On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	29	9	.763	--
Yankees	23	16	.590	6.5
Senators	20	14	.588	7.0
Tigers	20	18	.526	9.0
Indians	16	21	.432	12.5
Browns	16	22	.421	13.0
White Sox	14	20	.412	13.0
Athletics	9	27	.250	19.0

Games

Tigers 6, Indians 1

Senators 2, Yankees 1

White Sox 9, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	23	11	.676	--
Cardinals	21	13	.618	2.0
Reds	15	15	.500	6.0
Cubs	16	16	.500	6.0
Giants	17	18	.486	6.5
Braves	16	17	.485	6.5
Pirates	14	16	.467	7.0
Phillies	8	24	.250	14.0

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 12, Cubs 2

Pirates 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Young	4
2	Ralph Hodgin	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Ray Lamanno	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Howie Schultz	1
1	Dick Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Sisler	4
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Ed Bahr	2
2	Hoot Evers	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Ferrell Anderson	1
1	George Case	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Koslo	0.62
2	Fred Hutchinson	0.57
3	Ed Bahr	0.50
4	Orval Grove	0.43
5	Joe Hatten	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Bahr	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Hatten	5
1	Dave Koslo	5
1	Ox Miller	5
4	Fred Hutchinson	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Strincevich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.365
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Ted Williams	.351
4	Johnny Pesky	.346
5	Pee Wee Reese	.345

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	30
4	Enos Slaughter	27
5	Tommy Holmes	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	George Case	7
3	Bert Haas	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	Dixie Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	1.29
2	Spud Chandler	1.48
3	Hal Schumacher	1.59
4	Max Lanier	1.93
5	Roger Wolff	1.99

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	29 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.418
2	Mickey Vernon	.404
3	Del Ennis	.381
4	Buddy Blattner	.368
5	Ken Keltner	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Joe Gordon	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Buddy Blattner	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	12
1	Rip Russell	12
1	Dick Sisler	12
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Babe Young	3
4	Dom DiMaggio	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.50
3	Ed Wright	0.54
4	Hank Behrman	0.57
5	Joe Hatten	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
4	Ed Bahr	2
4	15 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Johnny Schmitz	20
3	Allie Reynolds	18
4	Tex Hughson	17
5	Jack Kramer	16

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	.385
2	Whitey Kurowski	.373
2	Dixie Walker	.373
4	Stan Musial	.363
5	Ted Williams	.359

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	6
2	Pete Reiser	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
2	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	Mickey Haefner	1.09
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Tex Hughson	41
3	Johnny Schmitz	37
4	Hal Newhouser	34
5	Mickey Harris	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	Herman Besse	1
3	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.351
2	Tommy Holmes	.332
3	Goody Rosen	.318
4	Stan Hack	.315
5	Dixie Walker	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Nick Etten	21
2	Hank Greenberg	21
2	Whitey Kurowski	21
2	2 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	127
2	Andy Pafko	122
3	Tommy Holmes	119
4	Nick Etten	111
5	Rudy York	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
2	Red Schoendienst	26
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	24
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.86
2	Roger Wolff	2.26
3	Dutch Leonard	2.27
4	Ray Prim	2.36
5	Harry Brecheen	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Red Barrett	20
4	Dutch Leonard	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	217
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