On This Day

Sunday, July 7, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	54	23	.701	--
Yankees	47	31	.603	7.5
Tigers	42	32	.568	10.5
Senators	37	36	.507	15.0
Indians	35	42	.455	19.0
Browns	34	41	.453	19.0
White Sox	29	44	.397	23.0
Athletics	22	51	.301	30.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 5, Indians 0

Tigers 3, Browns 0

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

Athletics 4, Yankees 1

Red Sox 11, Senators 1

Red Sox 9, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	26	.649	--
Cardinals	43	31	.581	5.0
Cubs	39	33	.542	8.0
Reds	34	36	.486	12.0
Braves	34	40	.459	14.0
Giants	33	41	.446	15.0
Phillies	30	39	.435	15.5
Pirates	29	44	.397	18.5

Games

Braves 3, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 4, Braves 2

Reds 6, Cubs 2

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Giants 10, Phillies 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	5
1	Rudy York	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Sid Gordon	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Lukon	2
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	Ralph Kiner	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Lukon	5
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Goody Rosen	4
4	Sid Gordon	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hoot Evers	2
2	Buddy Blattner	1
2	Bob Kennedy	1
2	Eddie Lake	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Branca	1.00
1	Hal Newhouser	1.00
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
4	Dave Koslo	0.89
5	Bob Savage	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Clem Dreisewerd	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Koslo	8
2	Johnny Sain	7
2	Bob Savage	7
4	Bob Feller	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.368
2	Johnny Hopp	.359
3	Stan Musial	.350
4	Dom DiMaggio	.349
5	Ted Williams	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	23
2	Hank Greenberg	22
3	Charlie Keller	18
4	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	Johnny Mize	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	72
2	Bobby Doerr	71
3	Dixie Walker	64
4	Enos Slaughter	62
5	Rudy York	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	19
2	George Case	15
3	Don Kolloway	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
5	Bert Haas	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.87
2	Bob Feller	1.90
3	Hal Newhouser	1.99
4	Howie Pollet	2.05
5	Dutch Leonard	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	16
2	Bob Feller	15
3	Spud Chandler	12
3	Dave Ferriss	12
5	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	190
2	Hal Newhouser	139
3	Virgil Trucks	98
4	Tex Hughson	96
5	2 tied	84

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Mike Budnick	3
3	Andy Karl	3
3	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sid Gordon	.444
2	Dixie Walker	.403
3	Joe Grace	.400
4	Enos Slaughter	.393
5	Dom DiMaggio	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Ralph Kiner	7
4	Roy Cullenbine	6
4	Chet Laabs	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	22
2	Dixie Walker	21
3	Hank Greenberg	20
4	Bobby Doerr	16
5	Enos Slaughter	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Strincevich	0.00
1	Cliff Fannin	0.00
1	Al Gettel	0.00
1	Joe Page	0.00
5	Howie Pollet	0.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Dave Koslo	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
4	Hank Behrman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Hal Newhouser	36
3	Bill Bevens	23
3	Tex Hughson	23
3	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Charley Schanz	2
4	Earl Caldwell	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom DiMaggio	.382
2	Johnny Hopp	.367
3	Stan Musial	.366
4	Dixie Walker	.364
5	Ted Williams	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Hank Greenberg	11
3	Pat Seerey	9
4	Charlie Keller	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Bobby Doerr	28
2	Stan Musial	28
2	Dixie Walker	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	1.04
2	Howie Pollet	1.12
3	Bob Feller	1.22
4	Si Johnson	1.64
5	Dutch Leonard	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Tex Hughson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	72
2	Hal Newhouser	63
3	Virgil Trucks	47
4	Tex Hughson	39
5	Spud Chandler	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
1	Charley Schanz	3
4	Bill Posedel	2
4	Ken Raffensberger	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.334
2	Phil Cavarretta	.321
3	Charlie Keller	.316
4	Buddy Lewis	.312
5	Augie Galan	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Pat Seerey	24
4	Ted Williams	23
4	Rudy York	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	130
2	Hank Greenberg	111
2	Rudy York	111
4	Nick Etten	97
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	26
3	Red Schoendienst	21
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	Pete Reiser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.90
2	Hal Newhouser	1.95
3	Bob Feller	2.07
4	Dutch Leonard	2.28
5	Spud Chandler	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Hank Wyse	21
3	Bob Feller	20
3	Dave Ferriss	20
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	250
2	Bob Feller	249
3	Bobo Newsom	156
4	Dizzy Trout	126
5	Allie Reynolds	116

Saves

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