On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	73	31	.702	--
Yankees	59	42	.584	12.5
Tigers	58	43	.574	13.5
Senators	51	51	.500	21.0
Indians	49	54	.476	23.5
Browns	45	57	.441	27.0
White Sox	44	59	.427	28.5
Athletics	30	72	.294	42.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 0

White Sox 11, Indians 1

Tigers 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	40	.608	--
Cardinals	59	41	.590	2.0
Cubs	53	46	.535	7.5
Braves	49	50	.495	11.5
Reds	48	51	.485	12.5
Giants	47	55	.461	15.0
Phillies	42	56	.429	18.0
Pirates	38	59	.392	21.5

Games

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Giants 5, Dodgers 2

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Dario Lodigiani	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	2
3	Dom DiMaggio	2
3	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Hank Helf	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	3
1	Taffy Wright	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Bobby Doerr	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Dario Lodigiani	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Koslo	1.00
1	Charley Stanceu	1.00
3	Tex Hughson	0.80
4	Al Benton	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Koslo	5
1	Johnny Sain	5
3	Al Benton	4
3	Dick Fowler	4
3	Tex Hughson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.375
2	Johnny Hopp	.362
3	Mickey Vernon	.357
4	Stan Musial	.356
5	Ted Williams	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	29
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Charlie Keller	20
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	97
2	Bobby Doerr	90
3	Rudy York	88
4	Dixie Walker	82
5	Enos Slaughter	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	23
3	Bert Haas	18
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.79
2	Spud Chandler	1.83
3	Fritz Ostermueller	1.99
4	Bob Feller	2.00
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
1	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Dave Ferriss	18
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	246
2	Hal Newhouser	172
3	Virgil Trucks	130
4	Tex Hughson	128
5	Dizzy Trout	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	6
1	Bob Klinger	6
3	Johnny Murphy	5
4	Hugh Casey	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.434
2	George Kell	.417
3	Johnny Pesky	.403
4	Johnny Mize	.400
5	Luke Appling	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Hank Edwards	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	18
2	Jeff Heath	16
3	Phil Cavarretta	13
4	Bobby Doerr	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Bert Haas	5
3	Johnny Pesky	3
3	Harry Walker	3
5	5 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.27
3	Bobo Newsom	0.35
4	Al Benton	0.50
4	Claude Passeau	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	Hal Gregg	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Virgil Trucks	20
4	Tex Hughson	19
5	Johnny Rigney	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Hank Behrman	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Gene Thompson	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.409
2	Ted Williams	.383
3	Luke Appling	.378
4	Dixie Walker	.375
5	Stan Musial	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Aaron Robinson	6
3	Frankie Gustine	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	30
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Jeff Heath	25
4	Bobby Doerr	23
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Pete Reiser	7
3	Bert Haas	6
3	Harry Walker	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	1.00
2	Dizzy Trout	1.04
3	Howie Pollet	1.09
4	Murry Dickson	1.17
5	Warren Spahn	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	6
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Hal Newhouser	39
3	Tex Hughson	38
4	Dave Koslo	32
4	Virgil Trucks	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	5
2	Bob Klinger	4
3	Gene Thompson	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.341
2	George Kell	.329
3	Phil Cavarretta	.319
4	Tommy Holmes	.312
5	Whitey Kurowski	.301

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	30
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Rudy York	24
5	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	128
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Dixie Walker	115
4	Charlie Keller	101
5	Jeff Heath	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Bert Haas	18
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.79
2	Hal Newhouser	2.08
3	Bob Feller	2.12
4	Spud Chandler	2.25
5	Johnny Sain	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Dizzy Trout	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	305
2	Hal Newhouser	242
3	Bobo Newsom	145
4	Dizzy Trout	136
5	Virgil Trucks	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	14
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	Bob Klinger	6
2	Charley Schanz	6
5	3 tied	5