On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 3 .875 --
Yankees 15 8 .652 5.5
Tigers 12 10 .545 8.0
Browns 9 12 .429 10.5
Senators 8 11 .421 10.5
White Sox 7 11 .389 11.0
Indians 6 13 .316 12.5
Athletics 6 16 .273 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 6 .667 --
Dodgers 12 7 .632 0.5
Braves 9 9 .500 3.0
Giants 10 10 .500 3.0
Cubs 10 10 .500 3.0
Reds 9 10 .474 3.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 4.0
Phillies 5 13 .278 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 Cecil Travis 3
4 Russ Derry 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Pete Reiser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 George McQuinn 2
2 George Metkovich 2
2 Mickey Vernon 2
5 14 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Gregg 1.14
2 Herman Besse 0.43
3 Mort Cooper 0.33
3 Joe Dobson 0.33
5 Dutch Leonard 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Herring 1
1 Earl Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 8
2 Mort Cooper 4
2 Earl Johnson 4
4 Herman Besse 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hatten 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Johnny Pesky .406
3 Pee Wee Reese .406
4 Dario Lodigiani .400
5 Dom DiMaggio .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Sam Chapman 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Ted Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 28
2 Ted Williams 26
3 Joe DiMaggio 19
4 Rudy York 18
5 Nick Etten 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 Phil Rizzuto 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.50
2 Spud Chandler 0.60
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.83
4 Al Jurisich 1.19
5 Bill Bevens 1.33

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 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .463
2 Luke Appling .462
3 Ted Williams .460
4 Dario Lodigiani .459
5 Dom DiMaggio .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Ted Williams 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Bobby Doerr 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 13
4 Grady Hatton 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 3
1 Peanuts Lowrey 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
4 George Case 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.42
2 Dave Koslo 0.50
3 Spud Chandler 0.67
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.68
5 Hank Borowy 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
4 Nate Andrews 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Dizzy Trout 19
3 Tex Hughson 18
3 Bobo Newsom 18
5 Johnny Schmitz 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Besse 1
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .362
2 Tommy Holmes .340
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .320
5 Augie Galan .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Tommy Holmes 118
3 Andy Pafko 117
4 Nick Etten 115
5 Buster Adams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
2 George Myatt 24
2 Red Schoendienst 24
4 Johnny Barrett 22
4 George Case 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
2 Roger Wolff 2.09
3 Dutch Leonard 2.18
4 Harry Brecheen 2.49
5 Nels Potter 2.50

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 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Preacher Roe 144
4 Hal Gregg 134
5 Nels Potter 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 11
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 7
5 3 tied 5