On This Day

Saturday, May 4, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 3 .833 --
Yankees 13 5 .722 2.0
Browns 8 8 .500 6.0
Tigers 7 9 .438 7.0
White Sox 6 8 .429 7.0
Senators 5 9 .357 8.0
Indians 5 9 .357 8.0
Athletics 4 12 .250 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 4 .714 --
Cardinals 9 5 .643 1.0
Braves 7 5 .583 2.0
Cubs 8 8 .500 3.0
Giants 7 8 .467 3.5
Pirates 7 9 .438 4.0
Reds 6 8 .429 4.0
Phillies 4 11 .267 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Pesky 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Hal Wagner 3
2 Max West 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Al Libke 1
2 Ernie Lombardi 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Al Libke 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Wagner 2
2 Eddie Lake 1
2 Frank McCormick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.60
2 Stubby Overmire 0.40
3 Nate Andrews 0.33
3 Monty Kennedy 0.33
3 Joe Page 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Joe Page 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Joe Page 4
3 Nate Andrews 3
3 Monty Kennedy 3
3 Ray Prim 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom DiMaggio .420
2 Johnny Pesky .406
3 Dixie Walker .381
4 Charlie Keller .378
5 Mickey Witek .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Sam Chapman 4
2 Ted Williams 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 20
2 Ted Williams 18
3 Nick Etten 17
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Eddie Lake 3
4 George Case 2
4 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
2 Sam Zoldak 0.44
3 Spud Chandler 0.50
3 Ed Head 0.50
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 4
1 Mickey Harris 4
3 Joe Dobson 3
3 Al Gettel 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Tex Hughson 27
4 Mickey Harris 26
5 Spud Chandler 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Herman Besse 1
2 Hi Bithorn 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .358
2 Tommy Holmes .343
3 Goody Rosen .328
4 Stan Hack .319
5 Luis Olmo .317

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 126
2 Tommy Holmes 119
3 Nick Etten 115
4 Andy Pafko 113
5 Buster Adams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 32
2 George Case 26
3 George Myatt 25
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 2.22
4 Al Benton 2.36
5 Nels Potter 2.50

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 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Nels Potter 133
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