On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	67	27	.713	--
Yankees	55	37	.598	11.0
Tigers	51	39	.567	14.0
Senators	47	43	.522	18.0
Indians	44	48	.478	22.0
Browns	39	52	.429	26.5
White Sox	36	55	.396	29.5
Athletics	26	64	.289	39.0

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Senators 5, Indians 4

Red Sox 8, Browns 5

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	55	35	.611	--
Cardinals	54	36	.600	1.0
Cubs	47	41	.534	7.0
Reds	43	44	.494	10.5
Braves	42	48	.467	13.0
Giants	40	50	.444	15.0
Phillies	38	48	.442	15.0
Pirates	36	53	.404	18.5

Games

Pirates 5, Dodgers 0

Giants 3, Reds 2

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	4
2	Jack Conway	3
2	Claude Corbitt	3
2	George Kell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Robertson	1
1	Aaron Robinson	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	4
2	Heinz Becker	2
2	Bob Elliott	2
2	Joe Gordon	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	0.88
2	Johnny Gee	0.44
2	Steve Gromek	0.44
4	Paul Erickson	0.43
4	Lefty Hoerst	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Johnny Gee	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	7
2	Nels Potter	6
3	Ewell Blackwell	4
3	Johnny Gee	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.379
2	Dixie Walker	.372
3	Stan Musial	.361
4	Ted Williams	.355
5	Johnny Mize	.333

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	Rudy York	74
5	Dixie Walker	73

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	Schoolboy Rowe	2.05
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	19
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Dave Ferriss	16
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	220
2	Hal Newhouser	161
3	Virgil Trucks	117
4	Tex Hughson	113
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	.489
2	Johnny Pesky	.424
3	Heinz Becker	.421
4	Buddy Rosar	.420
5	Harry Walker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Hank Edwards	3
3	Grady Hatton	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Stan Musial	13
2	Enos Slaughter	13
2	Rudy York	13
5	2 tied	12

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	0.00
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.60
4	Warren Spahn	0.90
5	Johnny Gee	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Howie Pollet	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Howie Pollet	19
3	Virgil Trucks	19
5	Bill Bevens	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Red Barrett	1
3	Tommy Bridges	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.427
2	Dixie Walker	.385
3	Hank Edwards	.383
4	George Kell	.373
5	Stan Musial	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Enos Slaughter	29
3	Dixie Walker	28
4	Hank Greenberg	25
4	Rudy York	25

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	Hal Newhouser	0.84
2	Howie Pollet	0.90
3	Paul Erickson	1.07
4	Lefty Hoerst	1.37
5	Mickey Haefner	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Dave Koslo	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
1	Hal Newhouser	55
3	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Tex Hughson	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.342
2	Phil Cavarretta	.325
3	Tommy Holmes	.315
4	George Kell	.313
5	Whitey Kurowski	.312

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	Rudy York	118
2	Hank Greenberg	117
3	Dixie Walker	114
4	Charlie Keller	97
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	20
4	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	Virgil Trucks	120

Saves

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