On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	96	40	.706	--
Yankees	78	55	.586	16.5
Tigers	74	55	.574	18.5
Senators	63	69	.477	31.0
White Sox	61	73	.455	34.0
Indians	60	74	.448	35.0
Browns	55	75	.423	38.0
Athletics	44	90	.328	51.0

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

Tigers 10, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	49	.629	--
Dodgers	81	51	.614	2.0
Cubs	72	58	.554	10.0
Braves	67	63	.515	15.0
Reds	57	74	.435	25.5
Phillies	56	75	.427	26.5
Giants	55	77	.417	28.0
Pirates	51	75	.405	29.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Braves 0

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 10, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	3
1	Cass Michaels	3
1	Eddie Waitkus	3
1	Dick Wakefield	3
5	26 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Graham	2
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Ernie Lombardi	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Graham	4
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
4	Nick Etten	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Augie Galan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Lombardi	1.00
2	Bill Voiselle	0.71
3	Harry Brecheen	0.62
4	Fred Hutchinson	0.57
5	Blix Donnelly	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Woody Abernathy	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	5
1	Bill Voiselle	5
3	Fred Hutchinson	4
3	Gordon Maltzberger	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	Mickey Vernon	.340
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Johnny Pesky	.338
5	Ted Williams	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Hank Greenberg	30
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	115
2	Bobby Doerr	112
3	Rudy York	110
4	Enos Slaughter	109
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	Spud Chandler	2.03
3	Hal Newhouser	2.07
4	Bob Feller	2.15
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	293
2	Hal Newhouser	229
3	Tex Hughson	158
4	Virgil Trucks	155
5	Dizzy Trout	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	7
2	Johnny Murphy	7
4	Tom Ferrick	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bama Rowell	.458
2	Dick Wakefield	.412
3	George Kell	.393
4	Carl Furillo	.385
5	Elmer Valo	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Tommy Holmes	17
2	Enos Slaughter	17
4	Whitey Kurowski	15
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	4
2	Dick Culler	3
2	Bert Haas	3
2	Bama Rowell	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.00
2	Bob Chipman	0.50
3	Vic Lombardi	0.86
4	Jim Bagby	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Tex Hughson	4
3	Hank Behrman	3
3	Jesse Flores	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Kirby Higbe	22
2	Bill Voiselle	22
4	Tex Hughson	21
5	Bob Feller	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Woody Abernathy	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.389
2	Augie Galan	.383
3	Johnny Pesky	.379
4	Roy Cullenbine	.368
5	Elmer Valo	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Slaughter	7
2	Sam Chapman	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Del Ennis	6
2	Hank Greenberg	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	28
2	Hank Greenberg	26
3	Joe DiMaggio	24
3	Bobby Doerr	24
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.67
2	Joe Hatten	1.13
3	Jesse Flores	1.13
4	Bob Chipman	1.55
5	Dizzy Trout	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Earl Caldwell	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Howie Pollet	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	57
2	Bob Feller	47
3	Kirby Higbe	36
4	Harry Brecheen	34
4	Tex Hughson	34

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	.364
2	Johnny Hopp	.338
3	Johnny Pesky	.338
4	Ted Williams	.335
5	Dom DiMaggio	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	34
1	Ted Williams	34
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	122
2	Dixie Walker	115
2	Ted Williams	115
4	Hank Greenberg	114
4	Charlie Keller	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Pete Reiser	29
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.81
2	Hal Newhouser	1.98
3	Bob Feller	2.17
4	Johnny Sain	2.20
5	Spud Chandler	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	19
5	Howie Pollet	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	331
2	Hal Newhouser	262
3	Tex Hughson	158
3	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	10
2	Bob Klinger	9
3	Earl Caldwell	7
3	Johnny Murphy	7
5	2 tied	6