Mize	.364
4	Bob Elliott	.361
5	Pat Mullin	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	13
2	Ted Williams	11
3	Charlie Keller	10
4	Earl Torgeson	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	36
2	Willard Marshall	28
2	Ted Williams	28
4	Johnny Mize	27
5	Charlie Keller	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	7
2	Dave Philley	6
3	Bert Haas	5
3	Mickey Vernon	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Fannin	1.25
2	Warren Spahn	1.41
3	Fritz Ostermueller	1.44
4	Harry Brecheen	1.89
5	Dizzy Trout	1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	64
2	Bob Feller	60
3	Ewell Blackwell	42
4	Ralph Branca	41
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Tom Ferrick	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Steve Gromek	3
3	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.488
2	George McQuinn	.472
3	Harry Walker	.472
4	Phil Cavarretta	.417
5	Bob Kennedy	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Johnny Mize	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Walker Cooper	15
2	Charlie Keller	15
2	Earl Torgeson	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
1	Tommy Tatum	4
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	Dave Philley	3
3	Thurman Tucker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Fannin	0.00
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.50
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.67
4	Bob Muncrief	0.79
5	Al Benton	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Ewell Blackwell	3
1	Clint Hartung	3
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	32
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Allie Reynolds	17
4	Ewell Blackwell	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ken Trinkle	3
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Steve Gromek	2
3	Andy Karl	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George McQuinn	.429
2	Harry Walker	.415
3	Johnny Mize	.410
4	Bob Elliott	.360
5	Bob Dillinger	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	31
2	Willard Marshall	24
3	Walker Cooper	21
3	Bob Kennedy	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Bert Haas	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Mickey Vernon	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.70
2	Marino Pieretti	1.04
3	Cliff Fannin	1.28
4	Dizzy Trout	1.38
5	Warren Spahn	1.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	50
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Ralph Branca	34
4	Red Munger	28
5	Cliff Fannin	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Fred Sanford	3
2	Ken Trinkle	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.332
2	Ted Williams	.331
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	George Kell	.329
5	Mickey Vernon	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	43
2	Ted Williams	41
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Pat Seerey	29
5	Johnny Mize	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Enos Slaughter	118
3	Ted Williams	116
4	Rudy York	115
5	Dixie Walker	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
1	Pete Reiser	24
3	Bert Haas	22
4	Bobby Adams	19
4	Johnny Hopp	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.15
2	Jesse Flores	2.22
3	Harry Brecheen	2.26
4	Dizzy Trout	2.31
5	Spud Chandler	2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	310
2	Hal Newhouser	283
3	Fred Hutchinson	149
4	Tex Hughson	145
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

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