On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	84	36	.700	--
Yankees	69	49	.585	14.0
Tigers	64	51	.557	17.5
Senators	59	60	.496	24.5
Indians	56	63	.471	27.5
White Sox	53	66	.445	30.5
Browns	50	66	.431	32.0
Athletics	37	81	.314	46.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Browns 9

Yankees 10, White Sox 1

Athletics 4, Tigers 1

Senators 4, Indians 3

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	71	44	.617	--
Cardinals	69	45	.605	1.5
Cubs	61	53	.535	9.5
Braves	56	55	.505	13.0
Reds	52	63	.452	19.0
Giants	50	64	.439	20.5
Phillies	48	64	.429	21.5
Pirates	45	64	.413	23.0

Games

Reds 7, Giants 2

Dodgers 8, Pirates 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Phillies 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Ralph Hodgin	4
2	Wally Judnich	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Jeff Heath	3
1	Tommy Henrich	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Dain Clay	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Eddie Lake	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Bauers	0.75
2	Early Wynn	0.44
3	Johnny Hetki	0.38
4	Spud Chandler	0.29
5	Si Johnson	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Bauers	6
2	Si Johnson	4
2	Bill Voiselle	4
2	Early Wynn	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Dixie Walker	.360
3	Ted Williams	.345
4	Mickey Vernon	.345
5	Johnny Pesky	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Hank Greenberg	25
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	109
2	Rudy York	101
3	Bobby Doerr	99
4	Enos Slaughter	92
5	Dixie Walker	89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.86
2	Bob Feller	1.86
3	Spud Chandler	2.09
4	Bill Bevens	2.10
5	Hal Newhouser	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	22
2	Bob Feller	21
2	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Spud Chandler	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	275
2	Hal Newhouser	198
3	Virgil Trucks	146
4	Tex Hughson	137
5	Dizzy Trout	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	8
2	Earl Caldwell	7
3	Art Herring	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5
5	9 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.456
2	Johnny Pesky	.443
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.418
4	Lou Boudreau	.397
5	Aaron Robinson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Aaron Robinson	5
4	Grady Hatton	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	17
1	Aaron Robinson	17
3	Sam Chapman	14
4	Charlie Keller	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Eddie Lake	4
3	Dain Clay	3
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Hatten	0.50
2	Kirby Higbe	0.53
3	Earl Caldwell	0.57
4	Rube Melton	0.66
5	Harry Brecheen	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Dave Ferriss	4
3	Phil Marchildon	3
3	Bobo Newsom	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Harry Brecheen	22
3	Ellis Kinder	22
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	Steve Gromek	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.423
2	Phil Rizzuto	.382
3	Luke Appling	.368
4	Stan Musial	.365
5	Barney McCosky	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	31
2	Sam Chapman	25
2	Jeff Heath	25
4	Phil Cavarretta	23
5	Aaron Robinson	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Bert Haas	7
3	Johnny Pesky	6
4	Eddie Lake	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.63
2	Earl Caldwell	0.66
3	Rube Melton	0.84
4	Kirby Higbe	1.06
5	Mike Budnick	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Earl Caldwell	5
2	Phil Marchildon	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Allie Reynolds	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	64
2	Hal Newhouser	46
3	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Harry Brecheen	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Harry Gumbert	4
3	Gene Thompson	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Johnny Pesky	.339
4	Dixie Walker	.338
5	Luke Appling	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	34
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Hank Greenberg	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	130
2	Charlie Keller	114
2	Dixie Walker	114
4	Ted Williams	109
5	Hank Greenberg	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	29
3	Pete Reiser	27
4	Bert Haas	20
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.86
2	Roger Wolff	1.94
3	Bob Feller	1.99
4	Hal Newhouser	2.10
5	Harry Brecheen	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
1	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Spud Chandler	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	334
2	Hal Newhouser	249
3	Virgil Trucks	149
4	Dizzy Trout	142
5	2 tied	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	13
2	Bob Klinger	8
3	Earl Caldwell	7
4	Art Herring	6
4	Charley Schanz	6