On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	61	24	.718	--
Yankees	50	35	.588	11.0
Tigers	46	35	.568	13.0
Senators	41	40	.506	18.0
Indians	38	45	.458	22.0
Browns	37	47	.440	23.5
White Sox	33	49	.402	26.5
Athletics	25	56	.309	34.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

Yankees 3, Browns 2

Yankees 8, Browns 4

Indians 8, Athletics 2

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	33	.598	--
Cardinals	49	34	.590	0.5
Cubs	44	35	.557	3.5
Braves	40	43	.482	9.5
Reds	38	41	.481	9.5
Phillies	34	43	.442	12.5
Giants	36	46	.439	13.0
Pirates	33	48	.407	15.5

Games

Cubs 10, Braves 0

Reds 5, Dodgers 2

Pirates 8, Giants 5

Phillies 10, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Northey	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
1	Andy Seminick	4
4	Jeff Heath	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.78
3	Bobo Newsom	0.64
4	Bill Bevens	0.50
5	Allie Reynolds	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	7
1	Bucky Walters	7
3	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Allie Reynolds	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Mulligan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.376
2	Dixie Walker	.371
3	Stan Musial	.365
4	Ted Williams	.352
5	Dom DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	26
2	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Charlie Keller	19
3	Johnny Mize	19
5	Joe DiMaggio	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	84
2	Bobby Doerr	75
3	Enos Slaughter	72
4	Dixie Walker	69
5	Rudy York	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	21
2	George Case	16
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
4	Bert Haas	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.84
2	Hal Newhouser	1.88
3	Howie Pollet	2.03
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.21
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	17
2	Bob Feller	16
3	Dave Ferriss	14
4	Spud Chandler	13
5	Mickey Harris	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	202
2	Hal Newhouser	148
3	Virgil Trucks	108
4	Tex Hughson	106
5	Spud Chandler	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
1	Bill Posedel	4
5	9 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.491
2	Stan Musial	.429
3	Enos Slaughter	.417
4	Jim Russell	.393
5	George Kell	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Ron Northey	5
4	Ralph Kiner	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	24
2	Ted Williams	19
3	Ron Northey	14
3	Aaron Robinson	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
3	Jim Russell	3
3	Hal Trosky	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.32
2	Paul Erickson	0.52
3	Hank Wyse	0.93
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.94
5	Eddie Smith	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Tex Hughson	26
3	Hal Newhouser	25
4	Bill Bevens	22
4	Fred Hutchinson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Howie Pollet	2
4	Red Barrett	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.408
2	Stan Musial	.406
3	Dixie Walker	.371
4	Hank Edwards	.366
5	Sid Gordon	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Johnny Mize	8
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Enos Slaughter	29
2	Dixie Walker	29
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Hank Greenberg	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	George Metkovich	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.90
2	Paul Erickson	0.95
3	Hank Wyse	1.04
4	Hal Newhouser	1.11
5	Cliff Fannin	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	57
2	Hal Newhouser	55
3	Tex Hughson	42
3	Virgil Trucks	42
5	Fred Hutchinson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Art Herring	2
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.341
2	Phil Cavarretta	.316
3	Charlie Keller	.309
4	George Kell	.307
5	Stan Hack	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Ted Williams	26
4	Rudy York	24
5	Pat Seerey	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	125
2	Rudy York	117
3	Hank Greenberg	111
4	Nick Etten	97
5	Charlie Keller	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	27
3	Johnny Hopp	21
3	Pete Reiser	21
5	Red Schoendienst	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.92
2	Roger Wolff	2.07
3	Harry Brecheen	2.27
4	Spud Chandler	2.31
5	Bob Feller	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Dave Ferriss	20
3	Hank Wyse	20
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	261
2	Hal Newhouser	248
3	Bobo Newsom	158
4	Dizzy Trout	131
5	Allie Reynolds	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	16
2	Ace Adams	6
2	Art Herring	6
2	Charley Schanz	6
5	Don Hendrickson	5