On This Day

Monday, May 27, 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
Indians 16 20 .444 12.0
Browns 16 21 .432 12.5
White Sox 13 20 .394 13.5
Athletics 9 27 .250 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 10 .697 --
Cardinals 20 13 .606 3.0
Reds 15 14 .517 6.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 6.0
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 4
2 Clyde Kluttz 3
2 Don Kolloway 3
2 Whitey Platt 3
2 Bobby Sturgeon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moses 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 2
1 Wally Moses 2
1 Andy Pafko 2
4 George Dickey 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Kolloway 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.67
2 Eddie Lopat 0.43
3 Howie Pollet 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Schmitz 6
2 Denny Galehouse 3
2 Eddie Lopat 3
4 Murry Dickson 1
4 Howie Pollet 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .365
2 Pee Wee Reese .357
3 Stan Musial .351
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 1.29
2 Spud Chandler 1.48
3 Hal Schumacher 1.59
4 Ed Heusser 1.63
5 Max Lanier 1.93

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 Whitey Kurowski .451
2 Mickey Vernon .429
3 Dixie Walker .412
4 Ken Keltner .409
5 Del Ennis .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Joe Gordon 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Russell 12
2 Johnny Berardino 11
2 Joe Gordon 11
2 Charlie Keller 11
2 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
1 Babe Young 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Earl Caldwell 0.00
3 Ed Wright 0.54
4 Hank Behrman 0.57
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
4 Earl Caldwell 2
4 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Johnny Schmitz 20
4 Allie Reynolds 18
5 Tex Hughson 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 Pee Wee Reese .373
2 Dixie Walker .373
4 Ted Williams .359
5 Johnny Mize .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 26
2 Joe DiMaggio 21
3 Bobby Doerr 20
3 Enos Slaughter 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Pete Reiser 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
1 Dixie Walker 5
5 4 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 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mickey Harris 5
4 Spud Chandler 4
4 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 70
2 Tex Hughson 41
3 Johnny Schmitz 37
4 Dizzy Trout 35
5 Hal Newhouser 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 .318
4 Stan Hack .313
5 Dixie Walker .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 127
2 Andy Pafko 121
3 Tommy Holmes 120
4 Nick Etten 113
5 Rudy York 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 Red Schoendienst 26
3 George Case 24
3 George Myatt 24
5 2 tied 19

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 Harry Brecheen 2.40

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