On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 7 .781 --
Yankees 20 12 .625 5.0
Tigers 18 13 .581 6.5
Senators 16 13 .552 7.5
Browns 13 18 .419 11.5
Indians 12 18 .400 12.0
White Sox 9 19 .321 14.0
Athletics 9 22 .290 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 9 .654 --
Dodgers 17 10 .630 0.5
Cubs 15 11 .577 2.0
Braves 15 13 .536 3.0
Reds 13 12 .520 3.5
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 Ken Keltner 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Phil Cavarretta 3
2 Nick Etten 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 2
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Ken Keltner 1
2 Claude Passeau 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Torres 3
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Andy Pafko 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Lennie Merullo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.58
2 Vic Lombardi 0.36
2 Claude Passeau 0.36
4 Marius Russo 0.30
5 Bucky Walters 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Vic Lombardi 4
2 Claude Passeau 4
4 Marius Russo 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chipman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .400
2 Stan Musial .388
3 Dixie Walker .383
4 Ted Williams .382
5 Phil Cavarretta .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 Ken Keltner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 31
1 Ted Williams 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
3 Tommy Holmes 25
5 2 tied 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 3 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 23 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Ken Keltner .405
3 Dixie Walker .386
4 Tommy Holmes .385
4 George Kell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 14
2 Tommy Holmes 13
2 Mickey Vernon 13
2 Dixie Walker 13
2 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Dixie Walker 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.47
2 Les Webber 0.60
3 Spud Chandler 0.69
4 Joe Beggs 0.95
5 Ed Wright 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Vic Lombardi 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Tex Hughson 18
4 Virgil Trucks 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 8 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 .313
5 Dixie Walker .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Rudy York 22
3 Whitey Kurowski 21
3 Chuck Workman 21
5 Nick Etten 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 130
2 Tommy Holmes 123
3 Andy Pafko 122
4 Nick Etten 112
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 1.83
2 Roger Wolff 2.19
3 Bucky Walters 2.21
4 Ray Prim 2.29
5 Dutch Leonard 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Red Barrett 22
2 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Hank Wyse 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 227
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