On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 24 .724 --
Yankees 51 35 .593 11.5
Tigers 47 36 .566 14.0
Senators 42 41 .506 19.0
Indians 40 45 .471 22.0
Browns 37 48 .435 25.0
White Sox 33 51 .393 28.5
Athletics 25 58 .301 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 50 34 .595 --
Dodgers 50 34 .595 --
Cubs 44 37 .543 4.5
Braves 42 43 .494 8.5
Reds 39 42 .481 9.5
Phillies 34 44 .436 13.0
Giants 36 47 .434 13.5
Pirates 34 48 .415 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Vernon 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 George Kell 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Ray Mueller 1
2 Dixie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Seerey 5
2 Birdie Tebbetts 4
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Rip Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Zuber 0.67
2 Warren Spahn 0.57
3 Ray Scarborough 0.50
4 Bob Savage 0.36
5 Mel Harder 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Warren Spahn 1
1 Bill Zuber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 4
1 Hal Newhouser 4
1 Bob Savage 4
1 Ray Scarborough 4
1 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .380
2 Dixie Walker .373
3 Stan Musial .367
4 Ted Williams .353
5 Dom DiMaggio .337

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 87
2 Bobby Doerr 77
3 Enos Slaughter 72
4 Dixie Walker 71
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 1.99
3 Howie Pollet 2.03
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.21
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 18
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 152
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 .458
2 Stan Musial .446
3 Goody Rosen .444
4 Johnny Pesky .408
5 Emil Verban .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 5
2 Eddie Lukon 4
2 Ted Williams 4
4 Frankie Gustine 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Enos Slaughter 13
3 Stan Musial 12
3 Pat Seerey 12
3 Dixie Walker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
2 Bert Haas 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Gil Coan 2
3 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.42
2 Johnny Lanning 0.75
3 Bill Voiselle 0.86
4 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
5 Ewell Blackwell 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Howie Pollet 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Hank Wyse 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Fowler 19
1 Hal Newhouser 19
1 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Bob Feller 18
4 Tex Hughson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 3
2 Tex Hughson 2
3 Red Barrett 1
3 Earl Caldwell 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .423
2 Stan Musial .398
3 Dixie Walker .391
4 Hank Edwards .385
5 Bobby Doerr .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Hank Greenberg 8
3 Johnny Mize 8
3 Pat Seerey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Dixie Walker 30
3 Hank Greenberg 29
4 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 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Erickson 0.95
2 Howie Pollet 1.05
3 Hank Wyse 1.38
4 Cliff Fannin 1.40
5 Hal Newhouser 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Bill Bevens 5
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 59
2 Bob Feller 57
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 .344
2 Phil Cavarretta .322
3 Whitey Kurowski .310
4 Charlie Keller .308
5 Tommy Holmes .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 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 121
2 Hank Greenberg 114
2 Rudy York 114
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 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.92
2 Roger Wolff 2.09
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 Hank Wyse 20
4 Dave Ferriss 19
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 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 16
2 Don Hendrickson 5
2 Art Herring 5
2 Bob Klinger 5
2 Charley Schanz 5