On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	50	21	.704	--
Yankees	44	28	.611	6.5
Tigers	38	31	.551	11.0
Senators	34	33	.507	14.0
Indians	33	38	.465	17.0
Browns	31	39	.443	18.5
White Sox	27	40	.403	21.0
Athletics	20	47	.299	28.0

Games

Indians 6, Browns 0

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Senators 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	23	.662	--
Cardinals	38	30	.559	7.0
Cubs	36	30	.545	8.0
Reds	31	33	.484	12.0
Braves	33	36	.478	12.5
Phillies	28	36	.438	15.0
Pirates	28	39	.418	16.5
Giants	28	40	.412	17.0

Games

Braves 7, Phillies 1

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 16, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	5
2	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Bert Haas	3
3	Billy Herman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Hank Majeski	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	6
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Ken Burkhart	2
3	Dom Dallessandro	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	2.50
2	Tex Hughson	1.14
3	Bob Feller	0.67
4	Paul Erickson	0.60
4	Johnny Sain	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	10
1	Hal Newhouser	10
3	Tex Hughson	8
4	Bill Bevens	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.371
2	Johnny Hopp	.357
3	Stan Musial	.356
4	Ted Williams	.346
5	Johnny Mize	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	21
2	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	Enos Slaughter	54

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	1.89
3	Hal Newhouser	2.11
4	Fritz Ostermueller	2.13
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	15
2	Bob Feller	14
3	Spud Chandler	12
3	Dave Ferriss	12
5	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	184
2	Hal Newhouser	133
3	Virgil Trucks	91
4	Tex Hughson	88
5	Spud Chandler	83

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	.447
2	Bobby Doerr	.426
3	Dixie Walker	.404
4	Hal Trosky	.400
5	Billy Herman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
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	19
2	Dixie Walker	15
2	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	Bert Haas	3
4	Dick Whitman	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bevens	0.77
2	Howie Pollet	0.89
3	Bob Feller	1.00
4	Ted Wilks	1.15
5	Hank Wyse	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Paul Erickson	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Tex Hughson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Bob Feller	39
3	Virgil Trucks	25
4	Tex Hughson	24
5	2 tied	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	.394
2	Hank Edwards	.392
3	Johnny Hopp	.378
4	Stan Musial	.371
5	Dixie Walker	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Hank Greenberg	10
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
5	Dixie Walker	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.22
2	Paul Erickson	1.30
3	Bill Dietrich	1.33
4	Emil Kush	1.42
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	Virgil Trucks	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	80
2	Hal Newhouser	57
3	Virgil Trucks	42
4	Spud Chandler	40
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
2	Oscar Judd	2
2	Bob Klinger	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.331
2	Phil Cavarretta	.329
3	Buddy Lewis	.315
4	Stan Hack	.314
5	Charlie Keller	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Rudy York	23
4	Pat Seerey	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	126
2	Hank Greenberg	110
2	Rudy York	110
4	Nick Etten	97
4	2 others tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
2	George Case	28
3	Red Schoendienst	21
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	George Myatt	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.95
2	Hal Newhouser	2.02
3	Bob Feller	2.07
4	Dutch Leonard	2.36
5	Spud Chandler	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	21
3	Hank Wyse	20
4	Bob Feller	19
5	Dizzy Trout	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	249
2	Bob Feller	243
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