On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	46	.678	--
Tigers	79	58	.577	15.0
Yankees	80	61	.567	16.0
Senators	68	72	.486	27.5
White Sox	66	75	.468	30.0
Indians	64	78	.451	32.5
Browns	60	77	.438	34.0
Athletics	47	94	.333	49.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

Browns 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	88	52	.629	--
Dodgers	85	52	.620	1.5
Cubs	74	62	.544	12.0
Braves	71	67	.514	16.0
Reds	59	77	.434	27.0
Phillies	61	80	.433	27.5
Pirates	58	79	.423	28.5
Giants	57	84	.404	31.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Pirates 10, Braves 1

Reds 4, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	4
1	Burgess Whitehead	4
1	Taffy Wright	4
4	Sam Chapman	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Claude Corbitt	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Chuck Workman	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vance Dinges	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	0.80
2	Hal Newhouser	0.71
3	Red Embree	0.50
4	Hal Manders	0.43
5	Joe Hatten	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Bahr	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	10
2	Joe Hatten	5
3	Randy Gumpert	4
3	Tex Hughson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.351
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Mize	.337
5	Johnny Pesky	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	24
4	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	119
2	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Rudy York	114
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	17
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.01
2	Bob Feller	2.12
3	Spud Chandler	2.14
4	Dizzy Trout	2.15
5	Hal Newhouser	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
1	Dave Ferriss	24
1	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Howie Pollet	19
5	Tex Hughson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	308
2	Hal Newhouser	248
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Johnny Murphy	7
4	Tom Ferrick	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.443
2	Mickey Vernon	.434
3	Roy Cullenbine	.429
4	Barney McCosky	.423
5	Del Ennis	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Ernie Lombardi	5
3	Jack Graham	4
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	18
2	Del Ennis	15
3	Bob Elliott	14
3	Dick Wakefield	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Cass Michaels	4
2	Red Schoendienst	4
4	Carl Furillo	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.50
1	Jack Kramer	0.50
3	Vic Lombardi	0.60
4	Hal Gregg	0.64
4	Marino Pieretti	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Joe Hatten	3
2	Fritz Ostermueller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	38
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Kirby Higbe	23
4	Joe Hatten	18
5	Johnny Vander Meer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	2
1	George Caster	2
3	Woody Abernathy	1
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.429
2	Barney McCosky	.407
3	Del Ennis	.372
4	Whitey Kurowski	.351
5	Mickey Vernon	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Sam Chapman	8
3	Charlie Keller	7
3	Pat Seerey	7
3	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Enos Slaughter	29
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Tommy Henrich	24
4	Whitey Kurowski	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Cass Michaels	6
3	Dick Culler	5
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	1.00
2	Joe Hatten	1.33
3	Ed Bahr	1.44
3	Woody Abernathy	1.44
5	Joe Beggs	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
4	Jesse Flores	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	69
2	Bob Feller	46
3	Kirby Higbe	40
4	Fred Hutchinson	34
5	Bill Bevens	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Tiny Bonham	2
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.351
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Dixie Walker	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	24
4	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	119
2	Enos Slaughter	117
2	Rudy York	117
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	Hank Greenberg	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.01
2	Bob Feller	2.11
3	Hal Newhouser	2.14
4	Johnny Sain	2.19
5	Spud Chandler	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Spud Chandler	19
4	Howie Pollet	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	334
2	Hal Newhouser	277
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	161
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Andy Karl	7
3	Johnny Murphy	7
5	Charley Schanz	6