On This Day

Tuesday, April 23, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 6 2 .750 --
Yankees 6 2 .750 0.0
Tigers 5 2 .714 0.5
Indians 2 2 .500 2.0
Browns 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 2 5 .286 3.5
Senators 2 6 .250 4.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 1 .857 --
Dodgers 6 1 .857 0.0
Cubs 4 2 .667 1.5
Giants 3 4 .429 3.0
Braves 3 4 .429 3.0
Pirates 2 5 .286 4.0
Phillies 2 5 .286 4.0
Reds 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
3 Ferrell Anderson 2
3 Frank Colman 2
3 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ferrell Anderson 1
1 Frank Colman 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Priddy 3
1 Andy Seminick 3
3 Nick Etten 2
3 Stan Musial 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Don Kolloway 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Gettel 1.00
1 Claude Passeau 1.00
3 Ted Wilks 0.86
4 Ed Head 0.67
5 Nate Andrews 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Al Gettel 1
1 Ed Head 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 7
2 Al Gettel 6
2 Ted Wilks 6
4 Nate Andrews 5
4 Earl Johnson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Joe Haynes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .450
2 Billy Herman .423
3 Phil Cavarretta .421
3 Babe Young .421
5 Johnny Hopp .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Nick Etten 2
1 Ken Keltner 2
1 Johnny Lindell 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Wakefield 9
2 Johnny Lindell 8
2 Stan Spence 8
2 Ted Williams 8
5 5 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Gene Handley 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Ed Head 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Spud Chandler 2
1 Al Gettel 2
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Spud Chandler 14
3 Mickey Harris 14
5 3 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Mike Budnick 1
2 Ox Miller 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .365
2 Tommy Holmes .342
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Stan Hack .325
5 Whitey Kurowski .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Tommy Holmes 116
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 24
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.69
2 Dutch Leonard 1.96
3 Al Benton 2.03
4 Roger Wolff 2.23
5 Claude Passeau 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Dave Ferriss 21
5 Roger Wolff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 215
2 Preacher Roe 148
3 Nels Potter 135
4 Hal Gregg 134
5 Bobo Newsom 129

Saves

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