On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	29	9	.763	--
Yankees	23	15	.605	6.0
Senators	19	14	.576	7.5
Tigers	19	18	.514	9.5
Browns	16	20	.444	12.0
Indians	16	20	.444	12.0
White Sox	12	20	.375	14.0
Athletics	9	27	.250	19.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Browns 8, Indians 2

Indians 2, Browns 0

Senators 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	23	10	.697	--
Cardinals	20	12	.625	2.5
Reds	15	14	.517	6.0
Cubs	15	15	.500	6.5
Braves	16	17	.485	7.0
Giants	16	18	.471	7.5
Pirates	13	16	.448	8.0
Phillies	8	24	.250	14.5

Games

Giants 12, Braves 4

Giants 7, Braves 0

Dodgers 5, Phillies 4

Dodgers 6, Phillies 2

Pirates 8, Cubs 2

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Reds 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Blattner	5
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Joe Grace	4
2	Bert Haas	4
2	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Blattner	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	Bobby Doerr	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Blattner	6
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Eddie Stanky	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Young	2
2	Buddy Blattner	1
2	Gene Desautels	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	1.40
2	Johnny Rigney	1.33
3	Ed Head	0.75
3	Dizzy Trout	0.75
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	7
2	Johnny Hetki	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Bob Feller	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.365
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Pee Wee Reese	.357
4	Ted Williams	.351
5	Johnny Mize	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	10
1	Johnny Mize	10
3	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Ted Williams	8
5	Charlie Keller	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Bobby Doerr	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Enos Slaughter	27
5	Tommy Holmes	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	George Case	6
2	Bert Haas	6
2	Dixie Walker	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	1.33
2	Spud Chandler	1.48
3	Howie Pollet	1.55
4	Hal Schumacher	1.59
5	Ed Heusser	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
1	Mickey Harris	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
4	Spud Chandler	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	98
2	Hal Newhouser	56
3	Tex Hughson	53
4	Mickey Harris	46
5	Virgil Trucks	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Joe Haynes	2
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
2	Ken Trinkle	2
5	28 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.444
2	Whitey Kurowski	.423
3	Mickey Vernon	.421
4	Ray Lamanno	.412
5	Ken Keltner	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
5	11 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	12
1	Charlie Keller	12
1	Rip Russell	12
1	Enos Slaughter	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
1	Augie Galan	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Hatten	0.00
1	Earl Caldwell	0.00
3	Howie Pollet	0.50
4	Hank Behrman	0.57
5	Johnny Niggeling	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	Vic Lombardi	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Allie Reynolds	19
4	Jack Kramer	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	2
2	Hank Behrman	1
2	Ken Burkhart	1
2	Bob Chipman	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.396
2	Dixie Walker	.379
3	Pee Wee Reese	.368
4	Johnny Mize	.362
5	Stan Musial	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Hank Greenberg	7
3	Ted Williams	7
5	Charlie Keller	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	23
3	Bobby Doerr	22
3	Dixie Walker	22
5	Enos Slaughter	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	6
2	George Case	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
2	Dixie Walker	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.64
2	Ed Wright	0.94
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.00
4	Ed Heusser	1.26
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Mickey Harris	5
2	Vic Lombardi	5
5	3 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	78
2	Tex Hughson	41
3	Dizzy Trout	35
4	Hal Newhouser	34
4	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	Herman Besse	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.352
2	Tommy Holmes	.332
3	Goody Rosen	.321
4	Dixie Walker	.314
5	Stan Hack	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Rudy York	22
3	Nick Etten	21
3	Hank Greenberg	21
3	2 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	129
2	Tommy Holmes	120
2	Andy Pafko	120
4	Nick Etten	113
5	Rudy York	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	Red Schoendienst	26
3	George Case	24
3	George Myatt	24
5	George Metkovich	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.83
2	Roger Wolff	2.26
3	Ray Prim	2.29
4	Dutch Leonard	2.33
5	Ed Wright	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Red Barrett	20
4	Roger Wolff	19
4	Hank Wyse	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	222
2	Bob Feller	157
3	Bobo Newsom	147
4	Preacher Roe	127
5	Nels Potter	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	16
2	Ace Adams	9
3	Jim Turner	7
4	Xavier Rescigno	6
5	3 tied	5