On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1947

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 14 .632 --
Yankees 20 17 .541 3.5
Indians 16 14 .533 4.0
Red Sox 19 19 .500 5.0
Athletics 18 19 .486 5.5
Senators 16 19 .457 6.5
White Sox 18 22 .450 7.0
Browns 14 21 .400 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 14 .600 --
Cubs 21 16 .568 1.0
Dodgers 20 17 .541 2.0
Braves 20 17 .541 2.0
Pirates 17 17 .500 3.5
Phillies 17 22 .436 6.0
Reds 16 22 .421 6.5
Cardinals 15 22 .405 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Thomson 4
2 Billy Cox 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Lennie Merullo 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 Stan Spence 2
3 Gary Gearhart 1
3 Eddie Lake 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 5
2 Stan Spence 4
2 Bobby Thomson 4
4 Frankie Gustine 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Karl Drews 0.55
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.43
3 Bob Feller 0.38
4 Stubby Overmire 0.29
5 Ralph Branca 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Karl Drews 1
1 Stubby Overmire 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Karl Drews 6
2 Joe Page 4
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Johnny Schmitz 3
3 Bill Voiselle 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .365
2 Enos Slaughter .355
3 Johnny Mize .354
4 George McQuinn .352
5 Bob Dillinger .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Charlie Keller 12
3 Ted Williams 11
4 Eddie Miller 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 36
2 Charlie Keller 32
3 Willard Marshall 30
3 Johnny Mize 30
5 Ted Williams 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 10
2 Bert Haas 6
2 Dave Philley 6
2 Earl Torgeson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Fannin 1.25
2 Warren Spahn 1.34
3 Harry Brecheen 1.89
4 Red Embree 1.93
5 Dizzy Trout 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 8
2 Ewell Blackwell 6
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 71
2 Bob Feller 63
3 Ewell Blackwell 42
3 Ralph Branca 42
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 Joe DiMaggio .400
1 Enos Slaughter .400
1 Stan Spence .400
4 Johnny Mize .396
5 Harry Walker .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 Stan Spence 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 18
1 Charlie Keller 18
3 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 Frankie Gustine 13
5 Stan Spence 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Bert Haas 4
1 Tommy Tatum 4
4 Dave Philley 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Fannin 0.00
2 Joe Page 0.66
3 Bob Muncrief 0.81
4 Harry Taylor 0.83
5 Red Munger 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Clint Hartung 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 31
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Ellis Kinder 15
3 Eddie Lopat 15
3 Warren Spahn 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .407
2 Harry Walker .404
3 Joe DiMaggio .373
4 George McQuinn .366
5 Bert Haas .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 Ted Williams 8
3 Joe Gordon 7
3 Johnny Mize 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 27
2 Willard Marshall 25
3 Charlie Keller 22
4 Joe DiMaggio 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 8
2 Bert Haas 6
3 Tommy Tatum 5
3 Earl Torgeson 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Fannin 0.79
2 Harry Taylor 1.53
3 Harry Brecheen 1.60
4 Warren Spahn 1.64
5 Ewell Blackwell 1.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 52
2 Bob Feller 43
3 Ralph Branca 30
4 Red Munger 29
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 .337
2 Ted Williams .330
3 George Kell .329
4 Johnny Hopp .327
5 Mickey Vernon .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
1 Ted Williams 40
3 Charlie Keller 35
4 Pat Seerey 29
5 Johnny Mize 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 122
2 Hank Greenberg 120
3 Ted Williams 115
4 Rudy York 114
5 Dixie Walker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 26
2 George Case 23
3 Bert Haas 22
4 Johnny Hopp 19
5 Bob Dillinger 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.27
2 Harry Brecheen 2.31
3 Dizzy Trout 2.33
4 Spud Chandler 2.34
5 Hal Newhouser 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Dave Ferriss 20
4 Howie Pollet 19
4 Johnny Sain 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 307
2 Hal Newhouser 283
3 Fred Hutchinson 145
4 Tex Hughson 143
5 Dizzy Trout 138

Saves

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