On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	23	4	.852	--
Yankees	17	9	.654	5.5
Tigers	15	11	.577	7.5
Senators	11	12	.478	10.0
Browns	11	15	.423	11.5
Indians	8	15	.348	13.0
White Sox	7	15	.318	13.5
Athletics	7	18	.280	15.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Senators 15, Tigers 1

Yankees 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	15	8	.652	--
Cardinals	13	8	.619	1.0
Braves	13	10	.565	2.0
Reds	11	10	.524	3.0
Cubs	11	10	.524	3.0
Giants	11	13	.458	4.5
Pirates	9	13	.409	5.5
Phillies	5	16	.238	9.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 5

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Billy Herman	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Lewis	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	Dixie Walker	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	Carden Gillenwater	1
2	Tommy Holmes	1
2	Don Kolloway	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Ferriss	1.33
2	Lefty Wallace	1.20
3	Ken Gables	0.42
4	Max Lanier	0.41
5	Joe Haynes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Lefty Wallace	1
1	Roger Wolff	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	7
2	Lefty Wallace	6
3	Ken Gables	5
4	Dave Ferriss	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.389
2	Stan Musial	.388
3	Dario Lodigiani	.386
4	Pee Wee Reese	.380
5	Ted Williams	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	29
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Dixie Walker	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.68
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.83
3	Al Jurisich	1.19
4	Ed Head	1.33
5	Max Lanier	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Harris	6
2	Spud Chandler	5
2	Max Lanier	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
5	4 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	Jeff Heath	.429
3	Pee Wee Reese	.410
4	Ted Williams	.391
5	Phil Cavarretta	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Bobby Doerr	13
2	Johnny Mize	13
4	Joe DiMaggio	12
4	Mickey Vernon	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Peanuts Lowrey	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Dixie Walker	3
5	13 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	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
4	Nate Andrews	2
4	17 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	.355
2	Tommy Holmes	.339
3	Goody Rosen	.323
4	Stan Hack	.319
5	Dixie Walker	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Whitey Kurowski	22
2	Rudy York	22
4	Buster Adams	21
4	Chuck Workman	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	129
2	Tommy Holmes	121
3	Andy Pafko	116
4	Nick Etten	111
5	Buster Adams	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
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	2.10
3	Dutch Leonard	2.28
4	Harry Brecheen	2.51
5	Al Hollingsworth	2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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