On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 81 34 .704 --
Yankees 66 47 .584 14.0
Tigers 64 47 .577 15.0
Senators 56 59 .487 25.0
Indians 55 60 .478 26.0
White Sox 51 63 .447 29.5
Browns 47 64 .423 32.0
Athletics 34 80 .298 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 43 .616 --
Cardinals 65 44 .596 2.5
Cubs 58 52 .527 10.0
Braves 54 53 .505 12.5
Reds 51 59 .464 17.0
Giants 48 62 .436 20.0
Phillies 47 61 .435 20.0
Pirates 44 62 .415 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barney McCosky 7
2 Mickey Vernon 4
3 Mark Christman 3
3 Jake Early 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Joe Garagiola 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Early 3
1 Hoot Evers 3
1 Eddie Lake 3
4 Sam Chapman 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Claude Corbitt 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Ferriss 0.86
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.62
3 Bob Feller 0.60
4 Ed Bahr 0.45
5 Bucky Walters 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Walt Masterson 6
4 Ed Bahr 5
4 Johnny Schmitz 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Bob Savage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Dixie Walker .362
3 Mickey Vernon .352
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Hank Greenberg 25
3 Charlie Keller 22
3 Johnny Mize 22
5 Joe DiMaggio 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 106
2 Rudy York 98
3 Bobby Doerr 96
4 Enos Slaughter 89
5 Dixie Walker 88

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.82
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 Dave Ferriss 21
1 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Spud Chandler 15
4 Mickey Harris 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 268
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 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .500
2 Johnny Pesky .455
3 Barney McCosky .407
4 Elmer Valo .395
5 Luke Appling .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 7
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Aaron Robinson 4
2 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 15
1 Aaron Robinson 15
3 Sam Chapman 14
4 Lou Boudreau 13
5 3 tied 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 0.25
2 Kirby Higbe 0.69
3 Joe Page 0.75
4 Rube Melton 0.96
5 Eddie Lopat 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Bobo Newsom 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Johnny Schmitz 20
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Kirby Higbe 16
4 Bob Muncrief 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Earl Caldwell 2
1 George Caster 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .418
2 Stan Musial .394
3 Luke Appling .376
4 Barney McCosky .367
5 Mickey Vernon .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 8
2 Aaron Robinson 7
3 Ted Williams 6
4 Hank Edwards 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 31
2 Jeff Heath 23
3 Aaron Robinson 22
3 Ted Williams 22
5 Bobby Doerr 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.49
2 Dizzy Trout 0.86
3 Johnny Sain 1.15
4 Bobo Newsom 1.33
5 Kirby Higbe 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 66
2 Hal Newhouser 40
3 Virgil Trucks 37
4 Johnny Schmitz 36
5 Tex Hughson 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 5
2 Harry Gumbert 4
3 Steve Gromek 3
3 Bob Klinger 3
3 Gene Thompson 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Johnny Pesky .334
3 Dixie Walker .333
4 Luke Appling .331
5 George Kell .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Charlie Keller 32
2 Ted Williams 32
4 Johnny Mize 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 128
2 Dixie Walker 115
3 Hank Greenberg 111
4 Charlie Keller 109
5 Ted Williams 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
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 Bob Feller 1.96
3 Roger Wolff 2.00
4 Hal Newhouser 2.03
5 Harry Brecheen 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Bob Feller 26
3 Dave Ferriss 23
4 Spud Chandler 17
4 Dizzy Trout 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 327
2 Hal Newhouser 246
3 Virgil Trucks 148
4 Dizzy Trout 140
5 Bobo Newsom 138

Saves

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