On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	28	.714	--
Yankees	57	40	.588	12.5
Tigers	55	40	.579	13.5
Senators	50	46	.521	19.0
Indians	46	52	.469	24.0
Browns	41	54	.432	27.5
White Sox	38	58	.396	31.0
Athletics	28	67	.295	40.5

Games

Athletics 9, White Sox 2

Red Sox 4, Indians 0

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

Browns 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	36	.621	--
Cardinals	55	39	.585	3.5
Cubs	51	43	.543	7.5
Reds	45	48	.484	13.0
Braves	44	49	.473	14.0
Giants	43	53	.448	16.5
Phillies	40	51	.440	17.0
Pirates	37	55	.402	20.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 8, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Andy Seminick	4
1	Chuck Stevens	4
4	Buddy Blattner	3
4	Gene Desautels	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	4
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Andy Seminick	3
4	Oscar Grimes	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Guerra	1
1	Hank Majeski	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Harry Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.18
2	Dave Ferriss	1.00
3	Howie Pollet	0.50
4	Mickey Haefner	0.46
5	Frank Papish	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Ferens	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	Rube Melton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	13
2	Mickey Haefner	6
2	Johnny Vander Meer	6
4	Frank Papish	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.373
2	Dixie Walker	.372
3	Stan Musial	.358
4	Mickey Vernon	.356
5	Ted Williams	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	28
2	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Charlie Keller	20
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	94
2	Rudy York	87
3	Bobby Doerr	80
4	Enos Slaughter	78
4	Dixie Walker	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	21
3	Bert Haas	16
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.83
2	Howie Pollet	1.87
3	Hal Newhouser	1.89
4	Bob Feller	2.10
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Bob Feller	19
3	Dave Ferriss	17
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	230
2	Hal Newhouser	169
3	Virgil Trucks	130
4	Tex Hughson	118
5	Spud Chandler	102

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 Pesky	.438
2	Bud Souchock	.429
3	Dixie Walker	.407
4	Johnny Hopp	.405
5	Luke Appling	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Jeff Heath	15
3	Frank McCormick	14
4	Pat Seerey	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bithorn	0.00
2	Vic Lombardi	0.57
3	Bill Lee	0.60
4	Bob Chipman	0.67
5	Dizzy Trout	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Dave Ferriss	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Hal Newhouser	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Virgil Trucks	28
3	Johnny Schmitz	23
4	Hal Newhouser	21
5	Tex Hughson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Gene Thompson	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.418
2	George Kell	.373
3	Johnny Mize	.370
4	Dixie Walker	.364
5	Johnny Pesky	.363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	32
2	Enos Slaughter	30
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Johnny Mize	28
5	Dixie Walker	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	George Case	7
2	Bert Haas	7
4	Harry Walker	5
5	Bill Rigney	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Rigney	0.69
2	Paul Erickson	0.96
3	Hal Newhouser	0.98
4	Howie Pollet	1.06
5	Hank Wyse	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Dave Ferriss	6
4	Mickey Haefner	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	56
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Virgil Trucks	43
4	Tex Hughson	38
5	Fred Hutchinson	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.340
2	Phil Cavarretta	.323
3	George Kell	.320
4	Tommy Holmes	.313
5	Whitey Kurowski	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	30
3	Ted Williams	28
4	Rudy York	26
5	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Hank Greenberg	118
3	Dixie Walker	115
4	Charlie Keller	101
5	Jeff Heath	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	George Metkovich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.87
2	Hal Newhouser	1.95
3	Roger Wolff	2.16
4	Bob Feller	2.20
5	Spud Chandler	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Hank Wyse	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	289
2	Hal Newhouser	250
3	Bobo Newsom	148
4	Dizzy Trout	134
5	Virgil Trucks	133

Saves

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