On This Day

Thursday, April 18, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Indians 2 0 1.000 0.5
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.0
Yankees 2 1 .667 1.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Browns 1 2 .333 2.0
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.5
Senators 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 3 0 1.000 --
Giants 2 1 .667 1.0
Cardinals 2 1 .667 1.0
Dodgers 2 1 .667 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 2.0
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.5
Reds 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Mueller 3
1 Johnny Pesky 3
3 Ferrell Anderson 2
3 Nick Etten 2
3 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Johnny Lucadello 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 4
2 Billy Herman 2
2 Ralph Kiner 2
2 Eddie Mayo 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 3
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Bert Haas 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howie Pollet 0.89
2 Al Gettel 0.83
3 Ed Albosta 0.75
4 Mickey Harris 0.70
5 Al Benton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Al Gettel 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Pollet 8
2 Mickey Harris 7
3 Al Gettel 5
4 Hi Bithorn 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .583
2 Ferrell Anderson .571
2 Hal Wagner .571
4 Johnny Pesky .538
5 4 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 5
1 Dom DiMaggio 5
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 9 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 3
2 Bobby Doerr 2
3 George Case 1
3 Dain Clay 1
3 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Bob Feller 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Behrman 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 18 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Bill Dietrich 9
2 Bob Joyce 9
4 Hal Newhouser 8
4 Howie Pollet 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ox Miller 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .358
2 Tommy Holmes .349
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .325
5 Whitey Kurowski .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Vern Stephens 24
2 Chuck Workman 24
4 Buster Adams 22
4 Mel Ott 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Tommy Holmes 116
3 Buster Adams 112
3 Nick Etten 112
5 Andy Pafko 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 30
2 George Myatt 30
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.71
2 Al Benton 1.97
3 Dutch Leonard 2.00
4 Roger Wolff 2.21
5 Ray Prim 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Hank Borowy 21
4 Dave Ferriss 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 216
2 Preacher Roe 149
3 Hal Gregg 141
4 Nels Potter 133
5 Bobo Newsom 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 14
3 Xavier Rescigno 9
3 Jim Turner 9
5 4 tied 5