On This Day

Wednesday, April 24, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Tigers 5 2 .714 1.0
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 2.0
Browns 3 4 .429 3.0
Senators 3 6 .333 4.0
White Sox 2 5 .286 4.0
Athletics 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 1 .875 --
Dodgers 7 1 .875 --
Cubs 4 3 .571 2.5
Braves 4 4 .500 3.0
Giants 3 5 .375 4.0
Pirates 3 5 .375 4.0
Phillies 2 6 .250 5.0
Reds 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Furillo 4
1 Whitey Wietelmann 4
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Hal Peck 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Stevens 4
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Lou Klein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Embree 0.62
2 Kirby Higbe 0.50
2 Howie Pollet 0.50
4 Herman Besse 0.40
5 Ed Wright 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Embree 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Embree 5
1 Howie Pollet 5
3 Herman Besse 4
4 Stan Ferens 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Bill Posedel 1
1 Jake Wade 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .458
2 Phil Cavarretta .391
3 Cecil Travis .389
4 Johnny Hopp .385
5 Walker Cooper .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Nick Etten 2
1 Tommy Holmes 2
1 Ken Keltner 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 10
2 Dick Wakefield 9
3 Phil Cavarretta 8
3 Bobby Doerr 8
3 6 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Gene Handley 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Ed Head 0.00
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Spud Chandler 2
1 Al Gettel 2
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Howie Pollet 16
3 Hal Newhouser 15
4 Spud Chandler 14
4 Mickey Harris 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Mike Budnick 1
2 Mickey Haefner 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .364
2 Tommy Holmes .342
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Stan Hack .324
5 Whitey Kurowski .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 30
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 123
2 Tommy Holmes 119
3 Buster Adams 114
4 Andy Pafko 112
5 Nick Etten 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Myatt 30
3 George Case 28
4 Red Schoendienst 24
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.69
2 Dutch Leonard 1.96
3 Al Benton 2.03
4 Roger Wolff 2.23
5 Claude Passeau 2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 215
2 Preacher Roe 148
3 Hal Gregg 136
4 Nels Potter 135
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