On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 104 50 .675 --
Tigers 92 62 .597 12.0
Yankees 87 67 .565 17.0
Senators 76 78 .494 28.0
White Sox 74 80 .481 30.0
Indians 68 86 .442 36.0
Browns 66 88 .429 38.0
Athletics 49 105 .318 55.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 96 58 .623 --
Dodgers 96 58 .623 --
Cubs 82 71 .536 13.5
Braves 81 72 .529 14.5
Phillies 69 85 .448 27.0
Reds 67 87 .435 29.0
Pirates 63 91 .409 33.0
Giants 61 93 .396 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Brown 4
2 Mark Christman 3
2 Dain Clay 3
2 Al Evans 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Hack 3
1 Dave Philley 3
3 Frank Colman 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Claude Corbitt 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 1.00
2 Red Munger 0.86
3 Spud Chandler 0.80
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.78
5 Sheldon Jones 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheldon Jones 8
2 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Johnny Vander Meer 7
4 Red Munger 6
5 Bob Feller 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Zoldak 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Mickey Vernon .353
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Johnny Pesky .335
5 Dixie Walker .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Pat Seerey 26
5 Joe DiMaggio 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 128
2 Hank Greenberg 127
3 Ted Williams 124
4 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 21
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.10
2 Howie Pollet 2.10
3 Hal Newhouser 2.12
4 Bob Feller 2.18
5 Bill Bevens 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 348
2 Hal Newhouser 275
3 Tex Hughson 172
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 Stan Hack .486
2 Willard Marshall .375
3 Stan Musial .365
4 Bobby Adams .353
5 Whitey Kurowski .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Stan Musial 4
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Frankie Gustine 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 19
2 Dave Philley 15
3 Roy Cullenbine 14
4 Vern Stephens 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Bobby Adams 2
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Lonny Frey 2
2 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.71
2 Mickey Haefner 0.86
3 Spud Chandler 1.00
3 Bill McCahan 1.00
5 Bob Lemon 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Joe Hatten 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Hal Newhouser 27
3 Jack Hallett 17
3 Fred Hutchinson 17
3 Dizzy Trout 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 Tiny Bonham 1
2 Ralph Branca 1
2 Milo Candini 1
2 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .398
2 Whitey Kurowski .391
3 Del Ennis .376
4 Augie Galan .369
5 Stan Musial .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Enos Slaughter 7
3 Pat Seerey 6
4 Charlie Keller 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Enos Slaughter 29
3 Bob Elliott 25
4 Ralph Kiner 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cass Michaels 6
2 Dave Philley 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Pete Reiser 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Gregg 1.05
2 Sam Zoldak 1.09
3 Rube Melton 1.29
4 Ralph Branca 1.44
5 Jesse Flores 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Hatten 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
3 Tommy Hughes 5
3 Fred Hutchinson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 65
2 Bob Feller 64
3 Fred Hutchinson 38
4 Kirby Higbe 35
5 Johnny Vander Meer 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 George Caster 3
3 Bob Feller 2
3 Gordon Maltzberger 2
3 Ken Raffensberger 2