On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	32	9	.780	--
Yankees	26	16	.619	6.5
Senators	20	17	.541	10.0
Tigers	22	19	.537	10.0
Browns	17	23	.425	14.5
Indians	17	23	.425	14.5
White Sox	15	21	.417	14.5
Athletics	9	30	.231	22.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 0

White Sox 4, Indians 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Tigers 7, Browns 1

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

Red Sox 7, Senators 2

Browns 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	12	.676	--
Cardinals	23	14	.622	2.0
Reds	17	16	.515	6.0
Cubs	17	18	.486	7.0
Braves	17	19	.472	7.5
Pirates	15	18	.455	8.0
Giants	17	21	.447	8.5
Phillies	11	24	.314	13.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 0

Braves 10, Dodgers 8

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Reds 7, Cubs 6

Phillies 8, Giants 5

Phillies 3, Giants 1

Pirates 9, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 12, Pirates 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Enos Slaughter	6
2	Frankie Gustine	5
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Buddy Blattner	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Frankie Hayes	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Frankie Gustine	4
2	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Hughes	2
1	Stan Musial	2
3	Bobby Adams	1
3	Luke Appling	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Borowy	0.85
2	Dizzy Trout	0.80
3	Roger Wolff	0.71
4	Joe Haynes	0.67
5	Virgil Trucks	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Borowy	11
2	Dizzy Trout	8
3	Bob Feller	6
3	Joe Haynes	6
3	Virgil Trucks	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Elmer Singleton	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.379
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Dom DiMaggio	.336
5	Pee Wee Reese	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
1	Hank Greenberg	11
3	Johnny Mize	10
4	Ted Williams	9
5	Charlie Keller	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Bobby Doerr	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Enos Slaughter	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	George Case	8
3	Bert Haas	7
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
4	Dixie Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	1.29
2	Spud Chandler	1.43
3	Dizzy Trout	1.93
3	Roger Wolff	1.93
3	Max Lanier	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	8
1	Mickey Harris	8
1	Hal Newhouser	8
4	Spud Chandler	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Hal Newhouser	63
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Virgil Trucks	49
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Joe Haynes	2
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Ken Trinkle	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.400
1	Red Schoendienst	.400
1	Dixie Walker	.400
4	Ray Lamanno	.394
4	Babe Young	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Buddy Blattner	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Dick Sisler	14
2	Enos Slaughter	14
4	Charlie Keller	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Stanky	3
1	Babe Young	3
3	Bobby Adams	2
3	Luke Appling	2
3	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Kirby Higbe	0.45
2	Red Ruffing	0.50
3	Hal Newhouser	0.67
4	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
5	Joe Hatten	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Vic Lombardi	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Johnny Schmitz	20
3	Dizzy Trout	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.377
2	Dixie Walker	.364
3	Dom DiMaggio	.344
4	Luke Appling	.344
5	Whitey Kurowski	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
1	Johnny Mize	9
3	Ted Williams	8
4	Joe DiMaggio	7
5	Charlie Keller	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	22
3	Enos Slaughter	21
4	Tommy Holmes	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Augie Galan	4
2	Peanuts Lowrey	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.64
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.32
3	Fred Hutchinson	1.63
4	Orval Grove	1.64
5	Red Ruffing	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Mickey Harris	5
3	Vic Lombardi	5
3	Hal Newhouser	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	76
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Virgil Trucks	37
4	Tex Hughson	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	21 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.347
2	Tommy Holmes	.334
3	Goody Rosen	.319
4	Stan Hack	.315
5	Dixie Walker	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	27
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
4	Nick Etten	21
4	2 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	127
2	Andy Pafko	123
3	Tommy Holmes	121
4	Nick Etten	110
5	Rudy York	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
2	George Case	26
2	Red Schoendienst	26
4	George Myatt	24
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.83
2	Roger Wolff	2.24
3	Dutch Leonard	2.27
4	Harry Brecheen	2.34
5	Ray Prim	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
2	Bob Feller	163
3	Bobo Newsom	151
4	Preacher Roe	127
5	Nels Potter	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	16
2	Ace Adams	9
3	Jim Turner	7
4	Xavier Rescigno	6
5	3 tied	5