On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	83	36	.697	--
Yankees	67	49	.578	14.5
Tigers	64	50	.561	16.5
Senators	58	60	.492	24.5
Indians	56	62	.475	26.5
White Sox	53	64	.453	29.0
Browns	50	65	.435	31.0
Athletics	36	81	.308	46.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 1

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

White Sox 9, Yankees 2

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Senators 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	44	.614	--
Cardinals	69	44	.611	0.5
Cubs	61	52	.540	8.5
Braves	55	55	.500	13.0
Reds	51	63	.447	19.0
Giants	50	63	.442	19.5
Phillies	47	64	.423	21.5
Pirates	45	63	.417	22.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Cubs 10, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Reds 3

Pirates 10, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	7
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Emil Verban	5
4	Bob Dillinger	4
5	17 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	6
2	Jim Russell	4
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	Taffy Wright	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dain Clay	2
1	Eddie Lake	2
3	Johnny Berardino	1
3	Bob Dillinger	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Pollet	1.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.91
3	Ellis Kinder	0.80
4	Bob Feller	0.70
5	Blix Donnelly	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	10
2	Ellis Kinder	8
3	Bob Feller	7
4	Hank Borowy	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.369
2	Dixie Walker	.357
3	Mickey Vernon	.347
4	Ted Williams	.340
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Hank Greenberg	25
3	Charlie Keller	23
4	Johnny Mize	22
5	Joe DiMaggio	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	108
2	Rudy York	99
3	Bobby Doerr	98
4	Enos Slaughter	91
5	Dixie Walker	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Pete Reiser	26
3	Bert Haas	20
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.86
2	Bob Feller	1.86
3	Bill Bevens	2.10
4	Hal Newhouser	2.13
5	Spud Chandler	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
1	Dave Ferriss	21
1	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Spud Chandler	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	275
2	Hal Newhouser	198
3	Virgil Trucks	145
4	Tex Hughson	137
5	Dizzy Trout	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	7
1	Bob Klinger	7
3	Art Herring	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5
5	9 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.463
2	Johnny Pesky	.431
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.411
4	Aaron Robinson	.381
5	Elmer Valo	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	5
2	Danny Litwhiler	4
2	Aaron Robinson	4
2	Ted Williams	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	16
2	Aaron Robinson	15
3	Barney McCosky	13
3	Taffy Wright	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Eddie Lake	4
1	Johnny Pesky	4
4	Bob Dillinger	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Kirby Higbe	0.53
2	Rube Melton	0.61
3	Harry Brecheen	0.72
4	Bob Feller	0.96
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Harry Brecheen	22
3	Ellis Kinder	22
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Bob Feller	2
1	Steve Gromek	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.408
2	Stan Musial	.385
3	Barney McCosky	.353
4	Luke Appling	.350
5	Benny Zientara	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	9
2	Ted Williams	7
3	Jeff Heath	6
3	Aaron Robinson	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	31
2	Phil Cavarretta	24
3	Sam Chapman	23
4	Jeff Heath	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Bert Haas	7
3	Johnny Pesky	6
3	Harry Walker	6
5	Bill Rigney	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.62
2	Rube Melton	0.84
3	Kirby Higbe	1.06
4	Johnny Sain	1.31
5	Bobo Newsom	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bill Bevens	5
2	Earl Caldwell	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	68
2	Hal Newhouser	46
3	Virgil Trucks	37
4	Ellis Kinder	31
5	Harry Brecheen	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	5
2	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Gene Thompson	4
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.369
2	Ted Williams	.340
3	Johnny Pesky	.337
4	Dixie Walker	.335
5	Luke Appling	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	33
1	Ted Williams	33
3	Hank Greenberg	32
4	Johnny Mize	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	128
2	Dixie Walker	113
3	Charlie Keller	112
4	Ted Williams	108
5	Hank Greenberg	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	29
3	Pete Reiser	26
4	Bert Haas	20
5	Johnny Hopp	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.86
2	Roger Wolff	1.94
3	Bob Feller	1.99
4	Hal Newhouser	2.04
5	Harry Brecheen	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	23
4	Bill Bevens	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	334
2	Hal Newhouser	256
3	Virgil Trucks	148
4	Dizzy Trout	142
5	2 tied	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	13
2	Earl Caldwell	7
2	Bob Klinger	7
4	Art Herring	6
4	Charley Schanz	6