On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 3 .813 --
Yankees 11 5 .688 2.0
Tigers 7 7 .500 5.0
Browns 7 8 .467 5.5
Indians 5 7 .417 6.0
White Sox 5 8 .385 6.5
Senators 5 8 .385 6.5
Athletics 4 11 .267 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 4 .714 --
Cardinals 9 5 .643 1.0
Braves 7 4 .636 1.5
Cubs 7 7 .500 3.0
Giants 6 7 .462 3.5
Reds 5 7 .417 4.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 4.5
Phillies 3 10 .231 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Judnich 4
2 Don Johnson 3
2 Frank Mancuso 3
2 Pat Mullin 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Andy Seminick 1
1 Hal Wagner 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 4
1 Frank Mancuso 4
3 Hal Wagner 3
4 Bob Elliott 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 0.62
2 Dave Koslo 0.56
3 Jack Kramer 0.50
4 Spud Chandler 0.45
5 Tex Hughson 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Clem Dreisewerd 1
1 Art Herring 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 8
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Dave Koslo 5
2 Jack Kramer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .405
2 Dom DiMaggio .405
3 Dixie Walker .381
4 Charlie Keller .378
5 Johnny Mize .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Nick Etten 3
3 Dixie Walker 3
5 18 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 19
2 Nick Etten 16
3 Tommy Henrich 14
4 Johnny Berardino 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 4
3 George Case 2
3 Leon Culberson 2
3 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.50
2 Ed Head 0.50
4 Red Embree 0.86
5 Bill Bevens 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 4
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 Mickey Harris 3
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Tex Hughson 27
4 Spud Chandler 20
5 Mickey Harris 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Herman Besse 1
2 Mike Budnick 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .358
2 Tommy Holmes .344
3 Goody Rosen .328
4 Stan Hack .319
5 Luis Olmo .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 127
2 Tommy Holmes 118
3 Nick Etten 114
4 Buster Adams 113
4 Andy Pafko 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 26
3 George Myatt 25
4 Red Schoendienst 24
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
2 Dutch Leonard 1.97
3 Roger Wolff 2.19
4 Al Benton 2.25
5 Nels Potter 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Preacher Roe 146
3 Nels Potter 141
4 Bobo Newsom 134
5 Hal Gregg 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 13
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 8
5 3 tied 5