On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 31 .708 --
Yankees 61 43 .587 13.0
Tigers 58 44 .569 15.0
Senators 52 53 .495 22.5
Indians 50 56 .472 25.0
Browns 46 57 .447 27.5
White Sox 46 60 .434 29.0
Athletics 30 74 .288 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 40 .612 --
Cardinals 60 41 .594 2.0
Cubs 54 46 .540 7.5
Braves 50 51 .495 12.0
Reds 48 52 .480 13.5
Giants 47 56 .456 16.0
Phillies 43 57 .430 18.5
Pirates 38 60 .388 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 5
1 Danny Litwhiler 5
1 Johnny Pesky 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Billy Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Jim Tabor 4
4 Heinz Becker 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Bill Rigney 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.00
1 Randy Gumpert 1.00
3 Phil Marchildon 0.55
4 Joe Dobson 0.50
5 Charley Schanz 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 7
2 Randy Gumpert 6
2 Phil Marchildon 6
4 Bob Feller 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .373
2 Johnny Hopp .362
3 Stan Musial .356
4 Mickey Vernon .355
5 Ted Williams .348

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 91
3 Rudy York 90
4 Dixie Walker 82
5 Enos Slaughter 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 25
2 George Case 23
3 Bert Haas 18
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.79
2 Spud Chandler 1.87
3 Bob Feller 1.93
4 Ewell Blackwell 2.08
5 Hal Newhouser 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Hal Newhouser 20
3 Dave Ferriss 18
4 Spud Chandler 15
5 Mickey Harris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 251
2 Hal Newhouser 172
3 Virgil Trucks 130
4 Tex Hughson 128
5 Dizzy Trout 113

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 Johnny Pesky .426
2 George Kell .426
3 Dixie Walker .407
4 Johnny Mize .392
5 2 tied .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Tommy Henrich 4
1 Willard Marshall 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 20
2 Jeff Heath 16
3 Phil Cavarretta 13
3 Bobby Doerr 13
3 Wally Judnich 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 5
2 George Case 4
2 Johnny Pesky 4
4 Bill Rigney 3
4 Harry Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.27
2 Al Benton 0.50
2 Claude Passeau 0.50
4 Johnny Sain 0.62
5 2 tied 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Virgil Trucks 20
3 Randy Gumpert 17
4 Phil Marchildon 16
5 2 tied 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 .421
2 Dixie Walker .386
3 George Kell .374
4 Buddy Rosar .373
5 Stan Musial .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Frankie Gustine 5
2 Jeff Heath 5
2 Willard Marshall 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 29
2 Jeff Heath 25
2 Ted Williams 25
4 Phil Cavarretta 20
4 Bobby Doerr 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.95
2 Johnny Sain 1.14
3 Murry Dickson 1.19
4 Dizzy Trout 1.23
5 Howie Pollet 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
3 Murry Dickson 5
3 Allie Reynolds 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 61
2 Hal Newhouser 33
3 Tex Hughson 32
3 Virgil Trucks 32
5 Johnny Schmitz 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .340
2 George Kell .329
3 Phil Cavarretta .316
4 Tommy Holmes .313
5 Hank Greenberg .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 32
2 Charlie Keller 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Rudy York 24
5 Johnny Mize 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 130
2 Hank Greenberg 117
3 Dixie Walker 115
4 Charlie Keller 104
5 Ted Williams 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 32
3 Pete Reiser 25
4 Bert Haas 18
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.79
2 Bob Feller 2.06
3 Hal Newhouser 2.08
4 Johnny Sain 2.26
5 Spud Chandler 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Harry Brecheen 18
4 Dizzy Trout 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 310
2 Hal Newhouser 242
3 Bobo Newsom 149
4 Dizzy Trout 145
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