On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	32	.704	--
Yankees	62	44	.585	13.0
Tigers	59	44	.573	14.5
Senators	54	54	.500	22.0
Indians	52	56	.481	24.0
Browns	46	59	.438	28.5
White Sox	46	61	.430	29.5
Athletics	31	76	.290	44.5

Games

Yankees 7, Red Sox 5

Senators 4, Athletics 1

Athletics 8, Senators 3

Indians 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	40	.619	--
Cardinals	61	41	.598	2.5
Cubs	55	47	.539	8.5
Braves	51	51	.500	12.5
Reds	48	53	.475	15.0
Giants	47	57	.452	17.5
Phillies	43	59	.422	20.5
Pirates	39	61	.390	23.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 0

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Guerra	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Johnny Pesky	4
4	George Case	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	2
1	Ted Williams	2
3	Cookie Lavagetto	1
3	Marv Rickert	1
3	Howie Schultz	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Aaron Robinson	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Oscar Grimes	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Eddie Stanky	1
2	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Melton	0.71
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.62
3	Nels Potter	0.46
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.46
5	Tex Hughson	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Rube Melton	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	6
1	Ken Raffensberger	6
3	Rube Melton	5
3	Johnny Schmitz	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.367
2	Johnny Hopp	.362
3	Stan Musial	.359
4	Mickey Vernon	.352
5	Ted Williams	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	31
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	102
2	Rudy York	94
3	Bobby Doerr	91
4	Dixie Walker	82
5	Enos Slaughter	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
1	Pete Reiser	25
3	Bert Haas	19
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.80
2	Spud Chandler	1.87
3	Bob Feller	1.91
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.08
5	Hal Newhouser	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Dave Ferriss	19
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	255
2	Hal Newhouser	174
3	Tex Hughson	131
4	Virgil Trucks	130
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	Johnny Pesky	.441
2	Luke Appling	.426
3	George Kell	.392
4	Johnny Mize	.385
5	Willard Marshall	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Willard Marshall	4
1	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	20
2	Jeff Heath	14
3	Wally Judnich	13
4	Phil Cavarretta	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Bert Haas	6
3	Johnny Pesky	3
3	Harry Walker	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.25
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
3	Earl Caldwell	0.61
4	Rube Melton	0.74
5	Johnny Sain	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Tex Hughson	18
2	Warren Spahn	18
4	Randy Gumpert	17
5	Phil Marchildon	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	Gene Thompson	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.431
2	Stan Musial	.383
3	Luke Appling	.379
4	Johnny Hopp	.369
5	George Kell	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	8
1	Ted Williams	8
3	Frankie Gustine	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Aaron Robinson	26
4	Jeff Heath	25
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Bert Haas	7
3	Pete Reiser	6
3	Harry Walker	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.70
2	Johnny Sain	1.14
3	Warren Spahn	1.15
4	Murry Dickson	1.19
5	Dizzy Trout	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Murry Dickson	5
3	Howie Pollet	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Johnny Schmitz	36
3	Tex Hughson	35
3	Hal Newhouser	35
5	Virgil Trucks	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.337
2	George Kell	.326
3	Phil Cavarretta	.308
4	Tommy Holmes	.308
4	Whitey Kurowski	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Rudy York	23
5	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	129
2	Hank Greenberg	114
2	Dixie Walker	114
4	Charlie Keller	104
5	Ted Williams	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Bert Haas	19
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.80
2	Bob Feller	2.04
3	Hal Newhouser	2.05
4	Johnny Sain	2.26
5	Harry Brecheen	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	22
4	Harry Brecheen	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	314
2	Hal Newhouser	243
3	Bobo Newsom	142
4	Dizzy Trout	138
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