On This Day

Saturday, July 13, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	57	23	.713	--
Yankees	48	32	.600	9.0
Tigers	42	35	.545	13.5
Senators	38	38	.500	17.0
Browns	36	42	.462	20.0
Indians	36	43	.456	20.5
White Sox	31	45	.408	24.0
Athletics	23	53	.303	32.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Browns 11, Athletics 4

Senators 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	28	.636	--
Cardinals	45	33	.577	4.5
Cubs	41	34	.547	7.0
Braves	37	41	.474	12.5
Reds	35	39	.473	12.5
Giants	35	43	.449	14.5
Phillies	31	41	.431	15.5
Pirates	31	45	.408	17.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Braves 6, Reds 4

Pirates 8, Phillies 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 6

Braves 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Hopp	5
1	Bob Kennedy	5
1	Thurman Tucker	5
4	Tommy Holmes	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Kennedy	5
2	Billy Cox	4
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Cross	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Eddie Lukon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bevens	0.91
2	Dizzy Trout	0.70
3	Hank Behrman	0.50
4	Johnny Lanning	0.43
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bevens	10
2	Dizzy Trout	7
3	Hank Behrman	6
3	Mickey Harris	6
5	Allie Reynolds	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Bill Posedel	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.367
2	Johnny Hopp	.364
3	Stan Musial	.358
4	Dom DiMaggio	.346
5	Ted Williams	.344

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	74
2	Bobby Doerr	73
3	Dixie Walker	66
4	Enos Slaughter	65
5	Rudy York	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	20
2	George Case	15
3	Bert Haas	13
3	Don Kolloway	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.81
2	Howie Pollet	1.89
3	Hal Newhouser	1.99
4	Bob Feller	2.29
5	Roger Wolff	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	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	195
2	Hal Newhouser	139
3	Virgil Trucks	102
4	Tex Hughson	99
5	Dizzy Trout	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
1	Bill Posedel	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.449
2	Goody Rosen	.394
3	Enos Slaughter	.393
4	Dom DiMaggio	.393
5	Leon Culberson	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	17
2	Johnny Mize	15
2	Dixie Walker	15
4	Hank Greenberg	14
5	Bobby Doerr	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
2	Buddy Blattner	3
2	Hoot Evers	3
2	Pete Reiser	3
2	Dick Whitman	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
1	Joe Page	0.00
3	Hal Newhouser	0.32
4	Paul Erickson	0.52
5	Hank Wyse	0.64

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	Bill Bevens	20
3	Tex Hughson	20
3	Fred Hutchinson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Howie Pollet	2
4	Hugh Casey	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.394
2	Stan Musial	.383
3	Dom DiMaggio	.374
4	Sid Gordon	.367
5	Dixie Walker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
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	29
2	Ted Williams	27
3	Bobby Doerr	26
3	Hank Greenberg	26
3	Johnny Mize	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Bert Haas	6
2	Don Kolloway	6
4	Buddy Blattner	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.35
2	Hank Wyse	1.05
3	Paul Erickson	1.10
4	Hal Newhouser	1.26
5	Cliff Fannin	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	59
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Virgil Trucks	46
4	Tex Hughson	42
5	Bill Bevens	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
3	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Howie Pollet	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.337
2	Charlie Keller	.316
3	Phil Cavarretta	.312
4	Whitey Kurowski	.311
5	Buddy Lewis	.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	125
2	Rudy York	113
3	Hank Greenberg	112
4	Nick Etten	99
5	2 tied	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	1.98
2	Harry Brecheen	2.10
3	Roger Wolff	2.18
4	Spud Chandler	2.31
5	Bob Feller	2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	254
2	Hal Newhouser	239
3	Bobo Newsom	155
4	Dizzy Trout	131
5	Allie Reynolds	115

Saves

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