On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	50	19	.725	--
Yankees	42	28	.600	8.5
Tigers	37	30	.552	12.0
Senators	33	33	.500	15.5
Browns	31	37	.456	18.5
Indians	31	38	.449	19.0
White Sox	26	39	.400	22.0
Athletics	20	46	.303	28.5

Games

Indians 6, Browns 4

Tigers 2, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	23	.657	--
Cardinals	37	29	.561	6.5
Cubs	34	29	.540	8.0
Reds	30	32	.484	11.5
Braves	31	36	.463	13.0
Phillies	28	34	.452	13.5
Pirates	27	37	.422	15.5
Giants	28	39	.418	16.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Phillies 6

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Enos Slaughter	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	3
2	Al Libke	3
2	Eddie Lukon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Al Libke	1
1	Pat Seerey	1
1	Harry Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Stevens	5
2	Pat Seerey	3
2	Jim Tabor	3
4	Chet Laabs	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dain Clay	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Don Kolloway	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Sewell	0.83
2	Hank Wyse	0.57
3	Virgil Trucks	0.40
3	Sam Zoldak	0.40
5	Hank Behrman	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Rip Sewell	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Sewell	5
2	Cliff Fannin	4
2	Virgil Trucks	4
2	Hank Wyse	4
2	Sam Zoldak	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Heusser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.374
2	Ted Williams	.355
3	Stan Musial	.353
4	Johnny Hopp	.346
5	Dom DiMaggio	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Charlie Keller	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	Johnny Mize	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	66
2	Ted Williams	65
3	Rudy York	58
4	Dixie Walker	56
5	Joe DiMaggio	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	17
2	George Case	14
3	Don Kolloway	13
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
5	Johnny Hopp	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.88
2	Bob Feller	2.00
3	Schoolboy Rowe	2.16
4	Fritz Ostermueller	2.18
5	Hal Newhouser	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	14
2	Bob Feller	13
3	Dave Ferriss	12
4	Spud Chandler	11
4	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	174
2	Hal Newhouser	123
3	Virgil Trucks	91
4	Tex Hughson	80
5	2 tied	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Mike Budnick	3
2	Art Herring	3
2	Andy Karl	3
2	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sid Gordon	.435
2	Bobby Doerr	.407
3	Stan Musial	.400
4	Vance Dinges	.395
5	Dixie Walker	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Chet Laabs	5
1	Ted Williams	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	16
2	Ted Williams	15
3	Hank Greenberg	14
3	Chet Laabs	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Don Kolloway	4
2	George Metkovich	4
4	Del Ennis	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bevens	0.33
2	Bill Lee	0.51
3	Howie Pollet	0.67
4	Hank Wyse	1.17
5	Joe Hatten	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Howie Pollet	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Bob Feller	29
3	Virgil Trucks	25
4	Dave Ferriss	22
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.412
2	Sid Gordon	.379
3	Dixie Walker	.370
4	Ted Williams	.369
5	Stan Musial	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Charlie Keller	9
3	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Pat Seerey	8
3	Stan Spence	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	31
2	Rudy York	30
3	Dixie Walker	27
3	Ted Williams	27
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Kolloway	8
2	Johnny Hopp	7
3	Bobby Adams	6
3	George Case	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dietrich	1.33
2	Bob Feller	1.38
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.61
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.66
5	Emil Kush	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	Virgil Trucks	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	60
3	Virgil Trucks	42
4	Spud Chandler	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Oscar Judd	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.331
2	Phil Cavarretta	.327
3	Charlie Keller	.317
4	Buddy Lewis	.315
5	Stan Hack	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Rudy York	24
4	Pat Seerey	22
5	Tommy Holmes	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	126
2	Rudy York	116
3	Hank Greenberg	106
4	Tommy Holmes	100
5	Andy Pafko	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	28
3	Johnny Hopp	20
3	George Myatt	20
3	Red Schoendienst	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.95
2	Hal Newhouser	2.05
3	Bob Feller	2.15
4	Roger Wolff	2.38
5	Spud Chandler	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Bob Feller	18
4	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	239
2	Bob Feller	233
3	Bobo Newsom	152
4	Dizzy Trout	122
5	Allie Reynolds	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	17
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Charley Schanz	6
4	Joe Berry	5
4	4 others tied	5