On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	27	.716	--
Yankees	56	37	.602	11.0
Tigers	52	39	.571	14.0
Senators	48	43	.527	18.0
Indians	44	49	.473	23.0
Browns	39	53	.424	27.5
White Sox	36	56	.391	30.5
Athletics	26	65	.286	40.0

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 4

Senators 3, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Red Sox 13, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	57	35	.620	--
Cardinals	54	37	.593	2.5
Cubs	48	42	.533	8.0
Reds	43	46	.483	12.5
Braves	43	48	.473	13.5
Giants	42	50	.457	15.0
Phillies	39	49	.443	16.0
Pirates	36	55	.396	20.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 2

Giants 5, Reds 3

Giants 11, Reds 1

Phillies 8, Cubs 0

Cubs 9, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Marshall	6
2	Johnny Mize	5
3	Jack Graham	4
3	Roy Hughes	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Graham	2
1	Willard Marshall	2
1	Rudy York	2
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
4	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	10
2	Jack Graham	5
3	Bud Souchock	4
4	Wally Judnich	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Dick Whitman	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.50
2	Hal Newhouser	1.00
2	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
4	Mel Queen	0.71
5	Hal Schumacher	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Warren Spahn	6
3	Hank Behrman	5
3	Mel Queen	5
3	Hal Schumacher	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Gene Thompson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.380
2	Dixie Walker	.369
3	Stan Musial	.361
4	Ted Williams	.359
5	Johnny Mize	.339

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	Rudy York	84
3	Bobby Doerr	80
4	Enos Slaughter	77
5	Dixie Walker	75

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	Howie Pollet	1.85
3	Hal Newhouser	1.89
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.05
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Bob Feller	18
3	Dave Ferriss	16
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	220
2	Hal Newhouser	169
3	Virgil Trucks	117
4	Tex Hughson	113
5	Dizzy Trout	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	6
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Hugh Casey	4
2	Art Herring	4
2	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.500
2	Johnny Pesky	.443
3	Eddie Stanky	.419
4	Ted Williams	.414
5	Heinz Becker	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Hank Edwards	3
3	Jack Graham	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Ted Williams	19
3	Frank McCormick	14
4	Jeff Heath	13
4	Stan Musial	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
1	Bill Rigney	4
4	Bobby Adams	3
4	Harry Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.00
1	Hi Bithorn	0.00
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.33
4	Johnny Gee	0.92
5	Warren Spahn	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Bill Bevens	17
4	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Johnny Schmitz	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	3
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Gene Thompson	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.455
2	Johnny Pesky	.378
3	Hank Edwards	.378
4	George Kell	.368
5	Ted Williams	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
2	Pat Seerey	7
5	Roy Cullenbine	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
1	Rudy York	32
3	Enos Slaughter	29
4	Dixie Walker	27
5	Johnny Mize	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	7
2	George Case	5
2	Bert Haas	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.90
2	Hal Newhouser	0.98
3	Paul Erickson	1.07
4	Lefty Hoerst	1.37
5	Mickey Haefner	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Howie Pollet	6
2	Johnny Vander Meer	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Tex Hughson	34
4	Bill Bevens	33
4	Fred Hutchinson	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	5
2	Earl Caldwell	4
3	Hugh Casey	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	.320
3	Tommy Holmes	.315
4	George Kell	.313
5	Augie Galan	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Ted Williams	27
4	Rudy York	26
5	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	128
2	Hank Greenberg	117
3	Dixie Walker	116
4	Charlie Keller	97
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	Howie Pollet	1.85
2	Hal Newhouser	1.90
3	Roger Wolff	2.13
4	Spud Chandler	2.20
5	Dutch Leonard	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Bob Feller	23
3	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Dizzy Trout	18
4	Hank Wyse	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	279
2	Hal Newhouser	257
3	Bobo Newsom	148
4	Dizzy Trout	135
5	Virgil Trucks	120

Saves

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