On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	87	38	.696	--
Yankees	72	51	.585	14.0
Tigers	67	52	.563	17.0
Senators	61	62	.496	25.0
Indians	57	67	.460	29.5
White Sox	56	68	.452	30.5
Browns	51	70	.421	34.0
Athletics	40	83	.325	46.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Red Sox 13, Indians 6

Tigers 7, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Browns 4

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	74	46	.617	--
Dodgers	74	46	.617	0.0
Cubs	64	54	.542	9.0
Braves	59	57	.509	13.0
Reds	54	66	.450	20.0
Giants	52	66	.441	21.0
Phillies	49	69	.415	24.0
Pirates	46	68	.404	25.0

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Reds 7, Phillies 0

Phillies 4, Reds 1

Braves 7, Pirates 5

Braves 10, Pirates 5

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 14, Dodgers 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Litwhiler	5
1	Stan Musial	5
1	Thurman Tucker	5
1	Elmer Valo	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	2
1	Ralph Kiner	2
3	Buddy Blattner	1
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Litwhiler	5
2	Stan Musial	4
2	Pete Suder	4
2	Dixie Walker	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Culler	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Charlie Gilbert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	1.00
2	Phil Marchildon	0.58
3	Joe Beggs	0.50
3	Dave Ferriss	0.50
5	2 tied	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	10
2	Phil Marchildon	7
3	Al Brazle	5
3	Earl Johnson	5
3	Howie Pollet	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.380
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Mickey Vernon	.344
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Hank Greenberg	27
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	111
2	Rudy York	105
3	Bobby Doerr	104
4	Enos Slaughter	95
5	Dixie Walker	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	28
2	George Case	27
3	Bert Haas	22
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.83
2	Howie Pollet	1.87
3	Bill Bevens	2.09
4	Spud Chandler	2.09
5	Hal Newhouser	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	23
2	Bob Feller	22
2	Hal Newhouser	22
4	Spud Chandler	16
4	Howie Pollet	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	280
2	Hal Newhouser	210
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	Tom Ferrick	5
3	Art Herring	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.500
2	Augie Galan	.433
3	Pete Suder	.410
4	Dom DiMaggio	.400
5	Barney McCosky	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Grady Hatton	4
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	Danny Litwhiler	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	15
2	Enos Slaughter	14
3	Bobby Doerr	13
3	Danny Litwhiler	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Lake	4
2	Dain Clay	3
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Bert Haas	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.00
2	Ken Burkhart	0.50
3	Bill Bevens	0.67
4	Cuddles Marshall	0.71
5	Russ Bauers	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Phil Marchildon	4
3	Hank Behrman	3
3	Al Benton	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	36
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Harry Brecheen	22
4	Fred Hutchinson	20
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.440
2	Johnny Pesky	.406
3	Barney McCosky	.376
4	Luke Appling	.364
5	Benny Zientara	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	10
2	Aaron Robinson	7
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Jeff Heath	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	35
2	Sam Chapman	26
2	Jeff Heath	26
4	Bobby Doerr	25
5	Phil Cavarretta	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	9
2	George Case	8
3	Johnny Pesky	6
4	Eddie Lake	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.75
2	Earl Caldwell	0.91
3	Kirby Higbe	1.05
4	Rube Melton	1.14
5	Dizzy Trout	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	8
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	Phil Marchildon	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Hal Newhouser	49
3	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Harry Brecheen	35
5	Tex Hughson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Gene Thompson	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.380
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Johnny Pesky	.338
4	Luke Appling	.333
5	Dixie Walker	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
1	Charlie Keller	33
1	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	129
2	Dixie Walker	117
3	Charlie Keller	115
4	Ted Williams	111
5	Hank Greenberg	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Pete Reiser	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
4	Bert Haas	22
5	Eddie Lake	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.87
2	Bob Feller	1.96
3	Hal Newhouser	2.03
4	Roger Wolff	2.05
5	Johnny Sain	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Bill Bevens	18
4	Spud Chandler	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	327
2	Hal Newhouser	255
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