On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	52	22	.703	--
Yankees	45	30	.600	7.5
Tigers	40	32	.556	11.0
Senators	36	34	.514	14.0
Browns	34	39	.466	17.5
Indians	34	40	.459	18.0
White Sox	27	43	.386	23.0
Athletics	21	49	.300	29.0

Games

Browns 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	46	25	.648	--
Cardinals	40	31	.563	6.0
Cubs	37	32	.536	8.0
Reds	33	34	.493	11.0
Braves	33	38	.465	13.0
Phillies	30	36	.455	13.5
Giants	30	41	.423	16.0
Pirates	29	41	.414	16.5

Games

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Giants 7, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lucadello	3
2	Johnny Berardino	2
2	Dain Clay	2
2	Jack Conway	2
2	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	Les Fleming	1
2	Pee Wee Reese	1
2	Pat Seerey	1
2	Ed Stevens	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Jack Conway	2
2	Hoot Evers	2
2	Joe Grace	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dain Clay	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Dobson	1.00
1	Dick Fowler	1.00
1	Claude Passeau	1.00
4	Cliff Fannin	0.80
5	Bobo Newsom	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Jack Kraus	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Fowler	9
2	Ralph Hamner	8
2	Bobo Newsom	8
4	Virgil Trucks	7
5	Rex Barney	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.374
2	Johnny Hopp	.362
3	Stan Musial	.347
4	Ted Williams	.345
5	Dom DiMaggio	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	22
2	Hank Greenberg	21
3	Charlie Keller	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Johnny Mize	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	69
2	Bobby Doerr	67
3	Dixie Walker	61
4	Enos Slaughter	59
5	Rudy York	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	17
2	George Case	15
3	Don Kolloway	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
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	98
4	Tex Hughson	90
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	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.447
2	Sid Gordon	.426
3	Dixie Walker	.414
4	Hank Edwards	.412
5	Hal Trosky	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Roy Cullenbine	6
2	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Chet Laabs	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	19
1	Dixie Walker	19
1	Ted Williams	19
4	Johnny Mize	16
5	Chet Laabs	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Kolloway	4
1	George Metkovich	4
3	Buddy Blattner	3
3	Dain Clay	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Strincevich	0.00
1	Cliff Fannin	0.00
1	Al Gettel	0.00
4	Bill Bevens	0.69
5	Bob Lemon	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Paul Erickson	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Bob Feller	39
3	Tex Hughson	26
4	Fred Hutchinson	24
5	Virgil Trucks	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charley Schanz	2
2	Earl Caldwell	1
2	Spud Chandler	1
2	Cliff Fannin	1
2	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.387
2	Dixie Walker	.371
3	Dom DiMaggio	.369
4	Ted Williams	.367
5	Johnny Mize	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Hank Greenberg	10
3	Chet Laabs	8
3	Pat Seerey	8
5	Charlie Keller	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	31
2	Bobby Doerr	27
2	Johnny Mize	27
2	Dixie Walker	27
2	Rudy York	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Don Kolloway	7
3	Dain Clay	6
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.11
2	Paul Erickson	1.30
3	Bill Dietrich	1.33
4	Emil Kush	1.42
5	Fritz Ostermueller	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Kirby Higbe	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Hal Newhouser	57
3	Virgil Trucks	49
4	Spud Chandler	37
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
1	Charley Schanz	3
3	Oscar Judd	2
3	Bob Klinger	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.336
2	Phil Cavarretta	.320
3	Buddy Lewis	.312
4	Charlie Keller	.310
5	Stan Hack	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Pat Seerey	23
3	Rudy York	23
5	Ted Williams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	128
2	Hank Greenberg	111
3	Rudy York	109
4	Nick Etten	97
5	Tommy Holmes	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	26
3	Red Schoendienst	21
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.87
2	Hal Newhouser	2.01
3	Bob Feller	2.07
4	Dutch Leonard	2.25
5	Spud Chandler	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	244
2	Bob Feller	243
3	Bobo Newsom	160
4	Dizzy Trout	120
5	Allie Reynolds	118

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