On This Day

Monday, September 23, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 101 48 .678 --
Tigers 88 59 .599 12.0
Yankees 85 65 .567 16.5
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 49 100 .329 52.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 94 55 .631 --
Dodgers 94 56 .627 0.5
Cubs 78 68 .534 14.5
Braves 78 70 .527 15.5
Phillies 68 82 .453 26.5
Reds 63 85 .426 30.5
Pirates 60 86 .411 32.5
Giants 58 91 .389 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Emil Verban 3
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 3
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 Bruce Konopka 2
2 Cookie Lavagetto 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Oscar Grimes 1
1 Tuck Stainback 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.67
2 Rube Melton 0.38
3 Harry Brecheen 0.25
4 Hank Wyse 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Rube Melton 1
1 Vic Raschi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 8
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Rube Melton 3
4 Russ Christopher 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .369
2 Mickey Vernon .356
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Johnny Pesky .337
5 Dixie Walker .326

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 .510
2 Whitey Kurowski .432
3 Stan Musial .407
4 Eddie Lake .373
5 Tommy Holmes .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Dixie Walker 15
3 Roy Cullenbine 14
4 Enos Slaughter 13
5 Thurman Tucker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Philley 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 Johnny Rucker 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 0.00
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
1 Fred Sanford 0.00
4 Jack Hallett 0.32
5 Tex Hughson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Hatten 3
2 Tommy Hughes 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 30
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Fred Hutchinson 23
4 Johnny Sain 21
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 2
1 George Caster 2
3 Frank Biscan 1
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Cullenbine .463
2 Mickey Vernon .400
3 George Kell .375
4 Whitey Kurowski .374
5 Tommy Holmes .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 13
2 Enos Slaughter 8
3 Tommy Henrich 6
3 Charlie Keller 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 42
2 Enos Slaughter 32
3 Dixie Walker 27
4 Whitey Kurowski 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 6
1 Pete Reiser 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 1.47
5 Fred Hutchinson 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
4 Al Benton 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 68
2 Bob Feller 52
3 Kirby Higbe 35
4 Johnny Sain 30
5 Fred Hutchinson 28

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 .369
2 Mickey Vernon .356
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Johnny Pesky .337
5 Johnny Hopp .328

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 123
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 2.04
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 28
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 283
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 Hugh Casey 5
4 7 others tied 5