On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 4 1 .800 0.5
Yankees 4 2 .667 1.0
Indians 2 2 .500 2.0
Browns 3 3 .500 2.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.0
White Sox 1 4 .200 3.5
Senators 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 4 1 .800 --
Dodgers 4 1 .800 0.0
Cubs 3 2 .600 1.0
Braves 3 2 .600 1.0
Giants 2 3 .400 2.0
Reds 2 4 .333 2.5
Pirates 2 4 .333 2.5
Phillies 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Miller 5
2 George Metkovich 4
3 Johnny Berardino 3
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Wyrostek 2
2 Johnny Hopp 1
2 Eddie Lake 1
2 Wally Moses 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.91
2 Spud Chandler 0.80
3 Al Jurisich 0.67
4 Roger Wolff 0.60
5 Nels Potter 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Spud Chandler 8
3 Nels Potter 6
4 Schoolboy Rowe 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Pollet 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .500
2 Mickey Witek .429
3 Billy Herman .421
4 Babe Young .417
5 Elbie Fletcher .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Ken Keltner 2
1 Johnny Lindell 2
4 Buster Adams 1
4 35 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 8
1 Dick Wakefield 8
3 Johnny Pesky 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 3 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 4
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Gene Handley 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 Johnny Wyrostek 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 2
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Hal Newhouser 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
1 Johnny Sain 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Spud Chandler 14
4 Howie Pollet 11
5 2 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Ox Miller 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .358
2 Tommy Holmes .345
3 Stan Hack .326
4 Goody Rosen .325
5 Whitey Kurowski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 29
2 Vern Stephens 24
3 Buster Adams 23
3 Chuck Workman 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Tommy Holmes 117
3 Buster Adams 114
4 Andy Pafko 112
5 Luis Olmo 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Myatt 30
3 George Case 28
4 Red Schoendienst 25
5 Johnny Barrett 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.66
2 Dutch Leonard 1.94
3 Al Benton 2.07
4 Roger Wolff 2.22
5 Ray Prim 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Dave Ferriss 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 223
2 Preacher Roe 152
3 Nels Potter 135
4 Hal Gregg 134
5 Bobo Newsom 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 13
3 Xavier Rescigno 9
3 Jim Turner 9
5 4 tied 5