On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	88	38	.698	--
Yankees	73	51	.589	14.0
Tigers	67	53	.558	18.0
Senators	62	62	.500	25.0
Indians	57	68	.456	30.5
White Sox	56	69	.448	31.5
Browns	51	71	.418	35.0
Athletics	41	83	.331	46.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 1

Yankees 10, Tigers 6

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

Senators 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	46	.620	--
Dodgers	74	47	.612	1.0
Cubs	65	54	.546	9.0
Braves	59	58	.504	14.0
Reds	54	67	.446	21.0
Giants	52	67	.437	22.0
Phillies	50	69	.420	24.0
Pirates	47	68	.409	25.0

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Reds 0

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Culler	3
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Buddy Kerr	3
1	Aaron Robinson	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Kell	1
1	Jim Russell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	Elbie Fletcher	2
2	Charlie Gilbert	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	0.80
2	Murry Dickson	0.62
3	Dick Mauney	0.60
4	Spud Chandler	0.56
5	Monty Kennedy	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	5
1	Murry Dickson	5
1	Monty Kennedy	5
4	Tex Hughson	4
4	Virgil Trucks	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Mickey Vernon	.344
4	Ted Williams	.341
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	112
2	Rudy York	105
3	Bobby Doerr	104
4	Enos Slaughter	97
5	Dixie Walker	94

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	Spud Chandler	2.08
4	Bill Bevens	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	150
4	Tex Hughson	149
5	Dizzy Trout	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	8
2	Earl Caldwell	7
3	Johnny Murphy	6
4	Tom Ferrick	5
4	Art Herring	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.431
2	Roy Cullenbine	.417
3	Pete Suder	.404
4	Dom DiMaggio	.400
5	Bobby Sturgeon	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	14
2	Elbie Fletcher	13
3	Phil Cavarretta	12
3	Sam Chapman	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.00
2	Ken Burkhart	0.50
3	Bill Bevens	0.67
4	Russ Bauers	0.75
5	Kirby Higbe	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Hank Behrman	3
2	Al Benton	3
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Harry Brecheen	22
4	Fred Hutchinson	20
5	Tex Hughson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
4	Frank Barrett	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.429
2	Johnny Pesky	.395
3	Barney McCosky	.377
4	Luke Appling	.373
5	Roy Cullenbine	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	10
2	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Jeff Heath	6
2	Danny Litwhiler	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	31
2	Sam Chapman	26
3	Bobby Doerr	25
3	Jeff Heath	25
5	Phil Cavarretta	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.75
2	Earl Caldwell	0.91
3	Kirby Higbe	1.05
4	Dizzy Trout	1.21
5	Jesse Flores	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	Phil Marchildon	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Hal Newhouser	49
3	Tex Hughson	36
4	Harry Brecheen	35
5	Virgil Trucks	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Gene Thompson	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Johnny Pesky	.338
4	Luke Appling	.332
5	Dixie Walker	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	129
2	Charlie Keller	117
3	Dixie Walker	112
3	Ted Williams	112
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	Spud Chandler	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	327
2	Hal Newhouser	255
3	Virgil Trucks	153
4	Tex Hughson	149
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	2 others tied	6