Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 19, 1946

On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	99	48	.673	--
Tigers	84	59	.587	13.0
Yankees	82	65	.558	17.0
Senators	71	75	.486	27.5
White Sox	68	78	.466	30.5
Indians	66	80	.452	32.5
Browns	63	80	.441	34.0
Athletics	49	97	.336	49.5

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 5, Senators 1

Tigers 14, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	92	54	.630	--
Dodgers	90	55	.621	1.5
Cubs	77	66	.538	13.5
Braves	77	68	.531	14.5
Phillies	66	81	.449	26.5
Reds	61	83	.424	30.0
Pirates	59	84	.413	31.5
Giants	58	89	.395	34.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	5
2	Mark Christman	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Jim Hegan	3
2	Jerry Witte	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	1
1	George Kell	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Don Richmond	1
1	Jack Wallaesa	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Mark Christman	3
1	Pat Mullin	3
4	Roy Cullenbine	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ellis Kinder	1.25
2	Hal Gregg	0.67
3	Bob Feller	0.62
4	Dick Mauney	0.50
5	Ray Scarborough	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	10
2	Ray Scarborough	6
3	Bob Feller	5
4	Russ Christopher	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.373
2	Mickey Vernon	.355
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Johnny Mize	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
1	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	125
2	Ted Williams	119
3	Rudy York	118
4	Bobby Doerr	114
4	Hank Greenberg	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.07
3	Hal Newhouser	2.13
4	Spud Chandler	2.14
5	Johnny Sain	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
1	Dave Ferriss	25
1	Hal Newhouser	25
4	Howie Pollet	20
5	Johnny Sain	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	320
2	Hal Newhouser	259
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	162
5	Dizzy Trout	139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.577
2	Mickey Vernon	.467
3	Whitey Kurowski	.458
4	Don Kolloway	.449
5	Buddy Lewis	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	23
2	Enos Slaughter	19
3	Roy Cullenbine	15
3	Whitey Kurowski	15
5	Stan Spence	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Dave Philley	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Carl Furillo	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wright	0.00
1	Ralph Branca	0.00
1	Sam Zoldak	0.00
4	Joe Dobson	0.56
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Tommy Hughes	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Bob Feller	29
3	Fred Hutchinson	21
4	Johnny Vander Meer	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Tiny Bonham	2
3	Frank Biscan	1
3	Ken Burkhart	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.476
2	Stan Musial	.390
3	Mickey Vernon	.376
4	Whitey Kurowski	.371
5	Don Kolloway	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Enos Slaughter	9
3	Del Ennis	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Enos Slaughter	35
3	Whitey Kurowski	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	Cass Michaels	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.57
2	Ralph Branca	0.71
3	Jesse Flores	0.96
4	Denny Galehouse	1.23
5	Joe Hatten	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
3	Jesse Flores	5
3	Joe Hatten	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	71
2	Bob Feller	52
3	Kirby Higbe	40
4	Johnny Sain	32
5	Bill Voiselle	30

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	.373
2	Mickey Vernon	.355
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Johnny Hopp	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	125
2	Hank Greenberg	123
3	Ted Williams	119
3	Rudy York	119
5	Dixie Walker	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.03
3	Hal Newhouser	2.04
4	Johnny Sain	2.18
5	Spud Chandler	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	27
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Howie Pollet	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	340
2	Hal Newhouser	280
3	Virgil Trucks	165
4	Tex Hughson	163
5	Dizzy Trout	139

Saves

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