On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	30	9	.769	--
Yankees	24	16	.600	6.5
Senators	20	15	.571	8.0
Tigers	21	18	.538	9.0
Browns	16	22	.421	13.5
Indians	16	22	.421	13.5
White Sox	14	20	.412	13.5
Athletics	9	28	.243	20.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Yankees 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	24	11	.686	--
Cardinals	22	13	.629	2.0
Reds	16	15	.516	6.0
Cubs	16	17	.485	7.0
Giants	17	19	.472	7.5
Braves	16	18	.471	7.5
Pirates	14	17	.452	8.0
Phillies	9	24	.273	14.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 1

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 3, Braves 1

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mayo	3
1	Jim Russell	3
1	Lou Stringer	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	18 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	1
1	Bennie Warren	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Terry Moore	3
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Hoot Evers	2
2	Ray Lamanno	2
2	Ed Stevens	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Stanky	2
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	Bert Haas	1
2	George Metkovich	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.75
2	Hal Newhouser	0.70
3	Johnny Sain	0.50
4	Vic Lombardi	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Vic Lombardi	4
3	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Mickey Haefner	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.398
2	Dixie Walker	.370
3	Ted Williams	.348
4	Stan Musial	.345
5	Dom DiMaggio	.342

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	Tommy Holmes	27
4	Enos Slaughter	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	George Case	7
2	Bert Haas	7
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
4	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	Hal Newhouser	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	8
1	Hal Newhouser	8
3	Mickey Harris	7
3	Vic Lombardi	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	98
2	Hal Newhouser	63
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	Ray Lamanno	.438
2	Mickey Vernon	.431
3	Red Schoendienst	.400
4	Del Ennis	.356
5	Bob Kennedy	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	12
1	Rip Russell	12
1	Dick Sisler	12
4	Joe Gordon	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Stanky	3
1	Babe Young	3
3	Dom DiMaggio	2
3	Augie Galan	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.50
2	Ed Wright	0.54
3	Hal Newhouser	0.67
4	Hank Behrman	0.75
5	Joe Hatten	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Vic Lombardi	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Johnny Schmitz	20
4	Allie Reynolds	19
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	.400
2	Whitey Kurowski	.363
3	Dom DiMaggio	.354
4	Luke Appling	.353
5	Dixie Walker	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	26
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Tommy Holmes	18
3	Wally Judnich	18
3	3 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Augie Galan	4
2	Peanuts Lowrey	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.64
2	Ed Wright	0.94
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.00
4	Johnny Schmitz	1.32
5	Hal Schumacher	1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Johnny Schmitz	34
4	Tex Hughson	31
4	Virgil Trucks	31

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	.349
2	Tommy Holmes	.333
3	Goody Rosen	.319
4	Stan Hack	.315
5	Dixie Walker	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	27
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	126
2	Andy Pafko	122
3	Tommy Holmes	119
4	Nick Etten	111
5	Rudy York	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
2	Red Schoendienst	26
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	24
5	George Metkovich	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.83
2	Roger Wolff	2.26
3	Dutch Leonard	2.27
4	Harry Brecheen	2.34
5	Ray Prim	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Red Barrett	20
4	Dutch Leonard	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
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