On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	56	23	.709	--
Yankees	48	31	.608	8.0
Tigers	42	34	.553	12.5
Senators	37	37	.500	16.5
Browns	35	42	.455	20.0
Indians	35	43	.449	20.5
White Sox	30	44	.405	23.5
Athletics	23	52	.307	31.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 7, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	28	.632	--
Cardinals	45	32	.584	3.5
Cubs	41	33	.554	6.0
Reds	35	37	.486	11.0
Braves	35	41	.461	13.0
Giants	34	43	.442	14.5
Phillies	31	40	.437	14.5
Pirates	30	45	.400	17.5

Games

Cubs 13, Dodgers 2

Braves 1, Reds 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Enos Slaughter	6
2	Stan Hack	4
2	Mickey Witek	4
4	Whitey Kurowski	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vance Dinges	1
1	Charlie Gilbert	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	Marv Rickert	1
1	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Peanuts Lowrey	7
2	Vance Dinges	2
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Frankie Gustine	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	Pete Reiser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	3.00
2	Dick Fowler	0.80
3	Howie Pollet	0.56
4	Ed Bahr	0.45
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Bahr	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Fowler	8
2	Ed Bahr	5
2	Howie Pollet	5
4	Virgil Trucks	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	Preacher Roe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.367
2	Johnny Hopp	.357
3	Stan Musial	.357
4	Dom DiMaggio	.348
5	Ted Williams	.348

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	72
3	Enos Slaughter	65
3	Dixie Walker	65
5	Rudy York	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	20
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	Howie Pollet	1.89
3	Hal Newhouser	1.99
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
3	Dave Ferriss	13
5	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	195
2	Hal Newhouser	139
3	Virgil Trucks	102
4	Tex Hughson	99
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	6 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Grace	.500
2	Enos Slaughter	.426
3	Sid Gordon	.420
4	Leon Culberson	.415
4	Johnny Hopp	.415

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	Enos Slaughter	17
2	Dixie Walker	16
3	Johnny Mize	15
4	Bobby Doerr	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
2	Buddy Blattner	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Hoot Evers	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Howie Pollet	0.27
3	Hal Newhouser	0.32
4	Paul Erickson	0.52
5	Bob Savage	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Koslo	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Johnny Sain	21
4	Tex Hughson	20
4	Fred Hutchinson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Howie Pollet	2
4	Jesse Flores	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom DiMaggio	.384
2	Sid Gordon	.383
3	Johnny Hopp	.379
4	Stan Musial	.378
5	Dixie Walker	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Chet Laabs	8
2	Johnny Mize	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	28
2	Ted Williams	27
3	Johnny Mize	26
4	Bobby Doerr	25
4	Hank Greenberg	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	George Case	6
2	Don Kolloway	6
4	Bert Haas	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.93
2	Hank Wyse	1.05
3	Paul Erickson	1.10
4	Hal Newhouser	1.26
5	Bill Bevens	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	69
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Virgil Trucks	46
4	Tex Hughson	42
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Bob Klinger	2
2	Howie Pollet	2
2	Charley Schanz	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.333
2	Charlie Keller	.318
3	Phil Cavarretta	.314
4	Buddy Lewis	.311
5	Whitey Kurowski	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Pat Seerey	24
3	Rudy York	24
5	Ted Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	124
2	Rudy York	113
3	Hank Greenberg	111
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	Pete Reiser	20
3	Red Schoendienst	20

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	Hank Wyse	21
3	Bob Feller	20
3	Dave Ferriss	20
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