On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	23	.720	--
Yankees	48	35	.578	11.5
Tigers	45	35	.563	13.0
Senators	41	38	.519	16.5
Browns	36	45	.444	22.5
Indians	36	45	.444	22.5
White Sox	32	47	.405	25.5
Athletics	25	54	.316	32.5

Games

Tigers 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 12, White Sox 0

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	31	.613	--
Cardinals	48	33	.593	1.5
Cubs	43	34	.558	4.5
Braves	39	42	.481	10.5
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5
Giants	35	45	.438	14.0
Phillies	32	43	.427	14.5
Pirates	32	47	.405	16.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Reds 4, Phillies 2

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 10, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Culler	4
1	Stan Musial	4
3	Don Johnson	3
4	Ferrell Anderson	2
4	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Stan Musial	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	3
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	Buddy Rosar	3
1	Red Schoendienst	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Don Johnson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Hutchinson	3.00
1	Phil Marchildon	3.00
3	Spud Chandler	0.86
4	Harry Brecheen	0.50
5	Mickey Haefner	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Hutchinson	9
2	Harry Brecheen	6
2	Spud Chandler	6
2	Phil Marchildon	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.368
2	Stan Musial	.367
3	Dixie Walker	.366
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	71
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	1.84
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	Spud Chandler	93

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	.467
2	Enos Slaughter	.431
3	Lou Boudreau	.417
4	Jim Russell	.414
5	Goody Rosen	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
4	Eddie Lukon	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	23
2	Ted Williams	17
3	Lou Boudreau	13
3	Hank Greenberg	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
2	Pete Reiser	3
2	Jim Russell	3
4	Buddy Blattner	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.32
3	Paul Erickson	0.52
4	Hank Wyse	0.73
5	Johnny Schmitz	0.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Fred Hutchinson	22
3	Bob Feller	21
4	Bill Bevens	20
4	Tex Hughson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Tex Hughson	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Howie Pollet	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.403
2	Johnny Hopp	.392
3	Dixie Walker	.368
4	Dom DiMaggio	.365
5	Bobby Doerr	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
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	33
2	Dixie Walker	30
3	Enos Slaughter	29
4	Johnny Mize	28
5	Stan Musial	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.35
2	Hank Wyse	1.04
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	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	62
2	Bob Feller	59
3	Tex Hughson	43
4	Fred Hutchinson	41
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	.320
3	Charlie Keller	.311
4	Buddy Lewis	.307
5	Stan Hack	.307

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	Bob Elliott	91

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	Roger Wolff	2.18
3	Harry Brecheen	2.18
4	Spud Chandler	2.31
5	Bob Feller	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Hank Wyse	21
3	Bob Feller	20
4	Dave Ferriss	19
5	2 tied	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	Don Hendrickson	5