On This Day

Monday, August 5, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 39 .614 --
Cardinals 59 41 .590 2.5
Cubs 52 46 .531 8.5
Reds 48 50 .490 12.5
Braves 48 50 .490 12.5
Giants 46 55 .455 16.0
Phillies 42 55 .433 18.0
Pirates 38 59 .392 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Nanny Fernandez 2
3 Augie Galan 1
3 Danny Litwhiler 1
3 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Dixie Walker 2
3 Nanny Fernandez 1
3 Augie Galan 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Barrett 1
1 Hank Behrman 1
1 Mort Cooper 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .377
2 Johnny Hopp .361
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
4 Dixie Walker 81

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 .449
2 George Kell .421
3 Johnny Pesky .407
4 Johnny Mize .400
5 Andy Pafko .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
3 Hank Edwards 3
3 Jack Graham 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 18
2 Jeff Heath 16
3 Phil Cavarretta 13
4 Wally Judnich 12
4 Frank McCormick 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Bert Haas 5
3 Harry Walker 3
4 Erv Dusak 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.00
2 Bob Feller 0.27
3 Bobo Newsom 0.35
4 Johnny Sain 0.53
5 Eddie Smith 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Hal Gregg 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 35
2 Hal Newhouser 20
2 Virgil Trucks 20
4 Johnny Rigney 18
5 Tex Hughson 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Hank Behrman 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
2 Gene Thompson 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .417
2 George Kell .385
2 Dixie Walker .385
4 Stan Musial .378
5 Ted Williams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Johnny Mize 6
2 Aaron Robinson 6
4 Frankie Gustine 5
4 3 others 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 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 62
2 Hal Newhouser 39
3 Tex Hughson 34
4 Johnny Schmitz 32
4 Virgil Trucks 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .344
2 George Kell .326
3 Phil Cavarretta .323
4 Tommy Holmes .318
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 117
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 Hal Newhouser 2.08
3 Bob Feller 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 21
4 Dizzy Trout 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 305
2 Hal Newhouser 242
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