On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 31 .696 --
Yankees 58 42 .580 12.0
Tigers 57 42 .576 12.5
Senators 51 49 .510 19.0
Indians 49 52 .485 21.5
Browns 43 56 .434 26.5
White Sox 41 59 .410 29.0
Athletics 30 69 .303 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 39 .606 --
Cardinals 58 40 .592 1.5
Cubs 52 44 .542 6.5
Reds 48 49 .495 11.0
Braves 46 49 .484 12.0
Giants 44 55 .444 16.0
Phillies 41 54 .432 17.0
Pirates 38 57 .400 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Berardino 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Johnny Pesky 3
1 Taffy Wright 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 2
2 Frank McCormick 1
2 Ted Williams 1
2 Taffy Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Ted Williams 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Pat Mullin 2
3 Buddy Rosar 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erv Dusak 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Taffy Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Beazley 1.00
2 Warren Spahn 0.86
3 Hank Borowy 0.50
3 Orval Grove 0.50
5 Bob Muncrief 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Hutchinson 6
1 Bob Muncrief 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
4 Hank Borowy 4
5 Bob Savage 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .381
2 Johnny Hopp .370
3 Mickey Vernon .357
4 Stan Musial .353
5 Ted Williams .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 29
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 97
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 18
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 .429
2 Andy Pafko .404
3 George Kell .400
4 Johnny Pesky .385
5 Willard Marshall .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Edwards 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Del Ennis 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 21
2 Jeff Heath 18
3 Frank McCormick 14
4 Wally Judnich 11
4 2 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 8 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 Allie Reynolds 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Dave Ferriss 4
3 Hal Gregg 3
3 Allie Reynolds 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 37
2 Virgil Trucks 22
3 Tex Hughson 18
3 Johnny Rigney 18
5 Hal Newhouser 17

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 Dixie Walker .402
2 Johnny Hopp .400
3 George Kell .395
4 Johnny Pesky .390
5 Ted Williams .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Johnny Mize 7
3 Roy Cullenbine 6
3 Aaron Robinson 6
3 Pat Seerey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Rudy York 30
3 Enos Slaughter 26
4 Jeff Heath 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Erickson 0.95
2 Howie Pollet 1.08
3 Hal Newhouser 1.20
3 Warren Spahn 1.20
5 Bobo Newsom 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Allie Reynolds 6
4 Murry Dickson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 55
2 Virgil Trucks 39
3 Tex Hughson 36
3 Hal Newhouser 36
5 Fred Hutchinson 33

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 .346
2 George Kell .328
3 Phil Cavarretta .325
4 Tommy Holmes .311
5 Whitey Kurowski .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Charlie Keller 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Rudy York 25
5 Johnny Mize 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 130
2 Hank Greenberg 118
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 22
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