On This Day

Monday, May 13, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	22	4	.846	--
Yankees	16	9	.640	5.5
Tigers	15	10	.600	6.5
Senators	10	12	.455	10.0
Browns	11	14	.440	10.5
Indians	8	15	.348	12.5
White Sox	7	14	.333	12.5
Athletics	7	18	.280	14.5

Games

Indians 9, Browns 2

Browns 3, Indians 0

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	15	7	.682	--
Cardinals	12	8	.600	2.0
Braves	12	10	.545	3.0
Reds	11	10	.524	3.5
Cubs	11	10	.524	3.5
Giants	11	13	.458	5.0
Pirates	9	12	.429	5.5
Phillies	5	16	.238	9.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 3

Braves 7, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Ken Keltner	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Graham	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Embree	3
2	Lou Boudreau	2
2	Tommy Holmes	2
2	Ken Keltner	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Felix Mackiewicz	2
3	Buddy Blattner	1
3	Augie Galan	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Embree	1.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.58
3	Oscar Judd	0.50
4	Jim Konstanty	0.43
5	Hal Schumacher	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Embree	1
1	Ed Head	1
1	Al Milnar	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Earl Reid	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Red Embree	6
3	Oscar Judd	5
3	Hal Schumacher	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Hutchinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.394
2	Pee Wee Reese	.390
3	Ted Williams	.387
4	Dario Lodigiani	.386
5	Dom DiMaggio	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	29
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	Tommy Holmes	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	George Case	6
2	Bert Haas	6
4	Dixie Walker	5
5	2 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	2 tied	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	71
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Tex Hughson	36
4	Spud Chandler	34
5	Mickey Harris	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Haynes	2
1	Fred Hutchinson	2
3	Red Barrett	1
3	Herman Besse	1
3	19 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dario Lodigiani	.471
2	Pee Wee Reese	.432
3	Ted Williams	.409
4	Dom DiMaggio	.404
5	Johnny Pesky	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Ted Williams	4
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	Charlie Keller	3
3	Frank McCormick	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Bobby Doerr	13
2	Johnny Mize	13
4	Mickey Vernon	12
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Peanuts Lowrey	3
2	Dixie Walker	3
4	Augie Galan	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Milnar	0.00
2	Monty Kennedy	0.50
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.52
4	Hank Borowy	0.69
5	Roger Wolff	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
3	Nate Andrews	2
3	Jim Bagby	2
3	15 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Spud Chandler	19
2	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Virgil Trucks	18
5	Joe Dobson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Hutchinson	2
2	Herman Besse	1
2	Hi Bithorn	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.356
2	Tommy Holmes	.339
3	Goody Rosen	.323
4	Stan Hack	.319
5	Augie Galan	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Whitey Kurowski	22
3	Buster Adams	21
3	Vern Stephens	21
3	2 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	126
2	Tommy Holmes	122
3	Andy Pafko	116
4	Nick Etten	111
5	Buster Adams	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
2	George Case	25
3	George Myatt	24
3	Red Schoendienst	24
5	Johnny Barrett	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.83
2	Roger Wolff	2.14
3	Dutch Leonard	2.28
4	Nels Potter	2.50
5	Harry Brecheen	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Red Barrett	23
3	Dave Ferriss	22
4	Hank Wyse	20
5	Roger Wolff	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
2	Bobo Newsom	145
3	Preacher Roe	144
4	Bob Feller	130
5	2 tied	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	15
2	Ace Adams	10
3	Jim Turner	9
4	Xavier Rescigno	6
5	3 tied	5