On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	84	37	.694	--
Yankees	72	49	.595	12.0
Tigers	65	52	.556	17.0
Senators	60	61	.496	24.0
Indians	56	65	.463	28.0
White Sox	54	66	.450	29.5
Browns	50	69	.420	33.0
Athletics	39	81	.325	44.5

Games

Yankees 4, Browns 1

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 5, Senators 0

Athletics 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	45	.615	--
Dodgers	72	45	.615	0.0
Cubs	62	54	.534	9.5
Braves	57	56	.504	13.0
Reds	53	64	.453	19.0
Giants	51	65	.440	20.5
Phillies	48	67	.417	23.0
Pirates	46	65	.414	23.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Pirates 7, Giants 3

Cardinals 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Lake	4
1	Buddy Lewis	4
3	Jim Russell	3
3	Pete Suder	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Ray Mueller	1
1	Dick Wakefield	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Blattner	2
1	Elbie Fletcher	2
1	Jimmy Outlaw	2
1	Eddie Waitkus	2
1	Dick Wakefield	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Graham	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Pete Reiser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Flores	2.00
2	Johnny Sain	1.00
3	Tiny Bonham	0.67
4	Fred Hutchinson	0.62
5	Paul Erickson	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Bahr	1
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Jesse Flores	6
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	Fred Hutchinson	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Dixie Walker	.355
3	Mickey Vernon	.346
4	Ted Williams	.344
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Hank Greenberg	25
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	109
2	Bobby Doerr	101
2	Rudy York	101
4	Enos Slaughter	94
5	Dixie Walker	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	28
2	George Case	27
3	Bert Haas	20
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.82
2	Bob Feller	1.89
3	Bill Bevens	2.09
4	Spud Chandler	2.09
5	Hal Newhouser	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	22
2	Bob Feller	21
2	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Spud Chandler	16
4	Howie Pollet	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	275
2	Hal Newhouser	200
3	Virgil Trucks	146
4	Tex Hughson	145
5	Dizzy Trout	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	8
2	Earl Caldwell	7
3	Art Herring	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5
5	9 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.493
2	Buddy Lewis	.396
3	Pete Suder	.387
4	Dom DiMaggio	.386
5	Phil Rizzuto	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Aaron Robinson	5
4	Grady Hatton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	14
1	Aaron Robinson	14
3	Lou Boudreau	13
3	Enos Slaughter	13
5	Ted Williams	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Eddie Lake	4
1	Jim Russell	4
4	Dain Clay	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Hatten	0.50
2	Earl Caldwell	0.56
3	Kirby Higbe	0.69
4	Russ Bauers	0.75
5	Jesse Flores	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Howie Pollet	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Earl Caldwell	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Harry Brecheen	22
3	Fred Hutchinson	22
3	Ellis Kinder	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.416
2	Stan Musial	.393
3	Phil Rizzuto	.371
4	Barney McCosky	.362
5	Roy Cullenbine	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	31
2	Sam Chapman	25
2	Jeff Heath	25
4	Phil Cavarretta	23
4	Bobby Doerr	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Bert Haas	7
3	Johnny Pesky	6
4	Eddie Lake	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.59
2	Bob Feller	0.75
3	Kirby Higbe	1.05
4	Mike Budnick	1.08
5	Rube Melton	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	Bobo Newsom	6
4	Bill Bevens	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	64
2	Hal Newhouser	39
3	Tex Hughson	36
3	Virgil Trucks	36
5	Harry Brecheen	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Harry Gumbert	4
3	Gene Thompson	3
4	Hank Behrman	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Johnny Pesky	.337
4	Dixie Walker	.334
5	Luke Appling	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	33
1	Ted Williams	33
3	Hank Greenberg	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	3 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	126
2	Charlie Keller	114
2	Dixie Walker	114
4	Ted Williams	109
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Pete Reiser	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
4	Bert Haas	20
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.82
2	Bob Feller	2.02
3	Roger Wolff	2.05
4	Hal Newhouser	2.10
5	Harry Brecheen	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
1	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Bill Bevens	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	334
2	Hal Newhouser	251
3	Virgil Trucks	149
4	Tex Hughson	145
5	Dizzy Trout	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	12
2	Bob Klinger	8
3	Earl Caldwell	7
4	Art Herring	6
4	Charley Schanz	6