On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 31 .702 --
Yankees 59 43 .578 13.0
Tigers 58 44 .569 14.0
Senators 52 51 .505 20.5
Indians 49 55 .471 24.0
Browns 46 57 .447 26.5
White Sox 45 59 .433 28.0
Athletics 30 72 .294 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 40 .608 --
Cardinals 60 41 .594 1.5
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 60 .388 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinz Becker 3
1 Billy Cox 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 2
1 Heinz Becker 2
1 Billy Hitchcock 2
1 Whitey Kurowski 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.90
2 Harry Brecheen 0.46
2 Bob Muncrief 0.46
4 Spud Chandler 0.40
5 Bobo Newsom 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 9
2 Harry Brecheen 6
2 Spud Chandler 6
2 Bob Muncrief 6
5 Bobo Newsom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .375
2 Johnny Hopp .362
3 Mickey Vernon .358
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 1.87
3 Bob Feller 2.00
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.08
5 Hal Newhouser 2.17

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 113

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 Johnny Pesky .414
3 Johnny Mize .400
4 George Kell .397
5 Willard Marshall .382

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
3 Wally Judnich 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 5
2 George Case 4
3 Johnny Pesky 3
3 Harry Walker 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.27
2 Al Benton 0.50
2 Claude Passeau 0.50
4 Johnny Sain 0.62
5 Eddie Smith 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Hal Gregg 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 35
2 Dizzy Trout 20
2 Virgil Trucks 20
4 Tex Hughson 19
5 Dave Koslo 17

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 .402
2 Dixie Walker .396
3 Heinz Becker .382
4 George Kell .374
5 Stan Musial .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Frankie Gustine 5
2 Jeff Heath 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Aaron Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 27
2 Jeff Heath 25
2 Ted Williams 25
4 Phil Cavarretta 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.95
2 Johnny Sain 1.14
3 Murry Dickson 1.19
4 Dizzy Trout 1.23
5 Howie Pollet 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 56
2 Hal Newhouser 33
3 Tex Hughson 32
3 Virgil Trucks 32
5 Johnny Schmitz 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 5
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 Gene Thompson 3
4 Hank Behrman 2
4 4 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 Hank Greenberg .306

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 117
3 Dixie Walker 115
4 Charlie Keller 101
5 Ted Williams 97

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 Johnny Sain 2.26
5 Spud Chandler 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Bob Feller 25
3 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Harry Brecheen 18
4 Dizzy Trout 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 305
2 Hal Newhouser 242
3 Bobo Newsom 149
4 Dizzy Trout 145
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