On This Day

Wednesday, May 1, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 3 .800 --
Yankees 10 5 .667 2.0
Tigers 7 6 .538 4.0
Indians 5 6 .455 5.0
Browns 6 8 .429 5.5
White Sox 5 8 .385 6.0
Senators 5 8 .385 6.0
Athletics 4 10 .286 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 4 .692 --
Dodgers 9 4 .692 0.0
Braves 7 4 .636 1.0
Cubs 7 6 .538 2.0
Giants 5 7 .417 3.5
Reds 5 7 .417 3.5
Pirates 5 9 .357 4.5
Phillies 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Whitman 5
2 George Metkovich 4
3 Johnny Berardino 3
3 Rollie Hemsley 3
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Frank McCormick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Les Fleming 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Irv Hall 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Dick Whitman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Gregg 1.00
2 Ike Pearson 0.50
3 Dave Ferriss 0.29
3 Nels Potter 0.29
5 Allie Reynolds 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 Ike Pearson 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 6
2 Ike Pearson 4
3 Allie Reynolds 3
4 Ed Albosta 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .395
2 Charlie Keller .394
3 Billy Herman .389
4 Dom DiMaggio .385
5 Vern Stephens .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Dixie Walker 3
4 Dom DiMaggio 2
4 17 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 19
2 Nick Etten 12
2 Tommy Henrich 12
2 Stan Spence 12
2 Ed Stevens 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 4
3 George Case 2
3 Leon Culberson 2
3 11 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 2 tied 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 .357
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 Roger Wolff 2.19
4 Al Benton 2.25
5 Nels Potter 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Preacher Roe 146
3 Nels Potter 141
4 Bobo Newsom 134
5 Hal Gregg 131

Saves

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