On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	88	40	.688	--
Yankees	75	52	.591	12.5
Tigers	70	53	.569	15.5
Senators	62	64	.492	25.0
White Sox	57	70	.449	30.5
Indians	57	70	.449	30.5
Browns	53	71	.427	33.0
Athletics	42	84	.333	45.0

Games

Tigers 9, Red Sox 8

Yankees 9, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	47	.624	--
Dodgers	75	49	.605	2.5
Cubs	68	54	.557	8.5
Braves	62	59	.512	14.0
Reds	55	69	.444	22.5
Phillies	52	69	.430	24.0
Giants	52	71	.423	25.0
Pirates	47	71	.398	27.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 0

Braves 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Kell	4
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Leon Culberson	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Bama Rowell	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
4	Nick Etten	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	2
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Frank McCormick	1
2	Bucky Walters	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.70
2	Rube Melton	0.38
3	Dave Koslo	0.31
4	Howie Pollet	0.29
5	Ed Wright	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	7
2	Dave Koslo	4
3	Rube Melton	3
4	Ed Bahr	2
4	6 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Prim	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Dixie Walker	.344
3	Mickey Vernon	.342
4	Johnny Pesky	.341
5	Ted Williams	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Hank Greenberg	28
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	114
2	Bobby Doerr	106
2	Rudy York	106
4	Enos Slaughter	99
5	Dixie Walker	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	29
2	George Case	27
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	17
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.79
2	Bob Feller	1.85
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	Howie Pollet	17
5	Spud Chandler	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	284
2	Hal Newhouser	210
3	Virgil Trucks	150
4	Tex Hughson	149
5	Dizzy Trout	127

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	Pete Suder	.446
2	Roy Cullenbine	.423
3	Bobby Sturgeon	.408
4	Grady Hatton	.391
5	Ken Keltner	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	17
2	Hank Greenberg	16
3	Phil Cavarretta	13
3	Bobby Doerr	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Culler	4
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Bert Haas	4
1	Johnny Hopp	4
1	Eddie Lake	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gordon Maltzberger	0.66
2	Jesse Flores	0.67
3	Ken Burkhart	1.04
4	Howie Pollet	1.15
5	Hi Bithorn	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Kirby Higbe	17
4	Bill Bevens	16
4	Harry Brecheen	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	Russ Bauers	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.407
2	Johnny Pesky	.405
3	Roy Cullenbine	.379
4	Elmer Valo	.374
5	Barney McCosky	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	10
2	Ted Williams	7
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Tommy Henrich	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	26
2	Sam Chapman	25
3	Whitey Kurowski	24
4	Hank Greenberg	23
4	Jeff Heath	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	7
2	George Case	6
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	Johnny Pesky	5
3	Jim Russell	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Burkhart	0.98
2	Bob Feller	1.03
3	Kirby Higbe	1.23
4	Paul Erickson	1.49
5	Rube Melton	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Virgil Trucks	33
4	Harry Brecheen	31
4	Tex Hughson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
4	Ralph Branca	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Johnny Pesky	.341
3	Ted Williams	.340
4	Luke Appling	.330
5	Dixie Walker	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	127
2	Charlie Keller	120
3	Dixie Walker	114
3	Ted Williams	114
5	Hank Greenberg	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Pete Reiser	29
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	26
4	Bert Haas	23
5	Johnny Hopp	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	1.76
2	Howie Pollet	1.79
3	Bob Feller	1.97
4	Hal Newhouser	2.06
5	Johnny Sain	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Spud Chandler	18
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	325
2	Hal Newhouser	246
3	Virgil Trucks	153
4	Tex Hughson	149
5	Dizzy Trout	143

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