On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 12 .647 --
Yankees 18 15 .545 3.5
Red Sox 19 16 .543 3.5
Indians 13 13 .500 5.0
White Sox 18 19 .486 5.5
Senators 14 17 .452 6.5
Athletics 15 19 .441 7.0
Browns 12 20 .375 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 14 .576 --
Cubs 19 15 .559 0.5
Giants 17 14 .548 1.0
Braves 18 16 .529 1.5
Pirates 16 15 .516 2.0
Phillies 17 19 .472 3.5
Reds 15 21 .417 5.5
Cardinals 14 21 .400 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Bruce Edwards 3
1 Al Evans 3
1 Mike Guerra 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Adams 1
1 Bruce Edwards 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Eddie Miksis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Edwards 6
2 Billy Johnson 5
3 Enos Slaughter 3
3 Mickey Vernon 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Birdie Tebbetts 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Taylor 0.56
2 Red Munger 0.44
3 Doyle Lade 0.40
4 Eddie Erautt 0.36
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Art Herring 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Erautt 5
1 Harry Taylor 5
3 Bill Ayers 4
3 Doyle Lade 4
3 Red Munger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .387
2 Harry Walker .377
3 Johnny Mize .369
4 Pat Mullin .350
5 Bob Elliott .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 13
2 Ted Williams 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Eddie Miller 9
4 Earl Torgeson 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Fannin 1.25
2 Warren Spahn 1.39
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 Red Munger 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 7
2 Tom Ferrick 4
3 Russ Christopher 3
3 Blix Donnelly 3
3 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .477
2 George McQuinn .450
3 Harry Walker .446
4 Joe DiMaggio .412
5 Walker Cooper .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Ted Williams 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Billy Johnson 15
3 Walker Cooper 14
4 Charlie Keller 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 5
2 Tommy Tatum 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Earl Torgeson 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 Ray Scarborough 0.71
5 Bob Muncrief 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Clint Hartung 3
1 Bob Muncrief 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Red Munger 20
3 Ewell Blackwell 16
3 Ralph Branca 16
3 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Ken Trinkle 3
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Steve Gromek 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George McQuinn .429
2 Johnny Mize .423
3 Harry Walker .419
4 Joe DiMaggio .371
5 Bob Elliott .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 30
2 Willard Marshall 23
3 Joe DiMaggio 21
3 Bob Kennedy 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
1 Bert Haas 6
3 Mickey Vernon 5
4 George Kell 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.33
2 Cliff Fannin 0.79
3 Marino Pieretti 1.04
4 Dizzy Trout 1.38
5 Warren Spahn 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Dizzy Trout 5
3 Ewell Blackwell 4
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 50
2 Bob Feller 40
3 Ralph Branca 34
4 Red Munger 32
5 3 tied 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .334
2 Johnny Hopp .330
3 Ted Williams .330
4 George Kell .329
5 Mickey Vernon .328

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 121
3 Rudy York 118
4 Dixie Walker 117
5 Ted Williams 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 25
2 Pete Reiser 24
3 Bert Haas 23
4 Bobby Adams 19
4 Johnny Hopp 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.15
2 Harry Brecheen 2.26
3 Dizzy Trout 2.31
4 Spud Chandler 2.33
5 Hal Newhouser 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Dave Ferriss 21
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