On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	63	25	.716	--
Yankees	52	35	.598	10.5
Tigers	48	36	.571	13.0
Senators	42	42	.500	19.0
Indians	41	45	.477	21.0
Browns	38	48	.442	24.0
White Sox	33	52	.388	28.5
Athletics	25	59	.298	36.0

Games

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, White Sox 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Indians 10, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	51	34	.600	--
Dodgers	51	34	.600	0.0
Cubs	46	37	.554	4.0
Braves	42	44	.488	9.5
Reds	40	42	.488	9.5
Giants	36	48	.429	14.5
Phillies	34	46	.425	14.5
Pirates	34	49	.410	16.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Reds 2, Giants 1

Dodgers 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Ken Keltner	4
3	Bobby Adams	3
3	Doc Cramer	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Aaron Robinson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	4
2	Jeff Heath	3
3	Hank Edwards	2
3	Andy Pafko	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.75
3	Johnny Sain	0.71
4	Dick Mulligan	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Schmitz	9
2	Murry Dickson	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	Johnny Vander Meer	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.381
2	Dixie Walker	.369
3	Stan Musial	.363
4	Ted Williams	.354
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	87
2	Bobby Doerr	77
3	Enos Slaughter	74
4	Dixie Walker	71
5	Rudy York	68

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	1.73
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	17
3	Spud Chandler	14
3	Dave Ferriss	14
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	207
2	Hal Newhouser	152
3	Tex Hughson	109
4	Virgil Trucks	108
5	Spud Chandler	96

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	.460
2	Johnny Pesky	.458
3	Stan Musial	.446
4	Goody Rosen	.409
5	Ted Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Eddie Lukon	4
1	Aaron Robinson	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
1	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Enos Slaughter	15
3	Aaron Robinson	13
4	Stan Musial	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Bert Haas	3
4	Gil Coan	2
4	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.69
2	Lefty Hoerst	0.73
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.88
4	Bill Voiselle	0.96
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Howie Pollet	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Johnny Schmitz	22
3	Tex Hughson	19
3	Hal Newhouser	19
5	Fred Hutchinson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
2	Red Barrett	1
2	Tommy Bridges	1
2	Earl Caldwell	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.436
2	Stan Musial	.397
3	Bobby Doerr	.377
4	Hank Edwards	.373
5	Dixie Walker	.369

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	28
5	Johnny Mize	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	0.95
2	Howie Pollet	1.05
3	Murry Dickson	1.33
4	Hank Wyse	1.38
5	Cliff Fannin	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Murry Dickson	6
2	Bob Feller	6
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Hal Newhouser	59
3	Tex Hughson	45
4	Fred Hutchinson	41
5	Bill Bevens	35

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	.329
3	Whitey Kurowski	.314
4	Tommy Holmes	.310
5	Charlie Keller	.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	120
2	Rudy York	115
3	Hank Greenberg	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	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.92
2	Roger Wolff	2.09
3	Spud Chandler	2.20
4	Harry Brecheen	2.27
5	Dutch Leonard	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Dave Ferriss	19
3	Hank Wyse	19
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Hal Newhouser	248
3	Bobo Newsom	158
4	Dizzy Trout	133
5	Allie Reynolds	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	15
2	Don Hendrickson	5
2	Art Herring	5
2	Bob Klinger	5
2	Charley Schanz	5