On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 30 .700 --
Yankees 58 41 .586 11.5
Tigers 56 41 .577 12.5
Senators 50 48 .510 19.0
Indians 48 52 .480 22.0
Browns 43 54 .443 25.5
White Sox 40 58 .408 29.0
Athletics 28 69 .289 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 38 .608 --
Cardinals 57 39 .594 1.5
Cubs 52 43 .547 6.0
Reds 47 48 .495 11.0
Braves 45 49 .479 12.5
Giants 43 54 .443 16.0
Phillies 40 53 .430 17.0
Pirates 37 56 .398 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Handley 4
2 Bruce Edwards 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Wally Judnich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 2
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Billy Johnson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Suder 4
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Wally Judnich 3
4 Frankie Hayes 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erv Dusak 1
1 Jim Hegan 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 0.67
2 Joe Dobson 0.62
3 Randy Gumpert 0.56
4 Mel Harder 0.50
5 Harry Brecheen 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Jack Kramer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 5
1 Randy Gumpert 5
3 Mel Harder 4
3 Jack Kramer 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Howie Pollet 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .378
2 Johnny Hopp .372
3 Stan Musial .357
4 Mickey Vernon .353
5 Ted Williams .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 28
2 Hank Greenberg 24
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 88
3 Bobby Doerr 80
3 Enos Slaughter 80
5 Dixie Walker 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 25
2 George Case 21
3 Bert Haas 18
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.83
2 Howie Pollet 1.85
3 Hal Newhouser 1.89
4 Ewell Blackwell 1.99
5 Bob Feller 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 239
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 5
3 Hugh Casey 4
3 Art Herring 4
3 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .418
2 Johnny Mize .404
3 Eddie Stanky .396
4 Willard Marshall .387
5 Rudy York .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Edwards 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
3 Del Ennis 3
3 Jack Graham 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 21
2 Jeff Heath 16
3 Frank McCormick 14
4 Wally Judnich 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Bert Haas 5
1 Harry Walker 5
4 Bobby Adams 4
4 Pete Reiser 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bithorn 0.00
2 Johnny Sain 0.36
3 Bobo Newsom 0.47
4 Bill Lee 0.60
5 Dave Ferriss 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Virgil Trucks 22
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Dutch Leonard 17
4 Johnny Rigney 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Hank Behrman 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .429
2 Dixie Walker .387
3 George Kell .378
4 Johnny Mize .377
5 Johnny Pesky .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Johnny Mize 7
3 Roy Cullenbine 6
3 Ralph Kiner 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 32
2 Rudy York 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Johnny Mize 23
4 Dixie Walker 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 9
2 Pete Reiser 8
3 George Case 7
4 Harry Walker 6
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Rigney 0.69
2 Paul Erickson 0.96
3 Howie Pollet 1.04
4 Hal Newhouser 1.15
5 Dave Ferriss 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Murry Dickson 5
3 Dave Ferriss 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Hal Newhouser 46
3 Virgil Trucks 39
4 Tex Hughson 38
5 Johnny Schmitz 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 5
2 Bob Klinger 4
3 Howie Pollet 3
4 Hank Behrman 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .344
2 Phil Cavarretta .323
3 George Kell .322
4 Tommy Holmes .311
5 Whitey Kurowski .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 34
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 132
2 Hank Greenberg 120
3 Dixie Walker 116
4 Charlie Keller 101
5 Jeff Heath 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
3 Pete Reiser 25
4 Bert Haas 18
4 Johnny Hopp 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.85
2 Hal Newhouser 1.94
3 Roger Wolff 2.16
4 Bob Feller 2.16
5 Spud Chandler 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Bob Feller 25
3 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Harry Brecheen 18
4 Hank Wyse 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 298
2 Hal Newhouser 243
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 Earl Caldwell 5
3 Don Hendrickson 5
3 2 others tied 5