On This Day

Tuesday, April 16, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Yankees 1 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Senators 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Pirates 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Dodgers 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Hank Edwards 3
2 Grady Hatton 3
2 Skeeter Newsome 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Grady Hatton 2
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Connie Ryan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 2.50
2 Spud Chandler 1.00
2 Bill Dietrich 1.00
2 Hal Newhouser 1.00
5 Joe Beggs 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Bill Dietrich 9
3 Hal Newhouser 8
4 Spud Chandler 6
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Beggs 1.000
1 Hal Wagner 1.000
3 Billy Herman .800
4 Hank Edwards .750
4 3 others tied .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Grady Hatton 2
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Connie Ryan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Bob Feller 0.00
1 Hugh Mulcahy 0.00
1 Hugh Casey 0.00
1 7 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Bill Dietrich 9
3 Hal Newhouser 8
4 Spud Chandler 6
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .355
2 Tommy Holmes .352
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .323
5 Whitey Kurowski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Chuck Workman 25
3 Vern Stephens 24
4 Buster Adams 22
4 Mel Ott 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Tommy Holmes 117
3 Buster Adams 111
3 Nick Etten 111
3 Andy Pafko 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 30
2 George Myatt 30
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.79
2 Al Benton 2.02
3 Dutch Leonard 2.13
4 Roger Wolff 2.21
5 Ray Prim 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Hank Borowy 21
4 Dave Ferriss 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 220
2 Preacher Roe 149
3 Hal Gregg 141
4 Nels Potter 133
5 Bobo Newsom 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
1 Andy Karl 15
3 Jim Turner 10
4 Xavier Rescigno 9
5 4 tied 5