On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 6 .793 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 5.0
Tigers 15 12 .556 7.0
Senators 12 12 .500 8.5
Browns 13 15 .464 9.5
Indians 10 15 .400 11.0
White Sox 8 15 .348 12.0
Athletics 7 20 .259 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 8 .652 --
Dodgers 15 9 .625 0.5
Reds 12 10 .545 2.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.5
Braves 13 11 .542 2.5
Giants 11 14 .440 5.0
Pirates 9 13 .409 5.5
Phillies 5 17 .227 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
3 Wally Judnich 2
3 George Metkovich 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Enos Slaughter 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Dick Sisler 3
4 Chuck Workman 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Cross 1
1 Chet Laabs 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 1.33
2 Joe Dobson 0.83
3 Mort Cooper 0.22
3 Fred Martin 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Jack Kramer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 8
2 Joe Dobson 5
3 Mort Cooper 2
3 Murry Dickson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Burkhart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .372
2 Dixie Walker .370
3 Ted Williams .370
4 Stan Musial .370
5 Phil Cavarretta .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Johnny Mize 7
3 Ted Williams 6
4 Sam Chapman 5
4 Charlie Keller 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 29
2 Ted Williams 27
3 Tommy Holmes 23
4 Joe DiMaggio 22
4 Stan Spence 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 9
2 George Case 6
2 Bert Haas 6
4 Phil Rizzuto 5
4 Dixie Walker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.68
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.83
3 Ed Head 1.33
4 Max Lanier 1.34
5 Bill Bevens 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 6
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Max Lanier 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 71
2 Hal Newhouser 41
3 Tex Hughson 40
4 Spud Chandler 34
5 Mickey Harris 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Red Barrett 1
4 21 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .432
2 Johnny Wyrostek .422
3 Phil Cavarretta .412
4 Johnny Pesky .400
4 Ted Williams .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Ted Williams 5
3 Charlie Keller 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 16
2 Tommy Holmes 14
3 Johnny Mize 13
4 Joe DiMaggio 11
4 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.00
2 Monty Kennedy 0.50
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.52
4 Les Webber 0.56
5 Howie Pollet 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 3
2 Nate Andrews 2
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Spud Chandler 19
3 Tex Hughson 18
3 Virgil Trucks 18
5 Jack Kramer 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .360
2 Tommy Holmes .336
3 Goody Rosen .323
4 Stan Hack .316
5 Augie Galan .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Whitey Kurowski 22
2 Rudy York 22
4 Chuck Workman 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 128
2 Tommy Holmes 121
3 Andy Pafko 118
4 Nick Etten 111
5 Buster Adams 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.83
2 Roger Wolff 2.10
3 Dutch Leonard 2.34
4 Harry Brecheen 2.51
5 Ray Prim 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
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 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Preacher Roe 138
4 Bob Feller 130
5 Hal Gregg 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 15
2 Ace Adams 9
2 Jim Turner 9
4 Xavier Rescigno 6
5 3 tied 5