On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	23	6	.793	--
Yankees	18	10	.643	4.5
Tigers	16	12	.571	6.5
Senators	13	13	.500	8.5
Browns	13	15	.464	9.5
Indians	11	16	.407	11.0
White Sox	8	16	.333	12.5
Athletics	7	21	.250	15.5

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Senators 0

Senators 9, Indians 4

Tigers 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	16	9	.640	--
Cardinals	15	9	.625	0.5
Braves	14	11	.560	2.0
Cubs	12	10	.545	2.5
Reds	12	11	.522	3.0
Giants	11	14	.440	5.0
Pirates	9	14	.391	6.0
Phillies	6	17	.261	9.0

Games

Dodgers 16, Pirates 6

Braves 4, Cardinals 1

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	Mickey Rocco	1
1	Andy Seminick	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	3
1	Jerry Priddy	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Andy Seminick	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.75
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.71
3	Johnny Sain	0.67
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.67
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	14
2	Bob Lemon	6
2	Walt Masterson	6
2	Johnny Sain	6
5	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Jurisich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.384
2	Mickey Vernon	.383
3	Stan Musial	.375
4	Johnny Pesky	.372
5	Ted Williams	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
1	Johnny Mize	7
3	Charlie Keller	6
3	Ted Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	29
2	Ted Williams	27
3	Tommy Holmes	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	George Case	6
2	Bert Haas	6
2	Dixie Walker	6
5	Phil Rizzuto	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	Bob Feller	5
2	Max Lanier	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	85
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Tex Hughson	40
4	Spud Chandler	34
4	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Haynes	2
1	Fred Hutchinson	2
1	Bill Kennedy	2
4	Red Barrett	1
4	22 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.425
2	Johnny Wyrostek	.409
3	Johnny Pesky	.400
4	Jeff Heath	.396
5	Pee Wee Reese	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	16
2	Ted Williams	15
3	Mickey Vernon	12
3	Dixie Walker	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Dixie Walker	4
3	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Augie Galan	2
4	13 others 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	Bob Feller	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Walt Masterson	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3
5	14 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Virgil Trucks	18
3	Ewell Blackwell	14
3	Spud Chandler	14
3	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Hutchinson	2
1	Bill Kennedy	2
3	Hi Bithorn	1
3	Mace Brown	1
3	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.360
2	Tommy Holmes	.341
3	Goody Rosen	.323
4	Stan Hack	.318
5	Don Johnson	.311

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	123
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	22
2	Dave Ferriss	22
4	Hank Wyse	21
5	Roger Wolff	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
2	Bobo Newsom	145
3	Bob Feller	144
4	Preacher Roe	139
5	Nels Potter	125

Saves

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