On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 8 .778 --
Yankees 22 14 .611 6.0
Senators 18 14 .563 8.0
Tigers 19 16 .543 8.5
Browns 15 19 .441 12.0
Indians 15 19 .441 12.0
White Sox 10 20 .333 15.0
Athletics 9 26 .257 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 10 .677 --
Cardinals 19 11 .633 1.5
Reds 14 13 .519 5.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 5.0
Braves 16 15 .516 5.0
Giants 14 18 .438 7.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 7.5
Phillies 8 22 .267 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Irv Hall 4
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Rip Russell 1
1 Pat Seerey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Russell 4
2 Cecil Travis 3
3 Buddy Blattner 2
3 Augie Galan 2
3 Bill Rigney 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 2
2 Pat Seerey 1
2 Eddie Stanky 1
2 Babe Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 1.29
2 Vic Lombardi 0.56
3 Mickey Haefner 0.44
4 Dick Fowler 0.36
5 Monty Kennedy 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 9
2 Vic Lombardi 5
3 Dick Fowler 4
3 Mickey Haefner 4
3 Earl Johnson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .393
2 Dixie Walker .365
3 Stan Musial .361
4 Ted Williams .359
5 Johnny Pesky .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Johnny Mize 8
2 Ted Williams 8
4 Hank Greenberg 7
4 Charlie Keller 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Bobby Doerr 32
3 Joe DiMaggio 28
4 Tommy Holmes 26
4 Enos Slaughter 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 11
2 George Case 6
2 Bert Haas 6
2 Dixie Walker 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 1.33
2 Spud Chandler 1.48
3 Howie Pollet 1.55
4 Hal Schumacher 1.59
5 Ed Heusser 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
1 Mickey Harris 7
1 Hal Newhouser 7
4 Spud Chandler 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 93
2 Hal Newhouser 56
3 Tex Hughson 46
4 Mickey Harris 42
5 Spud Chandler 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 3
2 Joe Haynes 2
2 Fred Hutchinson 2
2 Ken Trinkle 2
5 27 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .439
2 Ken Keltner .409
2 Whitey Kurowski .409
4 Mickey Vernon .397
5 Frank McCormick .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 13
2 Charlie Keller 12
2 Rip Russell 12
4 Johnny Berardino 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 4
2 George Case 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
2 Dixie Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.50
1 Howie Pollet 0.50
3 Hank Behrman 0.64
4 Les Webber 0.69
5 Joe Hatten 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Vic Lombardi 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 34
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Allie Reynolds 19
3 Johnny Sain 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 2
2 Ken Burkhart 1
2 Bob Chipman 1
2 Tex Hughson 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .381
2 Dixie Walker .379
3 Luke Appling .375
4 Ted Williams .359
5 Stan Musial .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Johnny Mize 7
1 Ted Williams 7
4 Joe Gordon 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Bobby Doerr 24
3 Joe DiMaggio 23
4 Dixie Walker 22
5 Enos Slaughter 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 6
2 George Case 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
2 Dixie Walker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wright 0.94
2 Joe Beggs 0.96
3 Ewell Blackwell 1.00
4 Ed Heusser 1.26
5 Johnny Schmitz 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mickey Harris 5
2 Vic Lombardi 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 73
2 Hal Newhouser 41
3 Tex Hughson 34
4 Johnny Schmitz 31
5 3 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 2
3 Herman Besse 1
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .356
2 Tommy Holmes .333
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .317
5 Dixie Walker .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 131
2 Tommy Holmes 120
2 Andy Pafko 120
4 Nick Etten 113
5 Rudy York 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 Red Schoendienst 25
3 George Case 24
3 George Myatt 24
5 George Metkovich 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.83
2 Bob Feller 2.25
3 Roger Wolff 2.26
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 20
3 Hank Wyse 20
5 Roger Wolff 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 222
2 Bob Feller 152
3 Bobo Newsom 150
4 Preacher Roe 132
5 Nels Potter 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 16
2 Ace Adams 9
3 Jim Turner 8
4 Xavier Rescigno 6
5 3 tied 5