On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 4 .846 --
Yankees 16 9 .640 5.5
Tigers 14 10 .583 7.0
Senators 10 12 .455 10.0
Browns 10 13 .435 10.5
White Sox 7 13 .350 12.0
Indians 7 14 .333 12.5
Athletics 7 18 .280 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 7 .667 --
Cardinals 12 8 .600 1.5
Reds 11 10 .524 3.0
Cubs 11 10 .524 3.0
Braves 11 10 .524 3.0
Giants 11 12 .478 4.0
Pirates 9 12 .429 5.0
Phillies 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Sanders 5
1 Stan Spence 5
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 Ray Lamanno 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Bob Joyce 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 4
2 Johnny Lucadello 3
2 Mickey Rocco 3
2 Ed Stevens 3
2 Dixie Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 George Case 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.67
2 Bob Feller 0.80
3 Mickey Harris 0.60
4 Dave Koslo 0.57
5 Claude Passeau 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 12
2 Ewell Blackwell 10
3 Harry Brecheen 6
4 Spud Chandler 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .411
2 Johnny Pesky .394
3 Ted Williams .387
4 Billy Herman .377
5 Dario Lodigiani .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Johnny Mize 6
3 Sam Chapman 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 29
2 Ted Williams 26
3 Joe DiMaggio 19
4 Rudy York 18
5 5 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 8
2 Bert Haas 6
3 George Case 4
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.50
2 Spud Chandler 0.68
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.83
4 Al Jurisich 1.19
5 Bill Bevens 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 6
2 Spud Chandler 5
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 Bob Feller 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 71
2 Tex Hughson 36
3 Spud Chandler 34
3 Hal Newhouser 34
5 Mickey Harris 32

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 .488
2 Dario Lodigiani .474
3 Ted Williams .431
4 Dom DiMaggio .404
5 Peanuts Lowrey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 5
2 Sam Chapman 4
2 Ted Williams 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 16
1 Ted Williams 16
3 Mickey Vernon 13
4 Johnny Mize 12
4 Pee Wee Reese 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 4
2 George Case 3
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.42
2 Monty Kennedy 0.50
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.68
4 Hank Borowy 0.69
5 Tiny Bonham 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 4
2 Bob Feller 3
3 Nate Andrews 2
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Tex Hughson 24
3 Spud Chandler 19
4 Mickey Harris 18
4 2 others tied 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 .355
2 Tommy Holmes .339
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .318
5 Augie Galan .312

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 126
2 Tommy Holmes 120
3 Andy Pafko 117
4 Nick Etten 113
5 Buster Adams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
2 George Myatt 24
2 Red Schoendienst 24
4 George Case 23
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.73
2 Roger Wolff 2.14
3 Dutch Leonard 2.18
4 Bucky Walters 2.41
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 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 217
2 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Preacher Roe 144
4 Hal Gregg 134
5 Bob Feller 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 10
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 7
5 3 tied 5