On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	66	27	.710	--
Yankees	54	37	.593	11.0
Tigers	50	39	.562	14.0
Senators	46	43	.517	18.0
Indians	44	47	.484	21.0
Browns	39	51	.433	25.5
White Sox	36	54	.400	28.5
Athletics	26	63	.292	38.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Indians 9, Athletics 8

Senators 8, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	55	34	.618	--
Cardinals	54	36	.600	1.5
Cubs	47	40	.540	7.0
Reds	43	43	.500	10.5
Braves	42	48	.467	13.5
Giants	39	50	.438	16.0
Phillies	37	48	.435	16.0
Pirates	35	53	.398	19.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1

Reds 1, Braves 0

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Phillies 9, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Marshall	4
1	Elmer Valo	4
1	Mickey Vernon	4
4	Heinz Becker	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Jack Graham	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	4
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Hank Majeski	3
2	Harry Walker	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Rigney	2
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Roy Hughes	1
2	Jim Tabor	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monty Kennedy	0.60
2	Oscar Judd	0.50
3	Blix Donnelly	0.45
4	Hal Gregg	0.43
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	6
2	Mike Budnick	5
2	Blix Donnelly	5
4	Oscar Judd	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.379
2	Dixie Walker	.372
3	Stan Musial	.361
4	Ted Williams	.357
5	Johnny Mize	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Johnny Mize	20
4	Charlie Keller	19
5	Joe DiMaggio	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	92
2	Bobby Doerr	79
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	1.75
2	Howie Pollet	1.85
3	Hal Newhouser	1.89
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.04
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	19
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Dave Ferriss	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	220
2	Hal Newhouser	161
3	Tex Hughson	113
4	Virgil Trucks	110
5	Dizzy Trout	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	6
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Art Herring	4
2	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Posedel	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.469
2	Stan Musial	.413
3	Ted Williams	.403
4	Harry Walker	.400
5	2 tied	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Hank Edwards	3
3	Frankie Gustine	3
3	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Enos Slaughter	14
3	Stan Musial	13
4	Aaron Robinson	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.33
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.60
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.69
5	Vic Lombardi	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	4
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Johnny Schmitz	21
4	Howie Pollet	19
5	Fred Hutchinson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
3	Red Barrett	1
3	Tommy Bridges	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.430
2	Hank Edwards	.382
3	Dixie Walker	.381
4	Ted Williams	.370
5	George Kell	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Pat Seerey	8
4	Johnny Mize	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Enos Slaughter	29
3	Dixie Walker	28
4	Hank Greenberg	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	George Case	5
2	Bert Haas	5
2	Bill Rigney	5
5	Dom DiMaggio	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	0.65
2	Hal Newhouser	0.84
3	Howie Pollet	0.90
4	Mickey Haefner	0.92
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Dave Koslo	6
3	Howie Pollet	6
3	Johnny Vander Meer	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	68
2	Hal Newhouser	55
3	Tex Hughson	40
4	Fred Hutchinson	39
5	Dave Koslo	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.342
2	Phil Cavarretta	.327
3	Tommy Holmes	.315
4	Whitey Kurowski	.312
5	George Kell	.310

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	114
2	Rudy York	114
4	Charlie Keller	96
5	Ted Williams	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
2	George Case	29
3	Pete Reiser	24
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	George Metkovich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.85
2	Hal Newhouser	1.90
3	Roger Wolff	2.13
4	Spud Chandler	2.20
5	Dutch Leonard	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Dave Ferriss	19
3	Hank Wyse	19
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	279
2	Hal Newhouser	249
3	Bobo Newsom	148
4	Dizzy Trout	135
5	2 tied	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