On This Day

Friday, April 26, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 8 3 .727 --
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Tigers 6 3 .667 1.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 3.0
Browns 4 5 .444 3.0
Indians 3 4 .429 3.0
Senators 3 7 .300 4.5
Athletics 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 1 .889 --
Cardinals 8 2 .800 0.5
Braves 5 4 .556 3.0
Cubs 4 4 .500 3.5
Pirates 4 6 .400 4.5
Giants 3 7 .300 5.5
Reds 3 7 .300 5.5
Phillies 2 6 .250 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
1 Sherry Robertson 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Joe Grace 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 Sherry Robertson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
1 Dixie Walker 4
3 Tommy Henrich 3
3 Sherry Robertson 3
3 Ed Stevens 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1
1 Rudy York 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.73
2 Fred Martin 0.62
3 Nels Potter 0.55
4 Dick Fowler 0.36
5 Bill Voiselle 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 Fred Martin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Nels Potter 6
2 Jake Wade 6
4 Dick Fowler 5
4 Fred Martin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .421
2 Billy Herman .389
3 Hank Greenberg .382
4 Frank McCormick .379
5 Pete Reiser .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Tommy Holmes 2
2 Ken Keltner 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 13
2 Ed Stevens 11
3 Nick Etten 10
3 Eddie Miller 10
3 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 6
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Bert Haas 2
2 Gene Handley 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Ed Head 0.00
1 Dizzy Trout 0.00
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Spud Chandler 2
2 Joe Dobson 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Howie Pollet 16
3 Nels Potter 16
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Mike Budnick 1
2 Mickey Haefner 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .361
2 Tommy Holmes .344
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Whitey Kurowski .321
5 Stan Hack .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 30
2 Vern Stephens 24
2 Chuck Workman 24
4 Buster Adams 23
5 Whitey Kurowski 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 127
2 Tommy Holmes 117
3 Buster Adams 115
4 Nick Etten 112
4 Andy Pafko 112

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 1.78
2 Dutch Leonard 1.96
3 Al Benton 2.03
4 Roger Wolff 2.23
5 Ray Prim 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 22
5 Roger Wolff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 222
2 Preacher Roe 152
3 Nels Potter 141
4 Hal Gregg 132
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