On This Day

Monday, April 22, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 6 1 .857 --
Tigers 5 1 .833 0.5
Yankees 5 2 .714 1.0
Indians 2 2 .500 2.5
Browns 3 3 .500 2.5
Athletics 2 5 .286 4.0
White Sox 1 5 .167 4.5
Senators 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 5 1 .833 --
Dodgers 5 1 .833 --
Cubs 3 2 .600 1.5
Giants 3 3 .500 2.0
Braves 3 3 .500 2.0
Pirates 2 4 .333 3.0
Reds 2 5 .286 3.5
Phillies 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Reiser 4
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Frank McCormick 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Eddie Pellagrini 1
1 Chuck Workman 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Young 3
2 Buster Adams 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Pinky Higgins 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Masi 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Dick Wakefield 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Harris 0.78
2 Lou Knerr 0.62
3 Tommy Hughes 0.50
3 Max Lanier 0.50
3 Dizzy Trout 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Bob Joyce 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 7
2 Lefty Wallace 6
3 Bill Bevens 5
3 Lou Knerr 5
3 Eddie Smith 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Budnick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Young .533
2 Johnny Hopp .500
3 Billy Herman .417
4 Elbie Fletcher .412
5 Cecil Travis .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Ken Keltner 2
1 Johnny Lindell 2
4 Buster Adams 1
4 39 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 8
1 Dick Wakefield 8
1 Ted Williams 8
4 Bobby Doerr 7
4 Johnny Pesky 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Gene Handley 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 Johnny Wyrostek 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Dizzy Trout 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Spud Chandler 2
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Spud Chandler 14
3 Mickey Harris 14
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Budnick 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Ox Miller 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .357
2 Tommy Holmes .344
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Stan Hack .326
5 Whitey Kurowski .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 29
2 Vern Stephens 24
2 Chuck Workman 24
4 Buster Adams 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Tommy Holmes 118
3 Buster Adams 116
4 Andy Pafko 111
5 Luis Olmo 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Myatt 30
3 George Case 28
4 Red Schoendienst 25
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.69
2 Dutch Leonard 1.94
3 Al Benton 2.07
4 Roger Wolff 2.26
5 Ray Prim 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Dave Ferriss 21
5 Hank Borowy 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 215
2 Preacher Roe 148
3 Nels Potter 135
4 Hal Gregg 134
5 Bobo Newsom 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 13
3 Xavier Rescigno 9
3 Jim Turner 9
5 4 tied 5