On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 34 .702 --
Yankees 66 46 .589 13.0
Tigers 63 47 .573 15.0
Senators 55 58 .487 24.5
Indians 55 59 .482 25.0
White Sox 50 63 .442 29.5
Browns 47 63 .427 31.0
Athletics 33 79 .295 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 43 .616 --
Cardinals 65 43 .602 2.0
Cubs 57 52 .523 10.5
Braves 54 53 .505 12.5
Reds 50 59 .459 17.5
Giants 48 62 .436 20.0
Phillies 47 61 .435 20.0
Pirates 44 61 .419 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Henrich 3
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Del Ennis 2
2 Elbie Fletcher 2
2 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 2
1 Paul Richards 2
1 Rudy York 2
4 Claude Corbitt 1
4 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Dario Lodigiani 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Heintzelman 1.25
2 Virgil Trucks 1.00
3 Murry Dickson 0.50
4 Oscar Judd 0.31
5 Mickey Harris 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Oscar Judd 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 8
2 Ken Heintzelman 5
3 Murry Dickson 4
3 Oscar Judd 4
5 Hi Bithorn 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Dixie Walker .362
3 Mickey Vernon .348
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 31
2 Hank Greenberg 24
3 Charlie Keller 22
3 Johnny Mize 22
5 Joe DiMaggio 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 104
2 Rudy York 98
3 Bobby Doerr 94
4 Enos Slaughter 88
4 Dixie Walker 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 26
2 George Case 25
3 Bert Haas 20
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.88
2 Howie Pollet 1.90
3 Hal Newhouser 2.12
4 Spud Chandler 2.14
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 262
2 Hal Newhouser 188
3 Virgil Trucks 145
4 Tex Hughson 134
5 Dizzy Trout 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 7
1 Bob Klinger 7
3 Art Herring 5
3 Johnny Murphy 5
5 6 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .491
2 Stan Musial .490
3 Enos Slaughter .383
4 Sam Chapman .373
5 Luke Appling .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 6
2 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Aaron Robinson 4
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Robinson 15
2 Bobby Doerr 14
3 Lou Boudreau 13
4 Sam Chapman 12
4 Danny Litwhiler 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Johnny Lindell 3
2 Dario Lodigiani 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Bill Rigney 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.33
2 Kirby Higbe 0.69
3 Joe Page 0.75
4 Bobo Newsom 0.90
5 Rube Melton 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Allie Reynolds 18
3 Dizzy Trout 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Earl Caldwell 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Steve Gromek 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .423
2 Stan Musial .394
3 Luke Appling .380
4 Johnny Mize .356
5 Willard Marshall .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 7
1 Aaron Robinson 7
3 Jeff Heath 6
4 Hank Edwards 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 32
2 Jeff Heath 26
3 Aaron Robinson 23
4 Bobby Doerr 21
4 Ted Williams 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Bert Haas 7
2 Harry Walker 7
4 Bill Rigney 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.56
2 Dizzy Trout 0.86
3 Bobo Newsom 1.03
4 Al Benton 1.04
5 Kirby Higbe 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
2 Allie Reynolds 6
3 Bill Bevens 5
3 Murry Dickson 5
3 Bob Feller 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Virgil Trucks 43
3 Hal Newhouser 40
4 Johnny Schmitz 31
5 Allie Reynolds 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 5
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 Gene Thompson 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Johnny Pesky .337
3 Dixie Walker .334
4 Luke Appling .330
5 George Kell .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 32
1 Charlie Keller 32
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Johnny Mize 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 129
2 Dixie Walker 115
3 Hank Greenberg 112
4 Charlie Keller 107
5 Ted Williams 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
3 Pete Reiser 26
4 Bert Haas 20
5 Johnny Hopp 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.90
2 Roger Wolff 2.00
3 Bob Feller 2.01
4 Hal Newhouser 2.03
5 Harry Brecheen 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Dave Ferriss 22
4 Spud Chandler 17
4 Dizzy Trout 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 321
2 Hal Newhouser 253
3 Virgil Trucks 148
4 Dizzy Trout 140
5 Bobo Newsom 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 14
2 Earl Caldwell 7
2 Bob Klinger 7
4 Art Herring 6
4 Charley Schanz 6