On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	72	31	.699	--
Yankees	59	42	.584	12.0
Tigers	57	43	.570	13.5
Senators	51	51	.500	20.5
Indians	49	53	.480	22.5
Browns	45	56	.446	26.0
White Sox	43	59	.422	28.5
Athletics	30	71	.297	41.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 1

White Sox 1, Senators 0

Yankees 2, Indians 0

Red Sox 9, Tigers 4

Browns 6, Athletics 5

Browns 7, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	61	39	.610	--
Cardinals	59	41	.590	2.0
Cubs	52	46	.531	8.0
Braves	48	49	.495	11.5
Reds	48	50	.490	12.0
Giants	46	55	.455	15.5
Phillies	42	55	.433	17.5
Pirates	38	59	.392	21.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 4

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 6, Cubs 5

Braves 6, Cubs 4

Giants 10, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Blattner	6
2	Sam Chapman	5
2	Billy Herman	5
2	Willard Marshall	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Frankie Gustine	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	7
2	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Willard Marshall	5
4	Chet Laabs	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	George Case	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Harris	1.40
2	Murry Dickson	1.33
3	Bill Bevens	1.25
4	Bob Feller	1.00
5	Frank Papish	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Bill Bevens	1
2	Mike Budnick	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Mickey Harris	7
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Cliff Fannin	5
3	Frank Papish	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.378
2	Johnny Hopp	.366
3	Mickey Vernon	.357
4	Stan Musial	.356
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	Bobby Doerr	88
2	Rudy York	88
4	Enos Slaughter	81
5	Dixie Walker	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	23
3	Bert Haas	18
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.79
2	Spud Chandler	1.83
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.99
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.99
5	Bob Feller	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
1	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Dave Ferriss	18
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	246
2	Hal Newhouser	172
3	Virgil Trucks	130
4	Tex Hughson	124
5	Dizzy Trout	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	6
1	Bob Klinger	6
3	Johnny Murphy	5
4	Hugh Casey	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.431
2	George Kell	.406
3	Willard Marshall	.400
4	Andy Pafko	.393
5	Johnny Pesky	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Willard Marshall	4
4	Hank Edwards	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	20
2	Jeff Heath	16
3	Phil Cavarretta	14
3	Frank McCormick	14
5	Wally Judnich	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.25
2	Bobo Newsom	0.32
3	Johnny Sain	0.53
4	Eddie Smith	0.63
5	Dizzy Trout	0.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Hal Newhouser	20
4	Johnny Rigney	18
5	Mickey Haefner	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Gene Thompson	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Harry Gumbert	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.403
2	Dixie Walker	.390
3	George Kell	.383
4	Johnny Hopp	.375
5	Stan Musial	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Johnny Mize	6
2	Aaron Robinson	6
2	Pat Seerey	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	30
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Jeff Heath	25
4	Frank McCormick	23
5	Enos Slaughter	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	0.94
2	Allie Reynolds	1.00
3	Dizzy Trout	1.03
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.05
5	Howie Pollet	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	6
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Hal Newhouser	39
2	Virgil Trucks	39
4	Tex Hughson	36
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.344
2	George Kell	.327
3	Phil Cavarretta	.320
4	Tommy Holmes	.315
5	Hank Greenberg	.303

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	115
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	George Metkovich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.79
2	Bob Feller	2.12
3	Hal Newhouser	2.12
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	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	305
2	Hal Newhouser	246
3	Bobo Newsom	152
4	Dizzy Trout	138
5	Virgil Trucks	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	14
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	Bob Klinger	6
2	Charley Schanz	6
5	3 tied	5