Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 2, 1946

On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	50	20	.714	--
Yankees	43	28	.606	7.5
Tigers	37	31	.544	12.0
Senators	33	33	.500	15.0
Indians	32	38	.457	18.0
Browns	31	38	.449	18.5
White Sox	27	39	.409	21.0
Athletics	20	46	.303	28.0

Games

Indians 4, Browns 2

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

White Sox 8, Tigers 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	23	.662	--
Cardinals	37	30	.552	7.5
Cubs	34	30	.531	9.0
Reds	31	32	.492	11.5
Braves	32	36	.471	13.0
Phillies	28	35	.444	14.5
Pirates	28	37	.431	15.5
Giants	28	40	.412	17.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Braves 5, Giants 4

Pirates 9, Cubs 0

Reds 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dain Clay	3
1	Les Fleming	3
1	Hank Greenberg	3
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	Taffy Wright	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
3	Mark Christman	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Eddie Miller	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	0.82
2	Monty Kennedy	0.73
3	Mickey Harris	0.71
4	Kirby Higbe	0.57
5	Ken Heintzelman	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monty Kennedy	11
2	Spud Chandler	9
3	Mickey Harris	5
4	Johnny Gorsica	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Bob Malloy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.371
2	Ted Williams	.352
3	Stan Musial	.350
4	Johnny Hopp	.346
5	Johnny Mize	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	20
1	Ted Williams	20
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	Stan Musial	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	17
2	George Case	15
3	Don Kolloway	13
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
5	Johnny Hopp	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.81
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	Spud Chandler	12
3	Dave Ferriss	12
5	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	174
2	Hal Newhouser	123
3	Virgil Trucks	91
4	Spud Chandler	83
5	Tex Hughson	80

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	Bobby Doerr	.434
2	Sid Gordon	.420
3	Hal Trosky	.413
4	Vance Dinges	.386
5	Willard Marshall	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Chet Laabs	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	18
2	Dixie Walker	16
3	Ted Williams	15
4	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	Cookie Lavagetto	3
4	Dick Whitman	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bevens	0.33
2	Howie Pollet	0.89
3	Ted Wilks	1.15
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
4	Rex Barney	2
4	25 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Bob Feller	29
3	Virgil Trucks	25
4	Dave Ferriss	22
5	Spud Chandler	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.410
2	Hank Edwards	.382
3	Sid Gordon	.374
4	Dixie Walker	.371
5	Johnny Hopp	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Hank Greenberg	9
3	Charlie Keller	8
3	Pat Seerey	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	31
2	Rudy York	30
3	Ted Williams	27
4	Stan Musial	26
4	Dixie Walker	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Kolloway	8
2	George Case	7
2	Johnny Hopp	7
4	Pete Reiser	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dietrich	1.33
2	Bob Feller	1.38
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.61
4	Emil Kush	1.72
5	Fritz Ostermueller	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	60
3	Virgil Trucks	42
4	Spud Chandler	40
5	3 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	.329
3	Buddy Lewis	.315
4	Charlie Keller	.313
5	Stan Hack	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Rudy York	23
4	Pat Seerey	22
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	126
2	Rudy York	110
3	Hank Greenberg	109
4	Nick Etten	98
5	Andy Pafko	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	28
3	Johnny Hopp	20
3	Red Schoendienst	20
5	George Myatt	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.95
2	Hal Newhouser	2.05
3	Bob Feller	2.15
4	Dutch Leonard	2.36
5	Spud Chandler	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	21
3	Hank Wyse	20
4	Bob Feller	18
5	Dizzy Trout	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	239
2	Bob Feller	233
3	Bobo Newsom	152
4	Dizzy Trout	122
5	Allie Reynolds	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	16
2	Ace Adams	7
3	Charley Schanz	6
4	Joe Berry	5
4	4 others tied	5