On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	65	25	.722	--
Yankees	53	36	.596	11.5
Tigers	49	37	.570	14.0
Senators	44	42	.512	19.0
Indians	41	47	.466	23.0
Browns	38	50	.432	26.0
White Sox	34	53	.391	29.5
Athletics	26	60	.302	37.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 0

Red Sox 7, Browns 4

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 2, Indians 1

White Sox 9, Yankees 3

Tigers 11, Athletics 7

Senators 7, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	53	34	.609	--
Dodgers	53	34	.609	0.0
Cubs	47	38	.553	5.0
Reds	41	43	.488	10.5
Braves	42	46	.477	11.5
Giants	37	49	.430	15.5
Phillies	35	47	.427	15.5
Pirates	34	51	.400	18.0

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Giants 0

Giants 2, Reds 1

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 2, Braves 1

Cardinals 8, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Cass Michaels	6
3	Del Ennis	5
3	Stan Musial	5
3	Eddie Waitkus	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kuhel	2
2	Bill Bevens	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Erv Dusak	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	Stan Musial	4
3	Erv Dusak	3
3	Jimmy Outlaw	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	2
2	George Case	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Frankie Hayes	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Ferriss	1.20
2	Mickey Haefner	0.75
3	Ewell Blackwell	0.67
3	Joe Dobson	0.67
3	Howie Pollet	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Mickey Haefner	6
1	Eddie Lopat	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.375
2	Stan Musial	.369
3	Dixie Walker	.365
4	Ted Williams	.365
5	Dom DiMaggio	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Charlie Keller	19
3	Johnny Mize	19
5	Joe DiMaggio	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	90
2	Bobby Doerr	78
3	Enos Slaughter	76
4	Dixie Walker	73
5	Rudy York	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	24
2	George Case	17
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
4	Bert Haas	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.73
2	Howie Pollet	1.96
3	Hal Newhouser	1.99
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.04
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Bob Feller	17
3	Dave Ferriss	15
4	Spud Chandler	14
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	211
2	Hal Newhouser	152
3	Virgil Trucks	110
4	Tex Hughson	109
5	Spud Chandler	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	6
2	Art Herring	4
2	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Posedel	4
5	10 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.491
2	Stan Musial	.467
3	Johnny Hopp	.449
4	Johnny Pesky	.415
5	Buddy Rosar	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Lukon	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Ken Keltner	4
3	Aaron Robinson	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	21
2	Enos Slaughter	16
3	Stan Musial	15
4	Aaron Robinson	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	6
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Harry Walker	3
4	George Case	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Murry Dickson	0.35
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.69
3	Lefty Hoerst	0.73
4	Vic Lombardi	0.82
5	Bill Voiselle	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	4
1	Howie Pollet	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Johnny Schmitz	21
3	Howie Pollet	20
4	Tex Hughson	19
4	Hal Newhouser	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	4
2	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Red Barrett	1
3	Tommy Bridges	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.436
2	Stan Musial	.411
3	Ted Williams	.386
4	Dixie Walker	.372
5	Bobby Doerr	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Johnny Mize	8
3	Pat Seerey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dixie Walker	31
3	Enos Slaughter	30
4	Hank Greenberg	29
5	Johnny Mize	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	10
2	Bert Haas	6
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	0.79
2	Howie Pollet	1.04
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.24
4	Hank Wyse	1.38
5	Mickey Haefner	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Howie Pollet	6
4	Hank Behrman	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Hal Newhouser	59
3	Tex Hughson	45
4	Fred Hutchinson	41
5	Bill Bevens	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	5
2	Earl Caldwell	3
3	Art Herring	2
3	Tex Hughson	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.339
2	Phil Cavarretta	.327
3	Whitey Kurowski	.313
4	Tommy Holmes	.311
5	Augie Galan	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Ted Williams	27
4	Rudy York	24
5	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	117
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Rudy York	115
4	Nick Etten	97
5	Charlie Keller	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
2	George Case	27
3	Pete Reiser	24
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.92
2	Roger Wolff	2.13
3	Spud Chandler	2.20
4	Dutch Leonard	2.28
5	Harry Brecheen	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Hank Wyse	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	270
2	Hal Newhouser	248
3	Bobo Newsom	151
4	Dizzy Trout	132
5	Virgil Trucks	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	15
2	Bob Klinger	6
3	Don Hendrickson	5
3	Art Herring	5
3	Charley Schanz	5