On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 5 .821 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 5.5
Tigers 15 12 .556 7.5
Senators 12 12 .500 9.0
Browns 12 15 .444 10.5
Indians 10 15 .400 11.5
White Sox 8 15 .348 12.5
Athletics 7 20 .259 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 8 .636 --
Dodgers 15 9 .625 0.0
Braves 13 10 .565 1.5
Reds 12 10 .545 2.0
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.0
Giants 11 14 .440 4.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 5.0
Phillies 5 17 .227 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Ennis 4
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Gil Torres 4
4 Hank Edwards 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Jake Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 4
2 Clyde McCullough 3
2 Stan Spence 3
4 Hank Edwards 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Gil Torres 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 1.40
2 Johnny Rigney 0.86
3 Tex Hughson 0.57
4 Al Jurisich 0.56
5 Joe Beggs 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Johnny Rigney 6
3 Al Jurisich 5
4 Tex Hughson 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 Eddie Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Johnny Pesky .376
3 Stan Musial .375
4 Dixie Walker .370
5 Phil Cavarretta .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 29
2 Ted Williams 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 22
3 Stan Spence 22
5 Dixie Walker 21

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 Ed Head 1.33
4 Max Lanier 1.34
5 Bill Bevens 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 6
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Max Lanier 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 71
2 Hal Newhouser 41
3 Tex Hughson 40
4 Spud Chandler 34
5 Mickey Harris 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Red Barrett 1
4 20 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .432
2 Ted Williams .422
3 Johnny Wyrostek .417
4 Phil Cavarretta .395
5 Johnny Pesky .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Ted Williams 5
3 Charlie Keller 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 17
2 Johnny Mize 13
3 Joe DiMaggio 12
3 Bobby Doerr 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.00
2 Monty Kennedy 0.50
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.52
4 Les Webber 0.56
5 Howie Pollet 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
3 Nate Andrews 2
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Spud Chandler 19
3 Tex Hughson 18
3 Virgil Trucks 18
5 Hal Gregg 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Tommy Holmes .339
3 Goody Rosen .323
4 Stan Hack .318
5 Augie Galan .308

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 118
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 2.34
4 Harry Brecheen 2.51
5 Ray Prim 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Hank Wyse 21
5 Roger Wolff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Preacher Roe 138
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