On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	23	.705	--
Yankees	48	31	.608	7.5
Tigers	42	33	.560	11.5
Senators	37	37	.500	16.0
Browns	35	41	.461	19.0
Indians	35	43	.449	20.0
White Sox	30	44	.405	23.0
Athletics	22	52	.297	31.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 9, Indians 1

Browns 4, Athletics 3

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	27	.640	--
Cardinals	43	32	.573	5.0
Cubs	40	33	.548	7.0
Reds	35	36	.493	11.0
Giants	34	41	.453	14.0
Braves	34	41	.453	14.0
Phillies	31	39	.443	14.5
Pirates	29	45	.392	18.5

Games

Cubs 1, Dodgers 0

Reds 8, Braves 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Giants 13, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Joe Grace	3
1	Eddie Lake	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	Goody Rosen	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	2
2	Frankie Gustine	1
2	Eddie Lukon	1
2	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Aaron Robinson	6
2	Buddy Blattner	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
4	Mark Christman	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Handley	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1.33
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.00
3	Nels Potter	0.38
3	Bucky Walters	0.38
5	Bob Feller	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Nels Potter	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Fred Hutchinson	5
1	Johnny Schmitz	5
4	Schoolboy Rowe	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.368
2	Johnny Hopp	.357
3	Stan Musial	.355
4	Dom DiMaggio	.352
5	Ted Williams	.349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	73
2	Bobby Doerr	71
3	Dixie Walker	64
4	Enos Slaughter	63
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	1.81
2	Hal Newhouser	1.99
3	Howie Pollet	2.05
4	Dutch Leonard	2.23
5	Bob Feller	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	16
2	Bob Feller	15
3	Spud Chandler	13
4	Dave Ferriss	12
5	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	195
2	Hal Newhouser	139
3	Tex Hughson	99
4	Virgil Trucks	98
5	Spud Chandler	87

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	Joe Grace	.500
2	Dom DiMaggio	.434
3	Leon Culberson	.432
4	Sid Gordon	.432
5	Johnny Hopp	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Johnny Mize	5
4	Pat Seerey	4
4	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	16
2	Enos Slaughter	15
3	Johnny Mize	14
4	Bobby Doerr	13
4	Ted Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
2	Buddy Blattner	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Hoot Evers	3
2	Dick Whitman	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.32
3	Howie Pollet	0.39
4	Hank Wyse	0.41
5	Bob Savage	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Koslo	4
2	Hank Behrman	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Tex Hughson	20
3	Fred Hutchinson	20
5	Johnny Sain	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
3	Jesse Flores	1
3	Art Herring	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom DiMaggio	.388
2	Sid Gordon	.385
2	Stan Musial	.385
4	Johnny Hopp	.381
5	Dixie Walker	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Hank Greenberg	9
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Chet Laabs	8
3	Johnny Mize	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	29
2	Dixie Walker	27
3	Johnny Mize	25
4	Bobby Doerr	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	George Case	6
2	Don Kolloway	6
4	Bert Haas	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	1.10
2	Howie Pollet	1.12
3	Hal Newhouser	1.50
4	Si Johnson	1.80
5	Hank Wyse	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Tex Hughson	6
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	Dave Koslo	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	69
2	Hal Newhouser	62
3	Tex Hughson	42
3	Virgil Trucks	42
5	Dave Koslo	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Bob Klinger	2
2	Charley Schanz	2
5	29 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.333
2	Charlie Keller	.318
3	Phil Cavarretta	.313
4	Buddy Lewis	.311
5	Whitey Kurowski	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
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	123
2	Rudy York	111
3	Hank Greenberg	109
4	Nick Etten	99
5	Charlie Keller	89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.99
2	Harry Brecheen	2.10
3	Roger Wolff	2.18
4	Dutch Leonard	2.28
5	Spud Chandler	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	20
2	Hank Wyse	20
4	Dave Ferriss	19
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	254
2	Hal Newhouser	245
3	Bobo Newsom	156
4	Dizzy Trout	124
5	Allie Reynolds	113

Saves

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