On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 38 .698 --
Yankees 73 52 .584 14.5
Tigers 68 53 .562 17.5
Senators 62 63 .496 25.5
Indians 57 68 .456 30.5
White Sox 56 70 .444 32.0
Browns 52 71 .423 34.5
Athletics 42 83 .336 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 47 .615 --
Dodgers 75 47 .615 --
Cubs 66 54 .550 8.0
Braves 60 58 .508 13.0
Reds 54 67 .446 20.5
Giants 52 68 .433 22.0
Phillies 50 69 .420 23.5
Pirates 47 69 .405 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Charlie Keller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Masi 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
3 Tommy Henrich 2
3 Charlie Keller 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Blattner 2
2 Dick Culler 1
2 Johnny Hopp 1
2 Pete Reiser 1
2 Tuck Stainback 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kirby Higbe 0.86
2 Jesse Flores 0.71
3 Sam Zoldak 0.60
4 Bob Chipman 0.55
5 Johnny Gee 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Stubby Overmire 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Chipman 6
1 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Bill Bevens 5
3 Jesse Flores 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Bauers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .377
2 Dixie Walker .348
3 Mickey Vernon .345
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Hank Greenberg 27
3 Charlie Keller 25
4 Joe DiMaggio 22
4 Johnny Mize 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 112
2 Rudy York 105
3 Bobby Doerr 104
4 Enos Slaughter 98
5 Dixie Walker 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 29
2 George Case 27
3 Bert Haas 22
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16
5 Johnny Hopp 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.83
2 Howie Pollet 1.87
3 Spud Chandler 2.08
4 Hal Newhouser 2.12
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 23
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Hal Newhouser 22
4 Spud Chandler 16
4 Howie Pollet 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 280
2 Hal Newhouser 210
3 Virgil Trucks 150
4 Tex Hughson 149
5 Dizzy Trout 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 8
2 Earl Caldwell 7
3 Johnny Murphy 6
4 Tom Ferrick 5
4 Art Herring 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Sturgeon .419
2 Roy Cullenbine .417
3 Pete Suder .410
4 Dom DiMaggio .400
5 Stan Musial .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 6
2 Charlie Keller 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 16
2 Phil Cavarretta 12
2 Sam Chapman 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 12
2 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Eddie Lake 4
1 Pete Reiser 4
4 Dain Clay 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Burkhart 0.50
2 Gordon Maltzberger 0.66
3 Jesse Flores 0.67
4 Russ Bauers 0.69
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Hank Behrman 3
2 Bill Bevens 3
2 Jesse Flores 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 31
2 Bob Feller 25
3 Harry Brecheen 22
4 Bill Bevens 20
4 Fred Hutchinson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 Russ Bauers 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .425
2 Johnny Pesky .387
3 Luke Appling .370
4 Barney McCosky .363
5 Roy Cullenbine .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 10
2 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Jeff Heath 6
2 Tommy Henrich 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 26
2 Phil Cavarretta 24
2 Bobby Doerr 24
2 Jeff Heath 24
5 Charlie Keller 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 9
2 George Case 8
3 Eddie Lake 5
3 Johnny Pesky 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.75
2 Earl Caldwell 0.91
3 Kirby Higbe 1.23
4 Paul Erickson 1.34
5 Jesse Flores 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
2 Earl Caldwell 6
2 Phil Marchildon 6
4 Al Benton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Hal Newhouser 41
3 Tex Hughson 36
4 Virgil Trucks 33
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .377
2 Ted Williams .341
3 Johnny Pesky .338
4 Luke Appling .330
5 Dixie Walker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 34
2 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Ted Williams 33
4 Joe DiMaggio 22
4 Johnny Mize 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 126
2 Charlie Keller 119
3 Dixie Walker 113
4 Ted Williams 112
5 Hank Greenberg 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Pete Reiser 29
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 27
4 Bert Haas 22
5 Johnny Hopp 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 1.76
2 Howie Pollet 1.87
3 Bob Feller 1.96
4 Hal Newhouser 2.03
5 Johnny Sain 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Dave Ferriss 24
4 Spud Chandler 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 327
2 Hal Newhouser 255
3 Virgil Trucks 153
4 Tex Hughson 149
5 Dizzy Trout 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 11
2 Bob Klinger 8
3 Earl Caldwell 7
4 Art Herring 6
4 2 others tied 6