On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 3 .857 --
Yankees 14 6 .700 3.5
Tigers 10 10 .500 7.5
Senators 8 9 .471 8.0
White Sox 7 9 .438 8.5
Browns 8 11 .421 9.0
Indians 5 12 .294 11.0
Athletics 5 15 .250 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 6 .647 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 0.5
Braves 8 7 .533 2.0
Pirates 9 9 .500 2.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 2.5
Reds 8 9 .471 3.0
Giants 8 10 .444 3.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Mark Christman 3
3 Joe Grace 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Culberson 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Culberson 5
2 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Joe Grace 2
3 Tommy Holmes 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Haefner 0.83
2 Fred Martin 0.75
3 Red Embree 0.38
4 Dizzy Trout 0.31
5 Tex Hughson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Clem Dreisewerd 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Fred Martin 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Martin 9
2 Mickey Haefner 5
3 Dizzy Trout 4
4 Clem Dreisewerd 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .423
2 Stan Musial .420
3 Johnny Pesky .407
4 Dom DiMaggio .403
5 Pee Wee Reese .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Ted Williams 5
4 Hank Greenberg 4
4 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Bobby Doerr 22
3 Nick Etten 17
4 Tommy Henrich 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 7
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 Eddie Lake 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Zoldak 0.44
2 Spud Chandler 0.50
2 Max Lanier 0.50
2 Ed Head 0.50
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 4
1 Joe Dobson 4
1 Mickey Harris 4
1 Max Lanier 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Tex Hughson 30
4 Mickey Harris 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Herman Besse 1
2 Hi Bithorn 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Tommy Holmes .343
3 Goody Rosen .324
4 Stan Hack .318
5 Augie Galan .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Vern Stephens 23
2 Chuck Workman 23
4 Whitey Kurowski 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Tommy Holmes 117
3 Andy Pafko 116
4 Nick Etten 115
5 Buster Adams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 32
2 George Myatt 24
2 Red Schoendienst 24
4 Johnny Barrett 22
4 George Case 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.91
2 Dutch Leonard 2.18
3 Roger Wolff 2.20
4 Nels Potter 2.50
5 Al Hollingsworth 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Hank Wyse 21
5 Roger Wolff 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 220
2 Preacher Roe 146
3 Bobo Newsom 141
4 Nels Potter 133
5 Hal Gregg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 11
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 8
5 3 tied 5