On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	31	.693	--
Tigers	57	41	.582	11.5
Yankees	58	42	.580	11.5
Senators	51	48	.515	18.0
Indians	49	52	.485	21.0
Browns	43	55	.439	25.5
White Sox	40	59	.404	29.0
Athletics	29	69	.296	39.5

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 0

Indians 3, Yankees 0

Tigers 7, Red Sox 1

Athletics 8, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	60	38	.612	--
Cardinals	57	40	.588	2.5
Cubs	52	43	.547	6.5
Reds	47	49	.490	12.0
Braves	45	49	.479	13.0
Giants	44	55	.444	16.5
Phillies	41	53	.436	17.0
Pirates	38	57	.400	20.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Pirates 6, Giants 0

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Rosar	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Jake Early	3
2	George Kell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Bill Salkeld	1
1	Maurice Van Robays	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
1	George Kell	3
1	Maurice Van Robays	3
4	Gene Handley	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Dick Wakefield	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1.00
2	Allie Reynolds	0.83
3	Tex Hughson	0.55
4	Dave Koslo	0.44
4	Bobo Newsom	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	6
2	Phil Marchildon	5
2	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Dave Koslo	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charley Schanz	1
1	Gene Thompson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.382
2	Johnny Hopp	.372
3	Mickey Vernon	.357
4	Stan Musial	.356
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	81
4	Enos Slaughter	80
5	Dixie Walker	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	22
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	Fritz Ostermueller	1.99

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	124
5	Dizzy Trout	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	6
2	Earl Caldwell	5
3	Hugh Casey	4
3	Art Herring	4
3	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.453
2	George Kell	.409
3	Eddie Stanky	.408
4	Rudy York	.396
5	Johnny Pesky	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Jack Graham	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Jeff Heath	18
3	Frank McCormick	13
4	Grady Hatton	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bithorn	0.00
2	Bobo Newsom	0.32
3	Johnny Sain	0.36
4	Dizzy Trout	0.66
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Hal Gregg	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	37
2	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Tex Hughson	18
4	Johnny Rigney	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Gene Thompson	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Harry Gumbert	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.429
2	Dixie Walker	.406
3	George Kell	.391
4	Johnny Pesky	.385
5	Stan Musial	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Johnny Mize	7
3	Roy Cullenbine	6
3	Aaron Robinson	6
3	Pat Seerey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	32
2	Rudy York	30
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Jeff Heath	24
5	2 tied	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	Paul Erickson	0.96
2	Howie Pollet	1.08
3	Hal Newhouser	1.15
4	Dave Ferriss	1.16
5	Warren Spahn	1.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	46
3	Tex Hughson	44
4	Virgil Trucks	39
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
3	Howie Pollet	3
3	Gene Thompson	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.347
2	George Kell	.326
3	Phil Cavarretta	.325
4	Tommy Holmes	.311
5	Whitey Kurowski	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Charlie Keller	30
3	Ted Williams	28
4	Rudy York	25
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Hank Greenberg	119
3	Dixie Walker	116
4	Jeff Heath	102
5	Charlie Keller	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Bert Haas	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.85
2	Hal Newhouser	1.94
3	Bob Feller	2.16
4	Spud Chandler	2.25
5	Roger Wolff	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	298
2	Hal Newhouser	243
3	Bobo Newsom	152
4	Dizzy Trout	138
5	Virgil Trucks	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	14
2	Bob Klinger	6
2	Charley Schanz	6
4	Earl Caldwell	5
4	2 others tied	5