On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	28	.711	--
Yankees	57	38	.600	11.0
Tigers	53	40	.570	14.0
Senators	48	45	.516	19.0
Indians	46	49	.484	22.0
Browns	40	54	.426	27.5
White Sox	37	57	.394	30.5
Athletics	27	66	.290	40.0

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

Yankees 7, White Sox 1

Indians 2, Senators 0

Indians 7, Senators 4

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 11, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	57	36	.613	--
Cardinals	55	37	.598	1.5
Cubs	50	42	.543	6.5
Reds	45	46	.495	11.0
Braves	43	49	.467	13.5
Giants	42	52	.447	15.5
Phillies	39	51	.433	16.5
Pirates	37	55	.402	19.5

Games

Pirates 7, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Reds 8, Giants 3

Reds 5, Giants 4

Cubs 11, Phillies 3

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Johnson	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Wally Moses	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
1	Bud Souchock	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Bobby Adams	4
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Roy Partee	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Bert Haas	2
3	Dain Clay	1
3	Jack Conway	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.43
2	Johnny Rigney	1.00
3	Randy Gumpert	0.75
4	Johnny Niggeling	0.71
5	Tex Hughson	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Johnny Rigney	9
3	Randy Gumpert	6
4	Tex Hughson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.378
2	Dixie Walker	.367
3	Stan Musial	.362
4	Ted Williams	.355
5	Johnny Mize	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Charlie Keller	19
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	93
2	Rudy York	87
3	Bobby Doerr	80
4	Enos Slaughter	78
5	Dixie Walker	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	21
3	Bert Haas	15
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
5	2 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	Bob Feller	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Bob Feller	19
3	Dave Ferriss	16
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	230
2	Hal Newhouser	169
3	Tex Hughson	118
4	Virgil Trucks	117
5	Dizzy Trout	100

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	.463
2	Johnny Pesky	.426
3	Ted Williams	.410
4	Eddie Stanky	.409
5	Heinz Becker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
1	Ted Williams	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	24
2	Ted Williams	19
3	Frank McCormick	15
4	Dom DiMaggio	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Pete Reiser	5
3	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	Bill Lee	0.60
5	Dizzy Trout	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Tex Hughson	19
4	Johnny Rigney	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Gene Thompson	2
4	Red Barrett	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.451
2	Hank Edwards	.377
3	Johnny Pesky	.367
4	Johnny Mize	.364
5	Stan Musial	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Pat Seerey	8
2	Ted Williams	8
4	Ralph Kiner	7
5	Roy Cullenbine	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	35
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Enos Slaughter	30
4	Dixie Walker	27
5	Johnny Mize	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	George Case	7
2	Bert Haas	7
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Rigney	0.69
2	Howie Pollet	0.90
3	Paul Erickson	0.92
4	Hal Newhouser	0.98
5	Lefty Hoerst	1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Tex Hughson	39
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	.339
2	Phil Cavarretta	.320
3	Augie Galan	.313
4	Tommy Holmes	.313
5	George Kell	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Ted Williams	27
4	Rudy York	26
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Hank Greenberg	118
3	Dixie Walker	115
4	Charlie Keller	98
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	George Metkovich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.85
2	Hal Newhouser	1.95
3	Roger Wolff	2.16
4	Spud Chandler	2.20
5	Bob Feller	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Hank Wyse	19
5	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	289
2	Hal Newhouser	250
3	Bobo Newsom	151
4	Dizzy Trout	137
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