On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	24	.711	--
Yankees	48	35	.578	11.0
Tigers	45	35	.563	12.5
Senators	41	39	.513	16.5
Browns	37	45	.451	21.5
Indians	37	45	.451	21.5
White Sox	33	47	.413	24.5
Athletics	25	55	.313	32.5

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 3

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

Browns 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	32	.605	--
Cardinals	49	33	.598	0.5
Cubs	43	35	.551	4.5
Braves	40	42	.488	9.5
Reds	37	41	.474	10.5
Giants	36	45	.444	13.0
Phillies	33	43	.434	13.5
Pirates	32	48	.400	16.5

Games

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 2, Reds 0

Braves 10, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Hopp	4
1	Johnny Pesky	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Al Zarilla	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	2
2	Erv Dusak	1
2	Pat Seerey	1
2	Taffy Wright	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike McCormick	4
2	Erv Dusak	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Dom DiMaggio	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	Hal Trosky	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	0.86
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.83
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.78
4	Eddie Smith	0.75
5	Howie Pollet	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Pollet	8
2	Bob Feller	7
2	Johnny Schmitz	7
4	Tex Hughson	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.378
2	Dixie Walker	.371
3	Stan Musial	.365
4	Ted Williams	.354
5	Dom DiMaggio	.339

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	83
2	Bobby Doerr	73
3	Enos Slaughter	71
4	Dixie Walker	68
5	Rudy York	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	21
2	George Case	16
3	Bert Haas	13
3	Johnny Hopp	13
3	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.84
2	Hal Newhouser	1.88
3	Howie Pollet	2.03
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.21
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	17
2	Bob Feller	16
3	Spud Chandler	13
3	Dave Ferriss	13
5	Mickey Harris	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	202
2	Hal Newhouser	148
3	Tex Hughson	106
4	Virgil Trucks	102
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	.510
2	Stan Musial	.415
3	Enos Slaughter	.400
4	Jim Russell	.397
5	George Kell	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	23
2	Ted Williams	18
3	Lou Boudreau	13
3	Aaron Robinson	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
3	Jim Russell	3
3	Hal Trosky	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.32
2	Paul Erickson	0.52
3	Hank Wyse	0.93
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.94
5	Eddie Smith	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Dave Koslo	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Tex Hughson	26
3	Hal Newhouser	25
4	Fred Hutchinson	22
5	Bill Bevens	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Tex Hughson	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Howie Pollet	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.412
2	Stan Musial	.410
3	Dixie Walker	.387
4	Dom DiMaggio	.356
5	Pee Wee Reese	.353

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	34
2	Dixie Walker	30
3	Enos Slaughter	28
4	Johnny Mize	27
4	Stan Musial	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	George Case	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.90
2	Paul Erickson	0.95
3	Hank Wyse	1.04
4	Hal Newhouser	1.11
5	Cliff Fannin	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Hal Newhouser	55
3	Tex Hughson	49
4	Fred Hutchinson	41
5	Bill Bevens	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.340
2	Phil Cavarretta	.317
3	Charlie Keller	.311
4	Stan Hack	.306
5	Whitey Kurowski	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Ted Williams	26
4	Rudy York	24
5	Pat Seerey	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	125
2	Rudy York	116
3	Hank Greenberg	112
4	Nick Etten	97
5	Tommy Holmes	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	27
3	Johnny Hopp	21
3	Pete Reiser	21
5	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	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Hank Wyse	20
4	Dave Ferriss	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	261
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