On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 33 .700 --
Yankees 63 45 .583 13.0
Tigers 60 46 .566 15.0
Senators 55 55 .500 22.0
Indians 53 58 .477 24.5
White Sox 48 61 .440 28.5
Browns 47 60 .439 28.5
Athletics 32 77 .294 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 42 .611 --
Cardinals 64 41 .610 0.5
Cubs 55 49 .529 9.0
Braves 52 52 .500 12.0
Reds 48 56 .462 16.0
Giants 48 59 .449 17.5
Phillies 45 59 .433 19.0
Pirates 41 61 .402 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Al Gionfriddo 3
2 Bert Haas 3
2 Babe Young 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Jack Graham 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Jimmy Brown 1
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 Billy Cox 1
2 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 0.71
2 Claude Passeau 0.50
3 Al Benton 0.40
4 Vic Lombardi 0.25
5 Ed Bahr 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Bahr 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 5
2 Ed Bahr 2
2 Al Benton 2
2 Ewell Blackwell 2
2 Vic Lombardi 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 George Caster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .375
2 Dixie Walker .361
3 Mickey Vernon .351
4 Ted Williams .344
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 31
2 Hank Greenberg 24
3 Johnny Mize 22
4 Charlie Keller 20
5 Joe DiMaggio 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 102
2 Rudy York 95
3 Bobby Doerr 92
4 Enos Slaughter 88
5 Dixie Walker 84

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.80
2 Bob Feller 1.90
3 Spud Chandler 2.07
4 Schoolboy Rowe 2.18
5 Hal Newhouser 2.22

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 255
2 Hal Newhouser 179
3 Virgil Trucks 137
4 Tex Hughson 131
5 Dizzy Trout 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 7
2 Earl Caldwell 6
3 Johnny Murphy 5
4 Hugh Casey 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .471
2 Luke Appling .453
3 Johnny Pesky .431
4 George Kell .389
5 Johnny Ostrowski .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Tommy Henrich 4
1 Aaron Robinson 4
1 Ted Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Robinson 14
2 Sam Chapman 13
2 Whitey Kurowski 13
2 Pete Reiser 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Bert Haas 4
3 Johnny Pesky 3
3 Harry Walker 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Caldwell 0.00
2 Bob Feller 0.32
3 Kirby Higbe 0.50
4 Eddie Lopat 0.67
5 Rube Melton 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Caldwell 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Virgil Trucks 20
3 Phil Marchildon 16
4 Joe Dobson 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 2
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Earl Caldwell 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .427
2 Johnny Pesky .421
3 Luke Appling .372
4 George Kell .360
5 Heinz Becker .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Aaron Robinson 6
3 Hank Edwards 5
3 Grady Hatton 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 32
2 Ted Williams 29
3 Jeff Heath 27
4 Aaron Robinson 23
4 Enos Slaughter 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Bert Haas 7
3 Bill Rigney 6
3 Harry Walker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.82
2 Al Benton 1.04
3 Dizzy Trout 1.23
4 Randy Gumpert 1.39
5 Bobo Newsom 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 6
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Allie Reynolds 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Hal Newhouser 40
3 Virgil Trucks 35
4 Tex Hughson 32
5 Johnny Schmitz 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 4
1 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 Luke Appling .333
1 Johnny Pesky .333
3 Dixie Walker .333
4 George Kell .325
5 Phil Cavarretta .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 32
2 Ted Williams 31
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Rudy York 23
5 Johnny Mize 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 130
2 Hank Greenberg 115
2 Dixie Walker 115
4 Charlie Keller 104
5 Ted Williams 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
3 Pete Reiser 25
4 Bert Haas 19
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.80
2 Bob Feller 2.04
3 Roger Wolff 2.08
4 Hal Newhouser 2.09
5 Johnny Sain 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Harry Brecheen 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 314
2 Hal Newhouser 248
3 Bobo Newsom 143
4 Virgil Trucks 140
5 Dizzy Trout 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 14
2 Bob Klinger 7
3 Earl Caldwell 6
3 Charley Schanz 6
5 2 tied 5