On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	94	40	.701	--
Yankees	77	54	.588	15.5
Tigers	72	55	.567	18.5
Senators	63	67	.485	29.0
White Sox	60	72	.455	33.0
Indians	60	72	.455	33.0
Browns	54	74	.422	37.0
Athletics	43	89	.326	50.0

Games

Indians 5, Browns 3

Indians 7, Browns 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	49	.623	--
Dodgers	79	51	.608	2.0
Cubs	72	56	.563	8.0
Braves	67	61	.523	13.0
Reds	56	73	.434	24.5
Phillies	55	74	.426	25.5
Giants	54	76	.415	27.0
Pirates	50	74	.403	28.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4

Braves 5, Giants 4

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felix Mackiewicz	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Les Fleming	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Pat Seerey	1
1	Vern Stephens	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Walker Cooper	2
2	Hank Edwards	2
2	Les Fleming	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Johnny Ostrowski	1
1	Skeeter Webb	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	0.70
2	Bill Lee	0.67
3	Bob Lemon	0.42
3	Virgil Trucks	0.42
5	Jack Hallett	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	7
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Virgil Trucks	5
4	Jack Hallett	4
4	Bill Lee	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bob Feller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.342
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Dixie Walker	.336
5	Johnny Pesky	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Hank Greenberg	29
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	115
2	Bobby Doerr	110
2	Rudy York	110
4	Enos Slaughter	105
5	Dixie Walker	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	29
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	17
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.81
2	Bob Feller	1.91
3	Spud Chandler	2.03
4	Hal Newhouser	2.15
5	Bill Bevens	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	24
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Bob Feller	22
4	Howie Pollet	18
5	Spud Chandler	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	291
2	Hal Newhouser	220
3	Virgil Trucks	155
4	Tex Hughson	151
5	Dizzy Trout	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
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	Bama Rowell	.489
2	Dom DiMaggio	.391
3	Tommy Holmes	.385
4	Stan Musial	.373
5	George Kell	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Slaughter	5
2	Walker Cooper	4
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	17
1	Tommy Holmes	17
3	Enos Slaughter	15
4	Walker Cooper	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	4
1	Eddie Lake	4
3	Dain Clay	3
3	Dick Culler	3
3	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.00
2	Bob Chipman	0.50
3	Bill Zuber	0.73
4	Jesse Flores	1.00
4	Denny Galehouse	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Howie Pollet	4
3	Hank Behrman	3
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	32
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Kirby Higbe	22
4	Bill Voiselle	21
5	Al Brazle	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
4	Woody Abernathy	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.416
2	Augie Galan	.387
3	Elmer Valo	.386
4	Johnny Pesky	.383
5	Roy Cullenbine	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	7
2	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Danny Litwhiler	6
2	Enos Slaughter	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	29
2	Tommy Holmes	25
2	Enos Slaughter	25
4	Hank Greenberg	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Eddie Lake	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Bert Haas	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.60
2	Bob Feller	1.41
3	Bob Chipman	1.55
4	Jesse Flores	1.65
5	Rube Melton	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Earl Caldwell	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Hal Newhouser	51
3	Kirby Higbe	36
4	Bill Bevens	35
5	Johnny Schmitz	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
3	Ralph Branca	2
3	Harry Brecheen	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Ted Williams	.334
4	Johnny Hopp	.334
5	Dom DiMaggio	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	34
1	Ted Williams	34
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Pat Seerey	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	127
2	Charlie Keller	119
3	Dixie Walker	116
4	Ted Williams	115
5	Hank Greenberg	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Pete Reiser	29
3	Bert Haas	23
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	23
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.81
2	Bob Feller	1.96
3	Hal Newhouser	2.04
4	Johnny Sain	2.25
5	Spud Chandler	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	329
2	Hal Newhouser	253
3	Virgil Trucks	158
4	Tex Hughson	151
5	Dizzy Trout	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
1	Bob Klinger	9
3	Earl Caldwell	7
4	Art Herring	6
4	2 others tied	6