On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	28	.711	--
Yankees	57	39	.594	11.5
Tigers	54	40	.574	13.5
Senators	50	45	.526	18.0
Indians	46	51	.474	23.0
Browns	40	54	.426	27.5
White Sox	38	57	.400	30.0
Athletics	27	67	.287	40.5

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Senators 2, Indians 1

Senators 8, Indians 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	36	.617	--
Cardinals	55	38	.591	2.5
Cubs	51	42	.548	6.5
Reds	45	47	.489	12.0
Braves	44	49	.473	13.5
Giants	42	53	.442	16.5
Phillies	39	51	.433	17.0
Pirates	37	55	.402	20.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 3

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	5
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Andy Pafko	4
4	Al Evans	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Evans	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
3	Hank Edwards	2
3	Billy Hitchcock	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	1.00
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.64
3	Spud Chandler	0.55
4	Charlie Gassaway	0.40
5	2 tied	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	7
1	Johnny Schmitz	7
3	Spud Chandler	6
4	Ken Trinkle	5
5	Charlie Gassaway	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.373
2	Dixie Walker	.370
3	Stan Musial	.359
4	Mickey Vernon	.356
5	Ted Williams	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Charlie Keller	19
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	93
2	Rudy York	87
3	Bobby Doerr	80
4	Enos Slaughter	78
5	Dixie Walker	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	21
3	Bert Haas	16
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.83
2	Howie Pollet	1.85
3	Hal Newhouser	1.89
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.05
5	Bob Feller	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Bob Feller	19
3	Dave Ferriss	16
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	230
2	Hal Newhouser	169
3	Tex Hughson	118
4	Virgil Trucks	117
5	Spud Chandler	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	6
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Hugh Casey	4
2	Art Herring	4
2	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.450
2	Bud Souchock	.447
3	Eddie Stanky	.408
4	Johnny Hopp	.405
5	Dixie Walker	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
4	Jack Graham	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Frank McCormick	14
3	Pat Seerey	13
4	Dom DiMaggio	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.00
1	Hi Bithorn	0.00
1	Bob Chipman	0.00
4	Johnny Vander Meer	0.50
5	Vic Lombardi	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Johnny Schmitz	23
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Tex Hughson	18
5	Johnny Rigney	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Gene Thompson	2
4	Red Barrett	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.436
2	George Kell	.367
3	Johnny Mize	.364
4	Johnny Pesky	.363
5	Hank Edwards	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Pat Seerey	8
3	Ralph Kiner	7
3	Ted Williams	7
5	Roy Cullenbine	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Enos Slaughter	30
4	Johnny Mize	27
5	Dixie Walker	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	George Case	7
2	Bert Haas	7
4	Bill Rigney	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Rigney	0.69
2	Howie Pollet	0.88
3	Paul Erickson	0.92
4	Hal Newhouser	0.98
5	Hank Wyse	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	Mickey Haefner	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Tex Hughson	39
4	Fred Hutchinson	34
5	Johnny Schmitz	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.339
2	Phil Cavarretta	.320
3	George Kell	.314
4	Tommy Holmes	.314
5	Augie Galan	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Ted Williams	27
4	Rudy York	26
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Hank Greenberg	118
3	Dixie Walker	116
4	Charlie Keller	99
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
2	George Case	31
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	George Metkovich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.85
2	Hal Newhouser	1.95
3	Roger Wolff	2.16
4	Bob Feller	2.20
5	Spud Chandler	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Hank Wyse	19
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	289
2	Hal Newhouser	250
3	Bobo Newsom	151
4	Dizzy Trout	134
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