May 15, 1947
Washington passed the Indians and White Sox, finally claiming 1st place in the AL after a 10-3 start to May. The White Sox have also been hot, and they rest just a half-game back. The defending AL champion Browns are also just 2 games back.
The Phillies moved back into 1st place, a game ahead of the Dodgers and Pirates. Meanwhile, the Reds are just 3 games back, but the Braves continue to slump badly. Boston is already 13 games out with a miserable .282 winning percentage. Rumor has it that manager Coot Miller's job is in serious jeopardy.
Out of over 22,000 fans at Chicago's Comiskey Park on May 2nd, it was estimated that nearly 9,000 of the fans were black, attracted to the game because of Indians outfielder
Al Jackson. Jackson went 0-for-4, but the Indians won a fantastic pitcher's duel bewteen
Trent Roberts and Chicago's
Earl Boyd by a score of 1-0. As fans headed for the exits after this final game of the series, the organist played "Bye, Bye, Blackbird," an obvious jab at Jackson.
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American League Standings
Washington 22 16 .579 -
Chicago (A) 22 17 .564 0.5
St. Louis (A) 20 18 .526 2.0
Cleveland 20 19 .513 2.5
New York (A) 19 21 .475 4.0
Detroit 18 20 .474 4.0
Boston (A) 17 21 .447 5.0
Philadelphia (A) 16 22 .421 6.0
National League Standings
Philadelphia (N) 24 15 .615 -
Brooklyn 23 16 .590 1.0
Pittsburgh 23 16 .590 1.0
Cincinnati 21 18 .538 3.0
New York (N) 20 19 .513 4.0
St. Louis (N) 18 20 .474 5.5
Chicago (N) 15 23 .395 8.5
Boston (N) 11 28 .282 13.0
AL AVG
.381 Cy Helbig, SLA
.364 Peaches Badeau, PHA
.364 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
NL AVG
.372 Foster Hempkins, CIN
.368 Tom Howard, NYG
.360 Skeeter Schaldemose, CIN
AL HOMERUNS
12 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
10 Ray Kress, DET
9 Al Arsenault, BOS
NL HOMERUNS
11 Will Groaning, CHN
11 Lonny Arrendale, PHI
10 Tom Howard, NYG
AL RBI
35 Jummy Ditty, NYA
35 Cy Helbig, SLA
34 Al Jackson, CLE
NL RBI
40 Tom Howard, NYG
36 Mike Fellner, BKN
34 Foster Hempkins, CIN
AL STEALS
13 Ping Hung, NYA
12 Hershel Cooley, PHA
9 Rem Kelley, PHA
NL STEALS
39 Jonny Perly, BKN
9 David Hunter, BSN
8 Skeeter Schaldemose, CIN
AL ERA
2.45 Cotton Simson, SLA
2.85 Earl Boyd, CHA
3.03 Van Melbourn, WSH
NL ERA
2.68 Frank Smith, BKN
2.80 Remmy Paul, BKN
2.81 Rock Charnley, STL
AL WINS
7 Cotton Simson, SLA
7 George Bowers, CLE
7 Sloppy Mosich, BOS
NL WINS
7 Mickey Lonergan, PHI
6 Stephen Dzurik, PIT
6 Rock Charnley, STL
AL STRIKEOUTS
56 Cotton Simson, SLA
50 George Bowers, CLE
50 Chubby Allen, PHA
NL STRIKEOUTS
53 Scottie Allen, BSN
50 Remmy Paul, BKN
49 Frank Smith, BKN