On This Day

Saturday, April 27, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 3 .750 --
Red Sox 8 3 .727 0.5
Tigers 7 3 .700 1.0
Browns 5 5 .500 3.0
White Sox 4 6 .400 4.0
Indians 3 5 .375 4.0
Senators 3 8 .273 5.5
Athletics 2 8 .200 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 1 .889 --
Cardinals 9 2 .818 0.0
Braves 5 4 .556 3.0
Cubs 4 5 .444 4.0
Reds 4 7 .364 5.0
Pirates 4 7 .364 5.0
Giants 3 7 .300 5.5
Phillies 2 6 .250 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 3
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Les Fleming 2
2 Grady Hatton 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1
1 Taffy Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 1.33
2 Dizzy Trout 0.82
3 Orval Grove 0.60
4 Bob Chipman 0.50
5 Steve Gromek 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Sam Zoldak 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 9
2 Max Lanier 8
3 Steve Gromek 5
4 Walt Masterson 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .421
2 Billy Herman .389
3 Frank McCormick .379
4 Pete Reiser .375
5 Phil Cavarretta .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Tommy Holmes 2
2 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 13
2 Nick Etten 12
3 Eddie Miller 11
3 Ed Stevens 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 6
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Gene Handley 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Sam Zoldak 0.00
3 Spud Chandler 0.33
4 Al Gettel 0.50
5 Bobo Newsom 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
4 Joe Beggs 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Max Lanier 16
3 Howie Pollet 16
3 Nels Potter 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Mike Budnick 1
2 Mickey Haefner 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .361
2 Tommy Holmes .344
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Whitey Kurowski .321
5 Stan Hack .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 30
2 Vern Stephens 24
2 Chuck Workman 24
4 Buster Adams 23
5 Whitey Kurowski 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 127
2 Tommy Holmes 117
3 Buster Adams 115
4 Nick Etten 113
5 Andy Pafko 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 George Myatt 30
3 George Case 27
4 Red Schoendienst 25
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.78
2 Dutch Leonard 1.96
3 Al Benton 2.03
4 Roger Wolff 2.23
5 Nels Potter 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 22
5 Roger Wolff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 222
2 Preacher Roe 152
3 Nels Potter 139
4 Hal Gregg 132
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