On This Day

Sunday, September 22, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	101	48	.678	--
Tigers	88	59	.599	12.0
Yankees	84	65	.564	17.0
Senators	71	77	.480	29.5
White Sox	71	79	.473	30.5
Indians	66	84	.440	35.5
Browns	64	83	.435	36.0
Athletics	49	99	.331	51.5

Games

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Tigers 4, Indians 3

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 4

Browns 2, White Sox 0

White Sox 8, Browns 5

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	55	.628	--
Dodgers	93	56	.624	0.5
Cubs	78	67	.538	13.5
Braves	78	70	.527	15.0
Phillies	68	81	.456	25.5
Reds	63	85	.426	30.0
Pirates	60	86	.411	32.0
Giants	58	91	.389	35.5

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 8, Braves 1

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Phillies 1, Giants 0

Reds 4, Pirates 2

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Eddie Lake	4
2	Don Richmond	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Frank Colman	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Richmond	4
2	Bruce Edwards	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Eddie Lukon	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Vollmer	2
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	Jim Russell	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	4.50
2	Sheldon Jones	0.75
3	Hank Borowy	0.62
3	Johnny Sain	0.62
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Bob Feller	7
3	Johnny Rigney	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Malloy	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Stubby Overmire	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Mickey Vernon	.356
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Dixie Walker	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	126
2	Ted Williams	121
3	Rudy York	118
4	Hank Greenberg	116
4	Dixie Walker	116

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	Hal Newhouser	2.06
2	Bob Feller	2.09
3	Howie Pollet	2.10
4	Johnny Sain	2.17
5	Spud Chandler	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Howie Pollet	20
4	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	327
2	Hal Newhouser	268
3	Tex Hughson	164
4	Virgil Trucks	162
5	Dizzy Trout	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Johnny Murphy	7
4	Hugh Casey	5
4	6 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.500
2	Mickey Vernon	.482
3	Whitey Kurowski	.451
4	Stan Musial	.417
5	Jim Tabor	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Charlie Keller	4
2	Stan Spence	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Enos Slaughter	16
2	Dixie Walker	16
4	Roy Cullenbine	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Philley	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
4	Bob Elliott	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	0.00
1	Murry Dickson	0.00
1	Fred Sanford	0.00
4	Joe Dobson	0.56
5	Tommy Hughes	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	4
1	Tommy Hughes	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	39
2	Bob Feller	34
3	Fred Hutchinson	23
4	Johnny Sain	21
5	Jack Hallett	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	2
1	George Caster	2
3	Frank Biscan	1
3	Ralph Branca	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.448
2	Mickey Vernon	.402
3	Whitey Kurowski	.379
4	Tommy Holmes	.362
5	George Kell	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Enos Slaughter	8
3	Tommy Henrich	6
3	Charlie Keller	6
3	Dick Wakefield	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Enos Slaughter	33
3	Dixie Walker	27
4	Whitey Kurowski	26
4	Dick Wakefield	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	7
2	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Cass Michaels	5
3	Red Schoendienst	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Zoldak	0.55
2	Ralph Branca	0.67
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.95
4	Jesse Flores	1.21
5	Tex Hughson	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	70
2	Bob Feller	52
3	Kirby Higbe	40
4	Johnny Sain	37
5	Fred Hutchinson	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	George Caster	3
3	Harry Brecheen	2
3	Vic Lombardi	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Mickey Vernon	.356
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Johnny Hopp	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	126
2	Hank Greenberg	125
3	Ted Williams	121
4	Dixie Walker	119
4	Rudy York	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.98
2	Howie Pollet	2.10
3	Bob Feller	2.11
4	Johnny Sain	2.17
5	Bill Bevens	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	340
2	Hal Newhouser	289
3	Virgil Trucks	165
4	Tex Hughson	164
5	Dizzy Trout	145

Saves

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