On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 4 .840 --
Yankees 16 8 .667 4.5
Tigers 13 10 .565 7.0
Senators 9 11 .450 9.5
Browns 9 12 .429 10.0
White Sox 7 12 .368 11.0
Indians 6 13 .316 12.0
Athletics 6 17 .261 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 6 .667 --
Dodgers 13 7 .650 0.0
Giants 11 10 .524 2.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 3.0
Reds 9 10 .474 3.5
Braves 9 10 .474 3.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 4.0
Phillies 5 14 .263 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 4
1 Emil Verban 4
3 Tommy Henrich 3
3 Pat Mullin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Evans 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Frank McCormick 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
4 Al Evans 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Buddy Rosar 1
1 Johnny Rucker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 2.33
2 Tiny Bonham 1.00
2 Tex Hughson 1.00
4 Johnny Sain 0.54
5 Monty Kennedy 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1
1 Les Webber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 7
1 Virgil Trucks 7
3 Tex Hughson 6
3 Monty Kennedy 6
5 Tiny Bonham 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .417
2 Johnny Pesky .400
3 Ted Williams .396
4 Dario Lodigiani .381
5 Phil Cavarretta .377

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 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 8
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 Tex Hughson 36
3 Hal Newhouser 34
4 Virgil Trucks 30
5 2 tied 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 .500
2 Dario Lodigiani .459
3 Ted Williams .449
4 Dom DiMaggio .422
5 Luke Appling .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Ted Williams 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 Charlie Keller 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 16
2 Bobby Doerr 15
3 Pee Wee Reese 12
3 Mickey Vernon 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 3
1 Peanuts Lowrey 3
3 George Case 2
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.42
2 Monty Kennedy 0.50
2 Dave Koslo 0.50
4 Spud Chandler 0.67
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
3 Nate Andrews 2
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Tex Hughson 24
3 Dizzy Trout 19
4 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Virgil Trucks 18

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 Whitey Kurowski 22
2 Vern Stephens 22
2 Chuck Workman 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
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