On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	24	.721	--
Yankees	51	35	.593	11.0
Tigers	46	36	.561	14.0
Senators	42	40	.512	18.0
Indians	39	45	.464	22.0
Browns	37	48	.435	24.5
White Sox	33	50	.398	27.5
Athletics	25	57	.305	35.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 3, Browns 1

Indians 7, Athletics 3

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	50	34	.595	--
Dodgers	49	34	.590	0.5
Cubs	44	36	.550	4.0
Braves	41	43	.488	9.0
Reds	39	41	.488	9.0
Phillies	34	44	.436	13.0
Giants	36	47	.434	13.5
Pirates	34	48	.415	15.0

Games

Braves 9, Cubs 3

Reds 4, Dodgers 2

Pirates 7, Giants 3

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Haas	3
1	Tom McBride	3
1	Bill Rigney	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	35 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Case	3
1	Bill Lee	3
3	Joe Gordon	2
3	Al Lopez	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	2
1	Grady Hatton	2
3	Gil Coan	1
3	Stan Musial	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Les Webber	0.83
2	Dutch Leonard	0.67
3	Russ Christopher	0.50
4	Mickey Harris	0.40
5	Mel Queen	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Les Webber	5
3	Jesse Flores	4
3	Mickey Harris	4
3	Mel Queen	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.378
2	Dixie Walker	.369
3	Stan Musial	.367
4	Ted Williams	.352
5	Dom DiMaggio	.339

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	85
2	Bobby Doerr	75
3	Enos Slaughter	72
4	Dixie Walker	69
5	Rudy York	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	22
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
4	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.462
2	Stan Musial	.413
3	Dick Culler	.400
3	Goody Rosen	.400
5	Emil Verban	.396

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	Ted Williams	20
2	Enos Slaughter	18
3	Ron Northey	14
4	Lou Boudreau	13
4	Dixie Walker	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Bert Haas	3
2	Jim Russell	3
2	Hal Trosky	3
5	16 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.00
2	Hank Wyse	0.93
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.94
4	Eddie Smith	0.98
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	4
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	Howie Pollet	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Hutchinson	22
2	Russ Christopher	19
2	Dick Fowler	19
2	Bobo Newsom	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	Howie Pollet	2
4	Red Barrett	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.420
2	Stan Musial	.398
3	Hank Edwards	.378
4	Dixie Walker	.367
5	Enos Slaughter	.360

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	35
2	Dixie Walker	29
3	Hank Greenberg	26
3	Enos Slaughter	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	10
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	George Metkovich	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	0.95
2	Hank Wyse	1.04
3	Howie Pollet	1.05
4	Hal Newhouser	1.11
5	Cliff Fannin	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Bill Bevens	5
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	4 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	4
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	.343
2	Phil Cavarretta	.318
3	Charlie Keller	.308
4	Whitey Kurowski	.307
5	Stan Hack	.305

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	124
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	Pete Reiser	22
4	Johnny Hopp	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	Dutch Leonard	2.31
5	Spud Chandler	2.31

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	133
5	Allie Reynolds	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	16
2	Ace Adams	6
2	Charley Schanz	6
4	Don Hendrickson	5
4	2 others tied	5