On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 8 .771 --
Yankees 22 13 .629 5.0
Tigers 19 16 .543 8.0
Senators 16 14 .533 8.5
Browns 15 18 .455 11.0
Indians 14 19 .424 12.0
White Sox 10 20 .333 14.5
Athletics 9 24 .273 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 10 .667 --
Cardinals 19 11 .633 1.0
Braves 16 14 .533 4.0
Reds 14 13 .519 4.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 4.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 7.0
Giants 13 18 .419 7.5
Phillies 8 21 .276 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Whitey Kurowski 3
3 Dick Culler 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Lou Stringer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 3
1 Al Libke 3
3 Ferrell Anderson 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 2
2 Billy Herman 1
2 Peanuts Lowrey 1
2 Eddie Mayo 1
2 Red Schoendienst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.75
2 Harry Brecheen 0.67
2 Kirby Higbe 0.67
2 Hal Newhouser 0.67
5 Ed Wright 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 6
1 Harry Brecheen 6
1 Kirby Higbe 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
5 Ed Wright 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .394
2 Dixie Walker .365
3 Ted Williams .363
4 Stan Musial .361
5 Johnny Pesky .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Johnny Mize 8
2 Ted Williams 8
4 Hank Greenberg 7
4 Charlie Keller 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Bobby Doerr 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 Tommy Holmes 26
4 Enos Slaughter 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.58
2 Johnny Schmitz 1.33
3 Howie Pollet 1.55
4 Hal Schumacher 1.59
5 Ed Heusser 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 7
1 Hal Newhouser 7
3 Spud Chandler 6
3 Bob Feller 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 93
2 Hal Newhouser 56
3 Tex Hughson 46
4 Mickey Harris 42
5 Spud Chandler 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 2
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Red Barrett 1
4 26 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Keltner .419
2 Whitey Kurowski .409
3 Dixie Walker .400
4 Frank McCormick .388
5 Mickey Vernon .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 13
2 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 Charlie Keller 12
4 Johnny Berardino 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 4
2 George Case 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.00
1 Earl Johnson 0.00
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.50
3 Howie Pollet 0.50
5 Spud Chandler 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
4 Ewell Blackwell 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 34
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Johnny Sain 19
4 Ewell Blackwell 17
4 Walt Masterson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .382
2 Luke Appling .375
2 Pee Wee Reese .375
4 Dixie Walker .374
5 Stan Musial .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Ted Williams 7
4 Hank Greenberg 6
4 Charlie Keller 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 26
2 Bobby Doerr 24
3 Dixie Walker 23
4 Joe DiMaggio 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
1 Dixie Walker 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.61
2 Joe Beggs 0.96
3 Dave Ferriss 1.15
4 Roger Wolff 1.19
5 Ed Heusser 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mickey Harris 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
5 4 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 73
2 Hal Newhouser 41
3 Tex Hughson 36
4 Johnny Schmitz 33
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Hutchinson 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Herman Besse 1
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .354
2 Tommy Holmes .336
3 Goody Rosen .327
4 Stan Hack .315
5 Dixie Walker .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Rudy York 22
3 Nick Etten 21
3 Whitey Kurowski 21
3 Chuck Workman 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 131
2 Tommy Holmes 122
3 Andy Pafko 121
4 Nick Etten 112
5 Rudy York 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 Red Schoendienst 25
3 George Case 24
3 George Myatt 24
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.83
2 Roger Wolff 2.19
3 Bob Feller 2.25
4 Ray Prim 2.29
5 Dutch Leonard 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Red Barrett 21
4 Hank Wyse 20
5 Roger Wolff 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 222
2 Bob Feller 152
3 Bobo Newsom 147
4 Preacher Roe 132
5 Hal Gregg 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 16
2 Ace Adams 9
3 Jim Turner 8
4 Xavier Rescigno 6
5 3 tied 5