On This Day

Tuesday, April 30, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 11 3 .786 --
Yankees 9 5 .643 2.0
Tigers 7 5 .583 3.0
Indians 5 5 .500 4.0
Browns 6 7 .462 4.5
White Sox 5 8 .385 5.5
Senators 5 8 .385 5.5
Athletics 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 4 .692 --
Dodgers 8 4 .667 0.5
Braves 7 4 .636 1.0
Cubs 7 5 .583 1.5
Giants 5 7 .417 3.5
Reds 5 7 .417 3.5
Pirates 5 8 .385 4.0
Phillies 2 9 .182 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Dario Lodigiani 3
1 Eddie Waitkus 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irv Hall 4
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Dario Lodigiani 2
2 Chuck Stevens 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1
1 Hal Peck 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 2.20
2 Joe Dobson 1.50
3 Hank Borowy 1.00
4 Hal Newhouser 0.82
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Jack Hallett 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Joe Dobson 9
2 Hal Newhouser 9
4 Bill Bevens 5
4 Eddie Lopat 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Besse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .455
2 Charlie Keller .400
3 Billy Herman .389
4 Vern Stephens .372
5 Stan Musial .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
4 Bobby Doerr 2
4 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Nick Etten 12
2 Stan Spence 12
2 Ed Stevens 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 4
3 George Case 2
3 Leon Culberson 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.33
3 Ed Head 0.50
4 Red Embree 0.86
5 Bill Bevens 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Tex Hughson 22
4 Mickey Harris 19
5 Joe Dobson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Herman Besse 1
2 Mike Budnick 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .358
2 Tommy Holmes .344
3 Goody Rosen .329
4 Stan Hack .319
5 Luis Olmo .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 127
2 Tommy Holmes 118
3 Buster Adams 113
4 Andy Pafko 112
5 Nick Etten 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 27
3 George Myatt 26
4 Red Schoendienst 24
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
2 Dutch Leonard 1.97
3 Al Benton 2.08
4 Roger Wolff 2.19
5 Nels Potter 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Dave Ferriss 21
3 Hank Wyse 21
5 Roger Wolff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Preacher Roe 146
3 Nels Potter 139
4 Bobo Newsom 134
5 Hal Gregg 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 13
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 8
5 3 tied 5