On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 33 .703 --
Yankees 63 45 .583 13.5
Tigers 61 46 .570 15.0
Senators 55 55 .500 22.5
Indians 53 59 .473 25.5
White Sox 50 61 .450 28.0
Browns 47 62 .431 30.0
Athletics 32 78 .291 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 42 .611 --
Cardinals 64 42 .604 1.0
Cubs 56 49 .533 8.5
Braves 52 52 .500 12.0
Reds 48 57 .457 16.5
Giants 48 59 .449 17.5
Phillies 45 59 .433 19.0
Pirates 42 61 .408 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Vern Stephens 3
2 Elmer Valo 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Grady Hatton 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Grimes 2
1 Grady Hatton 2
1 Frankie Hayes 2
1 Barney McCosky 2
1 Ted Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 2.33
2 Bob Feller 1.40
3 Harry Brecheen 1.20
4 Dizzy Trout 1.00
5 Ellis Kinder 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Jack Hallett 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 7
1 Johnny Schmitz 7
3 Harry Brecheen 6
3 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Bob Savage 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .374
2 Dixie Walker .361
3 Mickey Vernon .351
4 Ted Williams .345
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 104
2 Rudy York 96
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 1.88
3 Spud Chandler 2.07
4 Schoolboy Rowe 2.18
5 Hal Newhouser 2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 262
2 Hal Newhouser 179
3 Virgil Trucks 137
4 Tex Hughson 131
5 Dizzy Trout 118

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .481
2 Johnny Pesky .455
3 Luke Appling .386
4 Peanuts Lowrey .378
5 Joe DiMaggio .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Robinson 14
2 Sam Chapman 13
3 Bobby Doerr 12
3 Jeff Heath 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Bert Haas 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Harry Walker 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Caldwell 0.00
2 Bob Feller 0.50
2 Kirby Higbe 0.50
4 Eddie Lopat 0.67
5 Rube Melton 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Virgil Trucks 20
3 Dizzy Trout 18
4 Phil Marchildon 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Ralph Branca 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .439
2 Stan Musial .422
3 Luke Appling .364
4 Ted Williams .347
5 Dixie Walker .345

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 33
2 Ted Williams 30
3 Jeff Heath 24
4 Enos Slaughter 23
5 Aaron Robinson 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.86
2 Dizzy Trout 0.86
3 Bobo Newsom 1.03
4 Al Benton 1.04
5 Mike Budnick 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
2 Murry Dickson 6
2 Bob Feller 6
4 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Warren Spahn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 67
2 Hal Newhouser 40
3 Johnny Schmitz 38
4 Virgil Trucks 35
5 Tex Hughson 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 Stan Musial .374
2 Johnny Pesky .337
3 Dixie Walker .335
4 Luke Appling .331
5 George Kell .319

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 113
4 Charlie Keller 104
4 Ted Williams 104

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 2.01
3 Roger Wolff 2.08
4 Hal Newhouser 2.09
5 Harry Brecheen 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Dizzy Trout 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 321
2 Hal Newhouser 244
3 Bobo Newsom 143
3 Dizzy Trout 143
5 Virgil Trucks 140

Saves

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