On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 7 .781 --
Yankees 20 11 .645 4.5
Tigers 18 13 .581 6.5
Senators 15 13 .536 8.0
Browns 13 18 .419 11.5
Indians 11 18 .379 12.5
White Sox 9 18 .333 13.5
Athletics 9 22 .290 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 9 .654 --
Dodgers 16 10 .615 1.0
Cubs 14 11 .560 2.5
Braves 15 12 .556 2.5
Reds 13 11 .542 3.0
Giants 12 16 .429 6.0
Pirates 10 15 .400 6.5
Phillies 6 19 .240 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bama Rowell 6
1 Mickey Vernon 6
3 Billy Jurges 5
4 Carden Gillenwater 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Vernon 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 4
2 Dick Culler 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Carden Gillenwater 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Bama Rowell 1
1 Taffy Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 1.29
1 Allie Reynolds 1.29
3 Spud Chandler 1.00
4 Tex Hughson 0.83
5 Max Lanier 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 9
1 Allie Reynolds 9
3 Max Lanier 8
4 Dick Fowler 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .411
2 Dixie Walker .389
3 Stan Musial .388
4 Ted Williams .382
5 Johnny Pesky .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 31
1 Ted Williams 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
3 Tommy Holmes 25
5 Rudy York 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.58
2 Johnny Schmitz 1.30
3 Bill Bevens 1.50
4 Ed Heusser 1.63
5 Howie Pollet 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 7
2 Spud Chandler 6
2 Max Lanier 6
2 Hal Newhouser 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 85
2 Hal Newhouser 50
3 Tex Hughson 45
4 Spud Chandler 39
5 Mickey Harris 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Red Barrett 1
4 22 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .413
2 Ted Williams .409
3 Mickey Vernon .408
4 Dixie Walker .396
5 Jeff Heath .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 15
2 Tommy Holmes 14
2 Enos Slaughter 14
4 Mickey Vernon 13
4 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Dixie Walker 4
3 Phil Rizzuto 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.00
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.47
3 Les Webber 0.56
4 Spud Chandler 0.69
5 Howie Pollet 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Max Lanier 20
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Hal Newhouser 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Mace Brown 1
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .357
2 Tommy Holmes .340
3 Goody Rosen .323
4 Stan Hack .313
5 Dixie Walker .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Rudy York 22
3 Whitey Kurowski 21
3 Chuck Workman 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 128
2 Tommy Holmes 123
3 Andy Pafko 120
4 Nick Etten 110
5 2 tied 104

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 1.78
2 Roger Wolff 2.15
3 Ray Prim 2.29
4 Dutch Leonard 2.34
5 Harry Brecheen 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Red Barrett 22
2 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Hank Wyse 21
5 Roger Wolff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 233
2 Bobo Newsom 147
3 Bob Feller 144
4 Preacher Roe 139
5 Nels Potter 125

Saves

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