On This Day

Sunday, July 14, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	23	.720	--
Yankees	48	34	.585	11.0
Tigers	44	35	.557	13.5
Senators	40	38	.513	17.0
Browns	36	44	.450	22.0
Indians	36	45	.444	22.5
White Sox	32	46	.410	25.0
Athletics	24	54	.308	33.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Indians 10

Red Sox 6, Indians 4

Tigers 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Browns 3

Senators 4, Browns 2

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	30	.620	--
Cardinals	47	33	.588	2.5
Cubs	42	34	.553	5.5
Braves	38	42	.475	11.5
Reds	36	40	.474	11.5
Giants	35	44	.443	14.0
Phillies	32	42	.432	14.5
Pirates	32	46	.410	16.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Pirates 5, Braves 2

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Phillies 8, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	6
1	Emil Verban	6
3	Johnny Berardino	5
3	Gil Coan	5
3	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	3
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	George Case	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Lou Boudreau	5
3	Enos Slaughter	4
4	Ken Keltner	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Jack Conway	1
1	Claude Corbitt	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.17
2	Russ Christopher	1.00
2	Hal Newhouser	1.00
4	Dick Mauney	0.80
5	Stubby Overmire	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Stubby Overmire	7
2	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Bill Zuber	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.368
2	Dixie Walker	.366
3	Stan Musial	.360
4	Ted Williams	.353
5	Dom DiMaggio	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	26
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	82
2	Bobby Doerr	73
3	Enos Slaughter	69
4	Dixie Walker	67
5	Rudy York	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	20
2	George Case	16
3	Bert Haas	13
3	Don Kolloway	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.81
2	Hal Newhouser	1.88
3	Howie Pollet	1.89
4	Bob Feller	2.29
5	Roger Wolff	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	17
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	148
3	Virgil Trucks	102
4	Tex Hughson	100
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	9 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.429
2	Goody Rosen	.417
3	George Kell	.405
4	Stan Hack	.404
5	Lou Boudreau	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Ted Williams	6
4	Johnny Mize	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	21
2	Johnny Mize	17
2	Ted Williams	17
4	Lou Boudreau	14
4	Hank Greenberg	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
2	Hoot Evers	3
2	Pete Reiser	3
2	Jim Russell	3
2	Red Schoendienst	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.24
3	Paul Erickson	0.52
4	Hank Wyse	0.64
5	Red Barrett	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Koslo	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
3	Hank Behrman	3
3	Johnny Vander Meer	3
3	Hank Wyse	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	32
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Bill Bevens	20
3	Tex Hughson	20
3	Fred Hutchinson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Tex Hughson	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Howie Pollet	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.402
2	Stan Musial	.388
3	Dixie Walker	.364
4	Dom DiMaggio	.361
5	Johnny Mize	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Chet Laabs	8
2	Johnny Mize	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Dixie Walker	30
3	Johnny Mize	28
4	Enos Slaughter	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.35
2	Hank Wyse	1.05
3	Hal Newhouser	1.09
4	Paul Erickson	1.10
5	Cliff Fannin	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Tex Hughson	6
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	62
2	Bob Feller	59
3	Virgil Trucks	46
4	Tex Hughson	43
5	Bill Bevens	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
3	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Tex Hughson	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.337
2	Phil Cavarretta	.318
3	Charlie Keller	.311
4	Stan Hack	.307
5	Buddy Lewis	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Ted Williams	26
4	Rudy York	24
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	126
2	Rudy York	116
3	Hank Greenberg	112
4	Nick Etten	99
5	3 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	27
3	Johnny Hopp	20
3	Pete Reiser	20
3	Red Schoendienst	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.92
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	29
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	248
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