On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	77	33	.700	--
Yankees	63	45	.583	13.0
Tigers	59	46	.562	15.5
Senators	55	55	.500	22.0
Indians	53	57	.482	24.0
White Sox	48	61	.440	28.5
Browns	47	60	.439	28.5
Athletics	32	77	.294	44.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 7, Yankees 5

Yankees 9, Red Sox 1

Browns 3, Indians 2

Indians 4, Browns 3

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 12, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	42	.607	--
Cardinals	63	41	.606	0.5
Cubs	55	48	.534	8.0
Braves	52	52	.500	11.5
Reds	48	55	.466	15.0
Giants	48	58	.453	16.5
Phillies	45	59	.433	18.5
Pirates	40	61	.396	22.0

Games

Braves 10, Giants 2

Cardinals 15, Reds 4

Cardinals 7, Reds 3

Phillies 7, Dodgers 6

Phillies 6, Dodgers 4

Pirates 10, Cubs 9

Cubs 4, Pirates 4

Giants 9, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	8
2	Al Gionfriddo	7
3	Enos Slaughter	6
4	Don Johnson	5
4	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Ostrowski	2
2	Ferrell Anderson	1
2	Gil Coan	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	7
2	Jim Russell	5
2	Dick Sisler	5
4	Sid Gordon	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Page	0.75
2	Blix Donnelly	0.70
2	Allie Reynolds	0.70
4	Virgil Trucks	0.64
5	Murry Dickson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Blix Donnelly	7
1	Allie Reynolds	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
4	Johnny Beazley	6
4	Red Embree	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Dick Mauney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.369
2	Dixie Walker	.362
3	Mickey Vernon	.351
4	Ted Williams	.344
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	31
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Charlie Keller	20
5	Joe DiMaggio	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	102
2	Rudy York	95
3	Bobby Doerr	92
4	Enos Slaughter	88
5	Dixie Walker	84

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.80
2	Bob Feller	1.90
3	Spud Chandler	2.07
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.18
5	Hal Newhouser	2.22

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	179
3	Virgil Trucks	137
4	Tex Hughson	131
5	Dizzy Trout	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	7
2	Earl Caldwell	6
3	Johnny Murphy	5
4	Hugh Casey	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.443
2	Stan Musial	.431
3	Johnny Pesky	.400
4	George Kell	.393
5	Peanuts Lowrey	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Aaron Robinson	4
1	Ted Williams	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Aaron Robinson	15
2	Sam Chapman	14
2	Jeff Heath	14
4	Bill Nicholson	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Bert Haas	6
3	Johnny Pesky	3
3	Harry Walker	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.24
2	Kirby Higbe	0.50
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
4	Earl Caldwell	0.51
5	Eddie Lopat	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Virgil Trucks	20
3	Allie Reynolds	19
4	Tex Hughson	18
4	Phil Marchildon	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.419
2	Stan Musial	.407
3	Johnny Hopp	.375
4	Luke Appling	.372
5	Heinz Becker	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Aaron Robinson	6
3	Hank Edwards	5
3	Grady Hatton	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	34
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Jeff Heath	27
4	Enos Slaughter	25
5	Aaron Robinson	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.70
2	Bob Feller	0.82
3	Dizzy Trout	1.23
4	Johnny Sain	1.28
5	Howie Pollet	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Murry Dickson	6
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Allie Reynolds	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Hal Newhouser	40
3	Virgil Trucks	39
4	Tex Hughson	32
5	Johnny Schmitz	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
3	Gene Thompson	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.333
1	Johnny Pesky	.333
3	Dixie Walker	.333
4	George Kell	.326
5	Phil Cavarretta	.311

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	130
2	Dixie Walker	115
3	Hank Greenberg	114
4	Charlie Keller	104
5	Ted Williams	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
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	Roger Wolff	2.08
4	Hal Newhouser	2.09
5	Johnny Sain	2.25

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	248
3	Bobo Newsom	143
4	Virgil Trucks	140
5	Dizzy Trout	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	14
2	Bob Klinger	7
3	Earl Caldwell	6
3	Charley Schanz	6
5	2 tied	5