On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 103 48 .682 --
Tigers 90 60 .600 12.5
Yankees 85 67 .559 18.5
Senators 73 77 .487 29.5
White Sox 72 79 .477 31.0
Indians 66 85 .437 37.0
Browns 65 85 .433 37.5
Athletics 49 102 .325 54.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 56 .629 --
Dodgers 94 57 .623 1.0
Cubs 79 70 .530 15.0
Braves 79 70 .530 15.0
Phillies 69 82 .457 26.0
Reds 64 86 .427 30.5
Pirates 62 87 .416 32.0
Giants 58 92 .387 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Spence 6
2 Joe Grace 4
2 Bruce Konopka 4
2 Don Richmond 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Oscar Judd 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 4
1 Jimmy Outlaw 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
4 Oscar Judd 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 2
2 Dick Culler 1
2 Dick Mulligan 1
2 Jimmy Outlaw 1
2 Taffy Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Haynes 1.20
2 Bob Feller 1.00
3 Roger Wolff 0.45
4 Ralph Branca 0.40
4 Lum Harris 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Biscan 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Ken Gables 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Joe Haynes 6
2 Doyle Lade 6
4 Ken Gables 5
4 Roger Wolff 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Milo Candini 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .366
2 Mickey Vernon .357
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Johnny Pesky .335
5 Dixie Walker .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 42
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 126
2 Hank Greenberg 123
3 Ted Williams 122
4 Rudy York 119
5 Dixie Walker 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 34
2 George Case 28
3 Bert Haas 23
4 Johnny Hopp 21
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.06
2 Howie Pollet 2.10
3 Bob Feller 2.14
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 337
2 Hal Newhouser 268
3 Tex Hughson 164
4 Virgil Trucks 162
5 Dizzy Trout 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 9
2 Earl Caldwell 8
3 Johnny Murphy 7
4 Tom Ferrick 6
4 Ken Raffensberger 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Cullenbine .491
2 Whitey Kurowski .388
3 Del Ennis .383
4 Jim Tabor .380
5 Stan Musial .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Roy Cullenbine 4
2 Charlie Keller 4
2 Ralph Kiner 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 26
2 Roy Cullenbine 16
3 Dixie Walker 15
4 Stan Spence 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Dave Philley 3
3 Jim Russell 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Sanford 0.00
2 Jack Hallett 0.32
3 Tex Hughson 0.50
4 Hugh Casey 0.67
5 Hal Gregg 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Hughes 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Hatten 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 36
2 Hal Newhouser 30
3 Fred Hutchinson 25
4 Johnny Vander Meer 21
5 Ralph Branca 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 2
1 George Caster 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
4 Frank Biscan 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Cullenbine .463
2 Mickey Vernon .415
3 Whitey Kurowski .378
4 Del Ennis .377
5 Tommy Holmes .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Enos Slaughter 8
3 Charlie Keller 6
4 Roy Cullenbine 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Enos Slaughter 31
3 Roy Cullenbine 25
4 Joe DiMaggio 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 8
2 Pete Reiser 6
3 Cass Michaels 5
4 Dick Culler 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Zoldak 0.88
2 Ewell Blackwell 0.98
3 Hal Gregg 1.39
4 Joe Dobson 1.44
5 Ralph Branca 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Fred Hutchinson 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 58
2 Bob Feller 57
3 Fred Hutchinson 39
4 Kirby Higbe 35
5 Johnny Sain 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 George Caster 3
3 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Ken Raffensberger 2
5 36 tied 1