On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 7 .794 --
Yankees 21 13 .618 6.0
Tigers 18 15 .545 8.5
Senators 16 14 .533 9.0
Browns 15 18 .455 11.5
Indians 13 19 .406 13.0
White Sox 10 19 .345 14.5
Athletics 9 24 .273 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 10 .643 --
Dodgers 18 10 .643 0.0
Cubs 15 12 .556 2.5
Braves 16 13 .552 2.5
Reds 13 13 .500 4.0
Giants 12 17 .414 6.5
Pirates 10 16 .385 7.0
Phillies 8 19 .296 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Howie Schultz 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
4 George Kell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Johnny Lazor 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lazor 4
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Jimmy Outlaw 1
1 Jerry Priddy 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howie Pollet 1.17
2 Walt Masterson 0.80
3 Mickey Harris 0.71
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.57
5 Johnny Sain 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 8
1 Johnny Schmitz 8
3 Howie Pollet 7
4 Joe Hatten 6
4 Johnny Sain 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Andy Karl 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .394
2 Ted Williams .372
3 Dixie Walker .370
4 Stan Musial .369
5 Johnny Pesky .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Bobby Doerr 31
3 Enos Slaughter 26
4 Joe DiMaggio 25
4 2 others tied 25

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 1.33
3 Howie Pollet 1.55
4 Ed Heusser 1.63
5 Joe Beggs 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 7
2 Spud Chandler 6
2 Bob Feller 6
2 Dave Ferriss 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 93
2 Hal Newhouser 50
3 Tex Hughson 46
4 Mickey Harris 42
5 Spud Chandler 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Red Barrett 1
4 26 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Keltner .429
2 George Kell .390
3 Whitey Kurowski .366
4 Tommy Holmes .365
5 Dixie Walker .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 14
2 Jeff Heath 12
2 Enos Slaughter 12
2 Mickey Vernon 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Dixie Walker 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 15 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.00
1 Earl Johnson 0.00
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.47
4 Howie Pollet 0.50
5 Les Webber 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Mickey Harris 3
2 Vic Lombardi 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Johnny Schmitz 23
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Johnny Sain 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .383
2 Mickey Vernon .382
3 Stan Musial .378
4 Ted Williams .370
5 Phil Cavarretta .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Ted Williams 7
3 Joe DiMaggio 6
3 Charlie Keller 6
5 Hank Greenberg 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Bobby Doerr 26
3 Dixie Walker 24
4 Rudy York 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.61
2 Joe Beggs 0.96
3 Roger Wolff 1.08
4 Dave Ferriss 1.15
5 Ed Heusser 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Mickey Harris 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Max Lanier 5
5 3 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 73
2 Tex Hughson 36
3 Mickey Harris 35
3 Hal Newhouser 35
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Red Barrett 1
3 Herman Besse 1
3 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Tommy Holmes .334
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Stan Hack .312
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 Nick Etten 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 131
2 Tommy Holmes 123
3 Andy Pafko 121
4 Nick Etten 112
5 Rudy York 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 24
2 George Myatt 24
2 Red Schoendienst 24
5 Johnny Barrett 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.83
2 Roger Wolff 2.19
3 Bob Feller 2.25
4 Ray Prim 2.29
5 Dutch Leonard 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dave Ferriss 23
3 Red Barrett 21
4 Hank Wyse 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 227
2 Bob Feller 152
3 Bobo Newsom 147
4 Preacher Roe 131
5 Hal Gregg 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 16
2 Ace Adams 9
2 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 6
5 3 tied 5