On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 3 .864 --
Yankees 15 6 .714 3.5
Tigers 11 10 .524 7.5
Senators 8 10 .444 9.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 9.5
Browns 8 12 .400 10.0
Indians 6 12 .333 11.0
Athletics 5 16 .238 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 6 .667 --
Dodgers 11 6 .647 0.5
Cubs 10 9 .526 2.5
Braves 8 8 .500 3.0
Giants 9 10 .474 3.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 3.5
Reds 8 10 .444 4.0
Phillies 5 13 .278 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ferrell Anderson 4
1 Johnny Pesky 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Lonny Frey 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Padgett 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Bama Rowell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Billy Herman 3
1 Don Padgett 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Gene Handley 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spud Chandler 2.25
2 Bob Feller 1.22
3 Hal Newhouser 0.60
4 Fritz Ostermueller 0.50
4 Roger Wolff 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Spud Chandler 9
3 Mickey Harris 3
3 Dave Koslo 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .429
2 Ted Williams .427
3 Dom DiMaggio .403
4 Pee Wee Reese .393
5 Phil Cavarretta .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Ted Williams 5
4 Hank Greenberg 4
4 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 25
1 Ted Williams 25
3 Nick Etten 17
3 Rudy York 17
5 6 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Phil Rizzuto 4
4 George Case 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.50
1 Ed Head 0.50
3 Spud Chandler 0.60
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.76
5 Al Gettel 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 5
1 Mickey Harris 5
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 Max Lanier 4
3 Hal Newhouser 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 59
2 Hal Newhouser 34
3 Tex Hughson 30
4 Spud Chandler 29
4 Mickey Harris 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Herman Besse 1
2 Hi Bithorn 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .363
2 Tommy Holmes .342
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .318
5 Augie Galan .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Vern Stephens 23
2 Chuck Workman 23
4 Whitey Kurowski 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Tommy Holmes 118
3 Andy Pafko 116
4 Nick Etten 115
5 Buster Adams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 32
2 George Myatt 24
2 Red Schoendienst 24
4 George Case 23
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
2 Roger Wolff 2.12
3 Dutch Leonard 2.18
4 Nels Potter 2.50
5 Al Hollingsworth 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 22
5 Roger Wolff 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 223
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