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Matt from TN · 10-11-2004, 12:23 PM

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April 1947

Cleveland finished the first month of the season with a surprising 1.5-game lead over the White Sox and Tigers. The Browns are 2 games back, as are the Yankees. Preseason favorite Washington is a game under .500 and 3 games back of the Indians.

Thanks to the always fantastic pitching of Remmy Paul and Frank Smith and an offense that has remarkably scored the most runs in the majors, Brooklyn leads the NL by a game over the Phillies. Pittsburgh is just 2.5-games back, but they lost starting pitcher Bill Tschetter until mid-June with an arm injury. The Reds are on a 6-game winning streak, which they needed just to get back to .500.

Yankees outfielder Jimmy Ditty was named BOTM in the AL. It was the first BOTM Award for Ditty since June 1939, almost 8 years ago. Of course, the Schnozz lost 4 years to WWII, more than most players. He left after back-to-back 2nd place finishes on the AL homerun leaderboard, and then the Yankees were coming off many AL pennant and WS championship seasons. Now, the Yankees are still trying to recover from the devastating losses caused by the war, while Ditty leads the AL with 9 homeruns.

Speaking of homeruns, Ditty is on pace for a robust 51 longballs, which would be by far a new AL record. In the NL, two players are tied with 10 homers after just one month of the season - Philadelphia 1B Lonny Arrendale and Cubs leftfielder Will Groaning. There have been 302 homeruns hit in the majors this season, and that is already nearly 1/4th of total homeruns hit in all of last season.

In an unfortunate incident on April 23rd, Indians outfielder Al Jackson was tested by Athletics players, who yelled racial slurs and invectives from the dugout. Jackson, who is now batting 3rd for the Tribe, went 1-for-4 with a run scored in a 3-0 Cleveland victory. The Indians swept the 3-game series. On April 26th, Browns players wanted to protest their first meeting with Jackson and nearly did not play the game. The American League president stepped in and warned the team that if a strike occurred, any player involved would be suspended. Browns manager Smally Becker denied there was any talk of a strike, and the Indians went on to win that game 4-3. Jackson went 0-for-3 with a walk on that day, but in the final game of the series, Jackson went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI in a 6-5 Indians loss. After one month, Jackson is hitting .264 and leads the AL with 27 RBI.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Billy Crowell (CLE)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.86.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty (NYA)!
He batted .352 in 105 AB, with 9 homers and 26 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Frank Smith (BKN)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.53 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Tom Howard (NYG)!
He batted .374 in 99 AB, with 8 homers and 25 RBI.

Code:

American League Standings 
  
Cleveland        15 10 .600 -
Chicago (A)      14 12 .538 1.5 
Detroit          14 12 .538 1.5
St. Louis (A)    13 12 .520 2.0
New York (A)     14 13 .519 2.0
Washington       12 13 .480 3.0
Boston (A)       10 15 .400 5.0
Philadelphia (A) 10 15 .400 5.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Brooklyn         17  9 .654 -
Philadelphia (N) 16 10 .615 1.0
Pittsburgh       14 11 .560 2.5
Chicago (N)      13 13 .500 4.0
Cincinnati       13 13 .500 4.0
New York (N)     12 13 .480 4.5
St. Louis (N)    11 15 .423 6.0 
Boston (N)        7 19 .269 10.0

AL AVG
.373 Carl Sandoz, DET
.362 Cy Helbig, SLA
.352 Jimmy Ditty, NYA

NL AVG
.393 Skeeter Schaldemose, CIN
.387 Foster Hempkins, CIN
.380 Rudy Young, PIT

AL HOMERUNS
9 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
8 Ray Kress, DET
7 Vern Piernatzski, SLA

NL HOMERUNS
10 Will Groaning, CHN
10 Lonny Arrendale, PHI
8 Tom Howard, NYG

AL RBI
27 Al Jackson, CLE
26 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
25 Ray Kress, DET

