On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	35	.701	--
Yankees	67	48	.583	14.0
Tigers	64	49	.566	16.0
Senators	57	60	.487	25.0
Indians	56	61	.479	26.0
White Sox	52	64	.448	29.5
Browns	49	64	.434	31.0
Athletics	35	81	.302	46.5

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

White Sox 6, Indians 4

Indians 13, White Sox 3

Browns 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 11, Senators 0

Senators 6, Athletics 4

Browns 6, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	43	.619	--
Cardinals	67	44	.604	2.0
Cubs	59	52	.532	10.0
Braves	55	54	.505	13.0
Reds	51	61	.455	18.5
Giants	49	63	.438	20.5
Phillies	47	62	.431	21.0
Pirates	44	63	.411	23.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 8, Pirates 0

Giants 8, Braves 5

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 2, Reds 0

Braves 7, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Kerr	5
1	Pat Seerey	5
1	Taffy Wright	5
4	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Seerey	4
1	Babe Young	4
3	Lou Boudreau	3
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Dick Culler	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	1.25
2	Fred Hutchinson	0.82
3	Hal Gregg	0.60
4	Bill Bevens	0.55
5	Earl Johnson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	10
2	Fred Hutchinson	9
3	Bill Bevens	6
3	Joe Page	6
5	Red Embree	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Thompson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Dixie Walker	.359
3	Mickey Vernon	.349
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Hank Greenberg	25
3	Charlie Keller	23
4	Johnny Mize	22
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	106
2	Rudy York	98
3	Bobby Doerr	96
4	Enos Slaughter	89
5	Dixie Walker	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Pete Reiser	26
3	Bert Haas	20
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.82
2	Howie Pollet	1.90
3	Bill Bevens	2.10
4	Hal Newhouser	2.12
5	Spud Chandler	2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Hal Newhouser	188
3	Virgil Trucks	145
4	Tex Hughson	137
5	Dizzy Trout	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	7
1	Bob Klinger	7
3	Art Herring	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5
5	8 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.455
2	Johnny Pesky	.446
3	Elmer Valo	.404
4	Roy Cullenbine	.381
5	Aaron Robinson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Danny Litwhiler	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Aaron Robinson	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	16
2	Bobby Doerr	15
2	Aaron Robinson	15
4	Sam Chapman	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Johnny Lindell	3
2	Dario Lodigiani	3
2	Johnny Pesky	3
2	Bill Rigney	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.25
3	Kirby Higbe	0.53
4	Harry Brecheen	0.72
5	Rube Melton	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Harry Brecheen	22
3	Johnny Schmitz	20
4	Bill Bevens	19
4	Hal Newhouser	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.424
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Barney McCosky	.350
4	Mickey Vernon	.345
5	Willard Marshall	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	9
2	Aaron Robinson	7
3	Jeff Heath	6
3	Ted Williams	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	31
2	Jeff Heath	24
3	Sam Chapman	23
4	Aaron Robinson	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Bert Haas	7
3	Harry Walker	6
4	Johnny Pesky	5
4	Bill Rigney	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.49
2	Kirby Higbe	1.06
3	Johnny Sain	1.13
4	Bobo Newsom	1.33
5	Dizzy Trout	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bill Bevens	5
2	Earl Caldwell	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Hal Newhouser	40
3	Virgil Trucks	37
4	Johnny Schmitz	36
5	Tex Hughson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	5
2	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Gene Thompson	4
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Johnny Pesky	.336
4	Dixie Walker	.329
5	Luke Appling	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
1	Charlie Keller	33
3	Ted Williams	32
4	Johnny Mize	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	128
2	Dixie Walker	115
3	Charlie Keller	112
4	Hank Greenberg	111
5	Ted Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
3	Pete Reiser	26
4	Bert Haas	20
5	Johnny Hopp	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.90
2	Bob Feller	1.96
3	Hal Newhouser	2.03
4	Roger Wolff	2.09
5	Harry Brecheen	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	23
4	Bill Bevens	17
4	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	327
2	Hal Newhouser	246
3	Virgil Trucks	148
4	Dizzy Trout	143
5	2 tied	137

Saves

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