On This Day

Monday, May 6, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 3 .850 --
Yankees 14 6 .700 3.0
Tigers 9 10 .474 7.5
Browns 8 10 .444 8.0
White Sox 7 9 .438 8.0
Senators 7 9 .438 8.0
Indians 5 11 .313 10.0
Athletics 5 14 .263 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 0.0
Braves 8 6 .571 1.0
Pirates 9 9 .500 2.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 2.0
Giants 8 9 .471 2.5
Reds 7 9 .438 3.0
Phillies 5 12 .294 5.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Pesky 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 Joe Grace 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Jimmy Outlaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 3
2 Dom DiMaggio 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Joe Grace 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 0.88
2 Thornton Lee 0.60
3 Phil Marchildon 0.38
4 Bill Bevens 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 7
2 Thornton Lee 6
3 Phil Marchildon 5
4 Bill Bevens 4
4 Joe Dobson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .430
2 Stan Musial .415
3 Ted Williams .411
4 Dom DiMaggio .397
5 Pee Wee Reese .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Ted Williams 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 22
2 Ted Williams 21
3 Nick Etten 17
4 Tommy Henrich 15
4 Rudy York 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 4
1 Joe Dobson 4
1 Mickey Harris 4
1 Max Lanier 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Tex Hughson 27
4 Mickey Harris 26
5 Virgil Trucks 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Herman Besse 1
2 Hi Bithorn 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Tommy Holmes .341
3 Goody Rosen .327
4 Stan Hack .319
5 Luis Olmo .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Chuck Workman 24
3 Whitey Kurowski 23
3 Vern Stephens 23
5 Buster Adams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Andy Pafko 116
3 Nick Etten 115
3 Tommy Holmes 115
5 Buster Adams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 32
2 George Case 25
2 George Myatt 25
4 Red Schoendienst 24
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
2 Dutch Leonard 2.08
3 Roger Wolff 2.20
4 Nels Potter 2.50
5 Al Hollingsworth 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
2 Dave Ferriss 23
4 Hank Wyse 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Preacher Roe 146
3 Bobo Newsom 141
4 Nels Potter 133
5 Hal Gregg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 11
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 8
5 3 tied 5