On This Day

Tuesday, July 23, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 26 .714 --
Yankees 53 37 .589 11.5
Tigers 50 37 .575 13.0
Senators 44 43 .506 19.0
Indians 42 47 .472 22.0
Browns 39 50 .438 25.0
White Sox 35 53 .398 28.5
Athletics 26 61 .299 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 34 .609 --
Dodgers 53 34 .609 --
Cubs 47 38 .553 5.0
Reds 41 43 .488 10.5
Braves 42 46 .477 11.5
Giants 37 49 .430 15.5
Phillies 35 47 .427 15.5
Pirates 34 51 .400 18.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Mark Christman 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Chet Laabs 3
1 Chuck Stevens 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 Chet Laabs 2
1 Vern Stephens 2
4 Heinz Becker 1
4 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 1.29
2 Johnny Rigney 0.88
3 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Phil Marchildon 0.44
5 Denny Galehouse 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 9
2 Johnny Rigney 7
3 Dutch Leonard 5
4 Denny Galehouse 4
4 Phil Marchildon 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .375
2 Stan Musial .369
3 Dixie Walker .365
4 Ted Williams .362
5 Dom DiMaggio .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Hank Greenberg 23
3 Charlie Keller 19
3 Johnny Mize 19
5 Joe DiMaggio 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 90
2 Bobby Doerr 78
3 Enos Slaughter 76
4 Dixie Walker 73
5 Rudy York 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 24
2 George Case 19
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 1.89
3 Howie Pollet 1.96
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.04
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 19
2 Bob Feller 17
3 Dave Ferriss 15
4 Spud Chandler 14
5 Mickey Harris 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 211
2 Hal Newhouser 161
3 Virgil Trucks 110
4 Tex Hughson 109
5 Spud Chandler 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 6
2 Art Herring 4
2 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Bill Posedel 4
5 10 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .481
2 Johnny Hopp .463
3 Ted Williams .442
4 Goody Rosen .389
5 Johnny Pesky .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Ted Williams 4
3 Frankie Gustine 3
3 Grady Hatton 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Enos Slaughter 14
3 Stan Musial 13
4 Ken Keltner 11
4 Aaron Robinson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
2 George Case 4
3 Bobby Adams 3
3 Harry Walker 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.36
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.50
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.50
4 Ken Heintzelman 0.60
5 Ewell Blackwell 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Howie Pollet 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Bob Feller 21
2 Johnny Schmitz 21
4 Fred Hutchinson 17
4 Howie Pollet 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 3
2 Earl Caldwell 2
3 Red Barrett 1
3 Tommy Bridges 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .415
2 Ted Williams .387
3 Stan Musial .386
4 Dixie Walker .381
5 Enos Slaughter .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Ralph Kiner 8
2 Pat Seerey 8
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Dixie Walker 30
3 Hank Greenberg 29
3 Enos Slaughter 29
5 Pat Seerey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 10
2 George Case 6
3 Bert Haas 5
4 Bobby Adams 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Erickson 0.65
2 Howie Pollet 1.05
3 Hal Newhouser 1.23
4 Ewell Blackwell 1.24
5 Mickey Haefner 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Bob Feller 6
3 Hank Behrman 5
3 Bill Bevens 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 59
2 Hal Newhouser 58
3 Bill Bevens 38
3 Fred Hutchinson 38
5 Tex Hughson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 5
2 Earl Caldwell 3
3 Art Herring 2
3 Tex Hughson 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .340
2 Phil Cavarretta .323
3 Tommy Holmes .316
4 George Kell .313
5 Whitey Kurowski .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Charlie Keller 29
3 Ted Williams 27
4 Rudy York 24
5 Pat Seerey 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 117
2 Dixie Walker 115
3 Rudy York 114
4 Charlie Keller 95
5 Nick Etten 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 29
3 Pete Reiser 24
4 Johnny Hopp 20
5 George Metkovich 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.90
2 Roger Wolff 2.13
3 Spud Chandler 2.20
4 Dutch Leonard 2.24
5 Harry Brecheen 2.27

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 270
2 Hal Newhouser 249
3 Bobo Newsom 151
4 Dizzy Trout 130
5 Virgil Trucks 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 14
2 Bob Klinger 6
3 Don Hendrickson 5
3 Art Herring 5
3 Charley Schanz 5