On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 4 0 1.000 --
Tigers 3 1 .750 1.0
Indians 2 1 .667 1.5
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.5
Athletics 1 3 .250 3.0
Browns 1 3 .250 3.0
Senators 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 3 1 .750 --
Cubs 3 1 .750 0.0
Dodgers 3 1 .750 0.0
Braves 2 1 .667 0.5
Giants 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 2 2 .500 1.0
Phillies 0 3 .000 2.5
Reds 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 4
1 Mickey Witek 4
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Stan Spence 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Wakefield 5
2 Mickey Witek 4
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 Wally Moses 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Gene Handley 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.33
2 Hal Newhouser 1.00
3 Bucky Walters 0.73
4 Dave Koslo 0.58
5 Tex Hughson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Dave Koslo 7
2 Hal Newhouser 7
4 Kirby Higbe 6
4 Tex Hughson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .500
1 Johnny Hopp .500
1 Johnny Pesky .500
4 Billy Herman .467
5 Hal Wagner .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 2
1 Johnny Lindell 2
3 Phil Cavarretta 1
3 Dom DiMaggio 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 8
1 Dick Wakefield 8
3 Phil Cavarretta 5
3 Dom DiMaggio 5
3 8 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 3
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Gene Handley 2
4 George Case 1
4 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Bob Feller 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Hal Newhouser 2
3 Hank Behrman 1
3 Al Benton 1
3 25 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 15
2 Bob Feller 10
2 Tex Hughson 10
4 Bill Dietrich 9
4 Bob Joyce 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Ox Miller 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .360
2 Tommy Holmes .351
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .322
5 Whitey Kurowski .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 29
2 Vern Stephens 24
3 Chuck Workman 23
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 112
4 Andy Pafko 111
5 Nick Etten 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Myatt 30
3 George Case 28
4 Red Schoendienst 25
5 Johnny Barrett 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.66
2 Dutch Leonard 1.94
3 Al Benton 2.07
4 Roger Wolff 2.22
5 Ray Prim 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Dave Ferriss 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 223
2 Preacher Roe 149
3 Hal Gregg 134
4 Bobo Newsom 129
4 Nels Potter 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 14
3 Xavier Rescigno 9
3 Jim Turner 9
5 4 tied 5