On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	23	14	.622	--
Indians	16	13	.552	3.0
Yankees	19	17	.528	3.5
Red Sox	19	19	.500	4.5
Athletics	18	19	.486	5.0
Senators	16	18	.471	5.5
White Sox	18	22	.450	6.5
Browns	14	21	.400	8.0

Games

Indians 8, White Sox 4

Indians 9, White Sox 1

Tigers 2, Browns 1

Athletics 1, Yankees 0

Athletics 4, Yankees 0

Senators 13, Red Sox 6

Browns 8, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	20	14	.588	--
Cubs	20	16	.556	1.0
Braves	20	16	.556	1.0
Dodgers	19	17	.528	2.0
Pirates	17	16	.515	2.5
Phillies	17	21	.447	5.0
Reds	16	22	.421	6.0
Cardinals	15	22	.405	6.5

Games

Braves 6, Dodgers 3

Braves 3, Dodgers 0

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Pirates 2

Reds 12, Cardinals 8

Cardinals 7, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Haas	5
1	George Metkovich	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Buddy Lewis	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John McHale	2
1	Hal Peck	2
3	Billy Cox	1
3	Del Ennis	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Peck	5
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	John McHale	4
2	Enos Slaughter	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Joe Gordon	2
3	Lou Boudreau	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	1.33
2	Red Barrett	1.20
3	Hal Newhouser	1.17
4	Joe Coleman	0.67
5	2 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Coleman	8
2	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Red Barrett	6
3	Virgil Trucks	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Ken Trinkle	1
1	Ted Wilks	1
1	Les Willis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.369
2	Enos Slaughter	.355
3	Johnny Mize	.352
4	George McQuinn	.350
5	Bob Dillinger	.349

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	30
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Charlie Keller	27
4	Johnny Mize	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	10
2	Bert Haas	6
2	Dave Philley	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Fannin	1.25
2	Warren Spahn	1.34
3	Fritz Ostermueller	1.44
4	Harry Brecheen	1.89
5	Red Embree	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	8
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	71
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	5
2	Ken Trinkle	5
4	Russ Christopher	3
4	7 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.418
2	Joe DiMaggio	.417
3	Johnny Mize	.413
4	Harry Walker	.400
5	Stan Spence	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
3	Charlie Keller	13
4	Ted Williams	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Bert Haas	4
1	Tommy Tatum	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Fannin	0.00
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.50
3	Bob Muncrief	0.81
4	Harry Taylor	0.83
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Clint Hartung	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Red Munger	18
3	Ralph Branca	16
3	Bob Feller	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Ken Trinkle	3
4	Steve Gromek	2
4	Ted Wilks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.406
2	Johnny Mize	.400
3	George McQuinn	.370
4	Stan Spence	.369
5	Joe DiMaggio	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	30
2	Willard Marshall	25
3	Bob Kennedy	22
4	Joe DiMaggio	21
4	Ted Williams	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	9
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Tommy Tatum	5
3	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Mickey Vernon	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.33
2	Cliff Fannin	0.79
3	Harry Taylor	1.53
4	Harry Brecheen	1.60
5	Warren Spahn	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	57
2	Bob Feller	40
3	Ralph Branca	34
4	Red Munger	32
5	2 tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Johnny Hopp	.330
3	Ted Williams	.329
4	George Kell	.326
5	Mickey Vernon	.323

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
1	Enos Slaughter	125
3	Ted Williams	117
3	Rudy York	117
5	Dixie Walker	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	26
2	George Case	24
3	Bert Haas	22
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.15
2	Spud Chandler	2.29
3	Dizzy Trout	2.30
4	Harry Brecheen	2.31
5	Hal Newhouser	2.38

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	Tex Hughson	147
4	Dizzy Trout	146
5	Fred Hutchinson	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	12
2	Tom Ferrick	11
3	Bob Klinger	10
4	Earl Caldwell	8
5	2 tied	7