NL RBI
28 Elmer Menard, PIT
26 Mike Fellner, BKN
25 Tom Howard, NYG

AL STEALS
12 Ping Hung, NYA
9 Rem Kelley, PHA
8 Jack Zenisek, BOS

NL STEALS
25 Jonny Perly, BKN
7 Ted Stuart, PHI
6 Joe Campbell, BKN

AL ERA
2.25 Mel Kauble, PHA
2.59 Rudy Davidson, NYA
2.97 Cotton Simson, SLA

NL ERA
2.12 Ace Shipley, CIN
2.50 Monty Rottier, BKN
2.53 Frank Smith, BKN

AL WINS
5 Billy Crowell, CLE
4 John Skoropat, CHA
4 Bob Bussmann, CHA

NL WINS
5 Frank Smith, BKN
4 Mickey Lonergan, PHI
4 Archie Hobson, CHN

AL STRIKEOUTS
39 Chubby Allen, PHA
38 Cotton Simson, SLA
36 Bill Finley, WSH

NL STRIKEOUTS
36 Scottie Allen, BSN
34 Roy Mills, CIN
34 Remmy Paul, BKN

10-11-2004, 12:23 PM	#2484
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	WEB PAGES UPDATED... April 1947 Cleveland finished the first month of the season with a surprising 1.5-game lead over the White Sox and Tigers. The Browns are 2 games back, as are the Yankees. Preseason favorite Washington is a game under .500 and 3 games back of the Indians. Thanks to the always fantastic pitching of Remmy Paul and Frank Smith and an offense that has remarkably scored the most runs in the majors, Brooklyn leads the NL by a game over the Phillies. Pittsburgh is just 2.5-games back, but they lost starting pitcher Bill Tschetter until mid-June with an arm injury. The Reds are on a 6-game winning streak, which they needed just to get back to .500. Yankees outfielder Jimmy Ditty was named BOTM in the AL. It was the first BOTM Award for Ditty since June 1939, almost 8 years ago. Of course, the Schnozz lost 4 years to WWII, more than most players. He left after back-to-back 2nd place finishes on the AL homerun leaderboard, and then the Yankees were coming off many AL pennant and WS championship seasons. Now, the Yankees are still trying to recover from the devastating losses caused by the war, while Ditty leads the AL with 9 homeruns. Speaking of homeruns, Ditty is on pace for a robust 51 longballs, which would be by far a new AL record. In the NL, two players are tied with 10 homers after just one month of the season - Philadelphia 1B Lonny Arrendale and Cubs leftfielder Will Groaning. There have been 302 homeruns hit in the majors this season, and that is already nearly 1/4th of total homeruns hit in all of last season. In an unfortunate incident on April 23rd, Indians outfielder Al Jackson was tested by Athletics players, who yelled racial slurs and invectives from the dugout. Jackson, who is now batting 3rd for the Tribe, went 1-for-4 with a run scored in a 3-0 Cleveland victory. The Indians swept the 3-game series. On April 26th, Browns players wanted to protest their first meeting with Jackson and nearly did not play the game. The American League president stepped in and warned the team that if a strike occurred, any player involved would be suspended. Browns manager Smally Becker denied there was any talk of a strike, and the Indians went on to win that game 4-3. Jackson went 0-for-3 with a walk on that day, but in the final game of the series, Jackson went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI in a 6-5 Indians loss. After one month, Jackson is hitting .264 and leads the AL with 27 RBI. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Billy Crowell (CLE)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.86. American League-Batter of the Month: Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty (NYA)! He batted .352 in 105 AB, with 9 homers and 26 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Frank Smith (BKN)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.53 and 1 shutouts. National League-Batter of the Month: Tom Howard (NYG)! He batted .374 in 99 AB, with 8 homers and 25 RBI. Code: American League Standings Cleveland 15 10 .600 - Chicago (A) 14 12 .538 1.5 Detroit 14 12 .538 1.5 St. Louis (A) 13 12 .520 2.0 New York (A) 14 13 .519 2.0 Washington 12 13 .480 3.0 Boston (A) 10 15 .400 5.0 Philadelphia (A) 10 15 .400 5.0 National League Standings Brooklyn 17 9 .654 - Philadelphia (N) 16 10 .615 1.0 Pittsburgh 14 11 .560 2.5 Chicago (N) 13 13 .500 4.0 Cincinnati 13 13 .500 4.0 New York (N) 12 13 .480 4.5 St. Louis (N) 11 15 .423 6.0 Boston (N) 7 19 .269 10.0 AL AVG .373 Carl Sandoz, DET .362 Cy Helbig, SLA .352 Jimmy Ditty, NYA NL AVG .393 Skeeter Schaldemose, CIN .387 Foster Hempkins, CIN .380 Rudy Young, PIT AL HOMERUNS 9 Jimmy Ditty, NYA 8 Ray Kress, DET 7 Vern Piernatzski, SLA NL HOMERUNS 10 Will Groaning, CHN 10 Lonny Arrendale, PHI 8 Tom Howard, NYG AL RBI 27 Al Jackson, CLE 26 Jimmy Ditty, NYA 25 Ray Kress, DET NL RBI 28 Elmer Menard, PIT 26 Mike Fellner, BKN 25 Tom Howard, NYG AL STEALS 12 Ping Hung, NYA 9 Rem Kelley, PHA 8 Jack Zenisek, BOS NL STEALS 25 Jonny Perly, BKN 7 Ted Stuart, PHI 6 Joe Campbell, BKN AL ERA 2.25 Mel Kauble, PHA 2.59 Rudy Davidson, NYA 2.97 Cotton Simson, SLA NL ERA 2.12 Ace Shipley, CIN 2.50 Monty Rottier, BKN 2.53 Frank Smith, BKN AL WINS 5 Billy Crowell, CLE 4 John Skoropat, CHA 4 Bob Bussmann, CHA NL WINS 5 Frank Smith, BKN 4 Mickey Lonergan, PHI 4 Archie Hobson, CHN AL STRIKEOUTS 39 Chubby Allen, PHA 38 Cotton Simson, SLA 36 Bill Finley, WSH NL STRIKEOUTS 36 Scottie Allen, BSN 34 Roy Mills, CIN 34 Remmy Paul, BKN