Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, July 24, 1946

On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	66	26	.717	--
Yankees	54	37	.593	11.5
Tigers	50	38	.568	14.0
Senators	45	43	.511	19.0
Indians	43	47	.478	22.0
Browns	39	51	.433	26.0
White Sox	35	54	.393	29.5
Athletics	26	62	.295	38.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Indians 1, Athletics 0

Senators 1, Tigers 0

Yankees 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	54	34	.614	--
Cardinals	53	35	.602	1.0
Cubs	47	39	.547	6.0
Reds	42	43	.494	10.5
Braves	42	47	.472	12.5
Giants	38	49	.437	15.5
Phillies	36	47	.434	15.5
Pirates	34	52	.395	19.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Reds 2, Braves 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 1

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Spence	4
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Johnny Pesky	3
2	Aaron Robinson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Jim Tabor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Jim Tabor	2
1	Ted Williams	2
5	19 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	Sherry Robertson	1
1	Chuck Workman	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.50
2	Tex Hughson	0.50
2	Dave Koslo	0.50
2	Bobo Newsom	0.50
5	Dizzy Trout	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Dizzy Trout	5
2	Hank Wyse	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.380
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Dixie Walker	.367
4	Ted Williams	.363
5	Dom DiMaggio	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Johnny Mize	20
4	Charlie Keller	19
5	Joe DiMaggio	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	92
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	19
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
4	Bert Haas	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.75
2	Hal Newhouser	1.89
3	Howie Pollet	1.96
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.04
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	19
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Dave Ferriss	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	220
2	Hal Newhouser	161
3	Tex Hughson	113
4	Virgil Trucks	110
5	Dizzy Trout	98

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	Johnny Hopp	.489
2	Stan Musial	.464
3	Ted Williams	.439
4	Johnny Pesky	.415
5	Goody Rosen	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Frankie Gustine	3
3	Grady Hatton	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Enos Slaughter	14
3	Stan Musial	13
4	Aaron Robinson	12
5	Ken Keltner	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	George Case	4
3	Bobby Adams	3
3	Harry Walker	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.33
2	Murry Dickson	0.36
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.50
4	Ken Heintzelman	0.60
5	Ewell Blackwell	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Johnny Schmitz	21
4	Tex Hughson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
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	.429
2	Ted Williams	.389
3	Enos Slaughter	.380
4	Stan Musial	.379
5	Dixie Walker	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Pat Seerey	8
4	Hank Greenberg	7
4	Johnny Mize	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Enos Slaughter	29
2	Dixie Walker	29
4	Hank Greenberg	26
5	Pat Seerey	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	George Case	5
2	Bert Haas	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	Don Kolloway	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	0.65
2	Hal Newhouser	0.84
3	Mickey Haefner	0.92
4	Howie Pollet	1.05
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Dave Koslo	6
4	Hank Behrman	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	68
2	Hal Newhouser	55
3	Tex Hughson	40
4	Bill Bevens	38
4	Fred Hutchinson	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.341
2	Phil Cavarretta	.322
3	Tommy Holmes	.317
4	Whitey Kurowski	.314
5	Augie Galan	.311

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	Hank Greenberg	117
2	Dixie Walker	115
3	Rudy York	114
4	Charlie Keller	96
5	Ted Williams	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
2	George Case	29
3	Pete Reiser	24
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	George Metkovich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.90
2	Roger Wolff	2.13
3	Spud Chandler	2.20
4	Dutch Leonard	2.24
5	Harry Brecheen	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Dave Ferriss	19
3	Hank Wyse	19
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	279
2	Hal Newhouser	249
3	Bobo Newsom	148
4	Dizzy Trout	135
5	2 tied	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	14
2	Bob Klinger	6
3	Don Hendrickson	5
3	Art Herring	5
3	Charley Schanz	5