On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	85	38	.691	--
Yankees	72	50	.590	12.5
Tigers	66	52	.559	16.5
Senators	60	62	.492	24.5
Indians	57	65	.467	27.5
White Sox	55	67	.451	29.5
Browns	51	69	.425	32.5
Athletics	39	82	.322	45.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Browns 9, Yankees 2

Indians 5, Athletics 0

Tigers 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	45	.619	--
Dodgers	73	45	.619	0.0
Cubs	63	54	.538	9.5
Braves	57	57	.500	14.0
Reds	53	65	.449	20.0
Giants	52	65	.444	20.5
Phillies	48	68	.414	24.0
Pirates	46	66	.411	24.0

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 2

Dodgers 5, Reds 4

Giants 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Hal Trosky	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Johnny Pesky	4
3	Babe Young	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Pete Reiser	3
4	Johnny Berardino	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Whitey Platt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	3.00
2	Bill Voiselle	0.67
3	Bob Feller	0.50
4	Frank Papish	0.44
5	Mickey Harris	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	6
2	Bob Feller	5
3	Frank Papish	4
3	Charley Schanz	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Dixie Walker	.354
3	Mickey Vernon	.343
4	Ted Williams	.342
5	Johnny Pesky	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Hank Greenberg	26
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	110
2	Rudy York	103
3	Bobby Doerr	101
4	Enos Slaughter	94
5	Dixie Walker	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	28
2	George Case	27
3	Bert Haas	21
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.82
2	Bob Feller	1.83
3	Bill Bevens	2.09
4	Spud Chandler	2.09
5	Hal Newhouser	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
1	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Spud Chandler	16
4	Howie Pollet	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	280
2	Hal Newhouser	200
3	Virgil Trucks	146
4	Tex Hughson	145
5	Dizzy Trout	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	8
2	Earl Caldwell	7
3	Tom Ferrick	5
3	Art Herring	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.477
2	Barney McCosky	.404
3	Pete Suder	.403
4	Johnny Pesky	.400
5	Babe Young	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Grady Hatton	4
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	14
2	Lou Boudreau	13
2	Pete Reiser	13
2	Enos Slaughter	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Burkhart	0.50
1	Joe Hatten	0.50
3	Bill Bevens	0.67
4	Cuddles Marshall	0.71
5	Russ Bauers	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Harry Brecheen	22
4	Ellis Kinder	21
4	Johnny Schmitz	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	Bob Klinger	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.411
2	Stan Musial	.397
3	Barney McCosky	.375
4	Luke Appling	.368
5	Benny Zientara	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	Jeff Heath	26
3	Sam Chapman	25
4	Phil Cavarretta	24
5	Bobby Doerr	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Bert Haas	8
3	Johnny Pesky	6
4	Eddie Lake	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.75
2	Earl Caldwell	0.89
3	Kirby Higbe	1.05
4	Mike Budnick	1.08
5	Rube Melton	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Earl Caldwell	6
3	Al Benton	5
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Hal Newhouser	39
3	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Harry Brecheen	35
5	Tex Hughson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Harry Gumbert	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Gene Thompson	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Johnny Pesky	.340
4	Dixie Walker	.332
5	Luke Appling	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	127
2	Charlie Keller	115
3	Dixie Walker	113
4	Ted Williams	110
5	Hank Greenberg	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Pete Reiser	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
4	Bert Haas	21
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.82
2	Bob Feller	1.96
3	Roger Wolff	2.05
4	Hal Newhouser	2.10
5	Harry Brecheen	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Bill Bevens	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	339
2	Hal Newhouser	251
3	Virgil Trucks	149
4	Tex Hughson	145
5	Dizzy Trout	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	12
2	Bob Klinger	8
3	Earl Caldwell	7
4	Art Herring	6
4	Charley Schanz	6