Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, July 6, 1946

On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	52	23	.693	--
Yankees	46	30	.605	6.5
Tigers	41	32	.562	10.0
Senators	37	34	.521	13.0
Browns	34	40	.459	17.5
Indians	34	41	.453	18.0
White Sox	28	43	.394	22.0
Athletics	21	50	.296	29.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 5, Browns 1

Yankees 8, Athletics 5

Senators 4, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	47	25	.653	--
Cardinals	41	31	.569	6.0
Cubs	39	32	.549	7.5
Reds	33	36	.478	12.5
Braves	33	39	.458	14.0
Phillies	30	37	.448	14.5
Giants	31	41	.431	16.0
Pirates	29	42	.408	17.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 2

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Giants 7, Phillies 6

Cardinals 12, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Lukon	4
2	Joe Grace	3
2	Bert Haas	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Budnick	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Erv Dusak	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Jack Graham	3
3	Joe Haynes	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	2
2	Steve Gromek	1
2	Eddie Lukon	1
2	Willard Marshall	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	1.40
2	Bob Muncrief	0.71
3	Paul Erickson	0.62
4	Mickey Haefner	0.50
4	Joe Haynes	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Mike Budnick	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Mike Budnick	5
2	Paul Erickson	5
2	Mickey Haefner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.375
2	Johnny Hopp	.359
3	Stan Musial	.349
4	Dom DiMaggio	.345
5	Johnny Mize	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	69
2	Bobby Doerr	67
3	Dixie Walker	62
4	Enos Slaughter	60
5	Rudy York	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	18
2	George Case	15
3	Don Kolloway	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
5	Bert Haas	12

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	Dizzy Trout	84

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sid Gordon	.426
2	Hal Trosky	.423
3	Dixie Walker	.414
4	Bobby Doerr	.400
4	2 others tied	.400

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	Dixie Walker	19
1	Ted Williams	19
3	Hank Greenberg	18
4	Johnny Mize	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	5
2	Don Kolloway	4
2	Pete Reiser	4
4	Dain Clay	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Strincevich	0.00
1	Cliff Fannin	0.00
1	Al Gettel	0.00
4	Bob Lemon	0.64
5	Bill Bevens	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Mickey Haefner	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Fred Hutchinson	24
4	Virgil Trucks	23
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	2
1	Charley Schanz	2
3	Earl Caldwell	1
3	Spud Chandler	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.387
2	Dixie Walker	.383
3	Johnny Mize	.380
4	Dom DiMaggio	.373
5	Stan Musial	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Hank Greenberg	10
3	Pat Seerey	9
4	Chet Laabs	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	31
2	Johnny Mize	28
3	Stan Musial	27
3	Dixie Walker	27
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Don Kolloway	7
1	Pete Reiser	7
4	Dain Clay	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	1.00
2	Bob Feller	1.11
3	Bill Dietrich	1.33
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.46
5	Emil Kush	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Virgil Trucks	5
3	Hank Wyse	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Hal Newhouser	57
3	Virgil Trucks	47
4	Spud Chandler	37
5	Dizzy Trout	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	4
2	Charley Schanz	3
3	Oscar Judd	2
3	Bob Klinger	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.338
2	Phil Cavarretta	.319
3	Charlie Keller	.312
4	Buddy Lewis	.310
5	Tommy Holmes	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Pat Seerey	24
4	Rudy York	23
5	Ted Williams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	128
2	Hank Greenberg	109
3	Rudy York	108
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	Pete Reiser	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.90
2	Hal Newhouser	2.01
3	Bob Feller	2.07
4	Dutch Leonard	2.27
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	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	244
2	Bob Feller	243
3	Bobo Newsom	155
4	Dizzy Trout	127
5	Allie Reynolds	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	16
2	Ace Adams	7
3	Art Herring	6
3	Charley Schanz	6
5	4 tied	5