On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	31	.710	--
Yankees	61	44	.581	14.0
Tigers	59	44	.573	15.0
Senators	53	53	.500	22.5
Indians	51	56	.477	25.0
Browns	46	58	.442	28.5
White Sox	46	61	.430	30.0
Athletics	30	75	.286	45.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Senators 2, Athletics 1

Indians 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	40	.615	--
Cardinals	61	41	.598	2.0
Cubs	55	46	.545	7.5
Braves	51	51	.500	12.0
Reds	48	53	.475	14.5
Giants	47	57	.452	17.0
Phillies	43	58	.426	19.5
Pirates	38	61	.384	23.5

Games

Braves 5, Giants 3

Cardinals 5, Reds 2

Dodgers 1, Phillies 0

Cubs 9, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Wakefield	5
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Lennie Merullo	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lennie Merullo	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	3
2	Johnny Ostrowski	3
2	Aaron Robinson	3
2	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Russell	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Bert Haas	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	1.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.86
3	Denny Galehouse	0.80
4	Bill Bevens	0.67
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Charlie Gassaway	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	8
2	Paul Erickson	7
3	Warren Spahn	6
4	Mickey Haefner	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.369
2	Johnny Hopp	.362
3	Stan Musial	.359
4	Mickey Vernon	.358
5	Ted Williams	.345

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	98
2	Rudy York	93
3	Bobby Doerr	91
4	Dixie Walker	82
5	Enos Slaughter	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	23
3	Bert Haas	19
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.80
2	Spud Chandler	1.87
3	Bob Feller	1.93
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.08
5	Hal Newhouser	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Dave Ferriss	19
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	251
2	Hal Newhouser	174
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	.441
2	Johnny Mize	.419
3	George Kell	.411
4	Luke Appling	.397
5	Willard Marshall	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	23
2	Jeff Heath	16
3	Wally Judnich	13
4	Phil Cavarretta	12
4	Bobby Doerr	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	6
2	George Case	4
2	Johnny Pesky	4
4	Harry Walker	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.27
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
3	Earl Caldwell	0.61
4	Johnny Sain	0.86
5	Al Benton	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Virgil Trucks	20
3	Warren Spahn	18
4	Randy Gumpert	17
5	Phil Marchildon	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	Gene Thompson	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.419
2	Stan Musial	.383
3	Luke Appling	.379
4	Dixie Walker	.371
5	2 tied	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Frankie Gustine	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	32
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Jeff Heath	25
4	Aaron Robinson	22
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.70
2	Johnny Sain	1.14
3	Warren Spahn	1.15
4	Murry Dickson	1.19
5	Dizzy Trout	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Murry Dickson	5
3	Howie Pollet	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	61
2	Hal Newhouser	35
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	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.338
2	George Kell	.324
3	Tommy Holmes	.309
4	Whitey Kurowski	.308
5	Phil Cavarretta	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
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	132
2	Hank Greenberg	116
3	Dixie Walker	114
4	Charlie Keller	104
5	Ted Williams	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Bert Haas	19
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.80
2	Hal Newhouser	2.05
3	Bob Feller	2.06
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	22
4	Harry Brecheen	18
4	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	310
2	Hal Newhouser	243
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