On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	88	39	.693	--
Yankees	74	52	.587	13.5
Tigers	69	53	.566	16.5
Senators	62	64	.492	25.5
Indians	57	69	.452	30.5
White Sox	57	70	.449	31.0
Browns	53	71	.427	33.5
Athletics	42	84	.333	45.5

Games

Tigers 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Browns 7, Athletics 0

White Sox 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	47	.621	--
Dodgers	75	48	.610	1.5
Cubs	67	54	.554	8.5
Braves	61	59	.508	14.0
Reds	55	68	.447	21.5
Giants	52	70	.426	24.0
Phillies	51	69	.425	24.0
Pirates	47	70	.402	26.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 13, Giants 8

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Braves 8, Reds 4

Reds 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Marshall	6
2	Jack Graham	4
2	Marty Marion	4
4	Mark Christman	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Erv Dusak	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Tommy Holmes	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Erv Dusak	4
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	Tommy Holmes	3
3	Willard Marshall	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Culler	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Marty Marion	1
1	Bama Rowell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Galehouse	0.75
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.67
3	Hal Gregg	0.62
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.57
4	Oscar Judd	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	5
1	Mickey Harris	5
3	Ewell Blackwell	4
3	Tiny Bonham	4
3	7 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Red Munger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Dixie Walker	.345
3	Mickey Vernon	.342
4	Johnny Pesky	.342
5	Ted Williams	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Hank Greenberg	28
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	112
2	Rudy York	106
3	Bobby Doerr	105
4	Enos Slaughter	99
5	Dixie Walker	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	29
2	George Case	27
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
5	Johnny Hopp	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.85
2	Howie Pollet	1.87
3	Spud Chandler	2.08
4	Hal Newhouser	2.12
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.18

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	284
2	Hal Newhouser	210
3	Virgil Trucks	150
4	Tex Hughson	149
5	Dizzy Trout	125

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	Roy Cullenbine	.451
2	Pete Suder	.441
3	Bobby Sturgeon	.383
4	Barney McCosky	.382
5	Johnny Pesky	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	17
2	Bobby Doerr	13
2	Hank Greenberg	13
4	Phil Cavarretta	12
4	7 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Culler	4
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Bert Haas	4
1	Eddie Lake	4
1	Pete Reiser	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gordon Maltzberger	0.66
2	Jesse Flores	0.67
3	Russ Bauers	0.69
4	Ken Burkhart	1.04
5	Joe Hatten	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	3
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Fred Hutchinson	21
4	Bill Bevens	20
5	Tex Hughson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	Russ Bauers	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.412
2	Stan Musial	.410
3	Roy Cullenbine	.376
4	Elmer Valo	.374
5	Pete Suder	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	10
2	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Tommy Henrich	6
2	Charlie Keller	6
2	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	25
1	Bobby Doerr	25
1	Whitey Kurowski	25
4	Jeff Heath	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.63
2	Ken Burkhart	0.94
3	Bob Feller	1.03
4	Kirby Higbe	1.23
5	Paul Erickson	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	Phil Marchildon	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Johnny Schmitz	35
4	Virgil Trucks	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Johnny Pesky	.342
3	Ted Williams	.340
4	Luke Appling	.330
5	Dixie Walker	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	34
1	Charlie Keller	34
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	127
2	Charlie Keller	120
3	Dixie Walker	114
4	Ted Williams	112
5	Hank Greenberg	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Pete Reiser	29
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	27
4	Bert Haas	23
5	Johnny Hopp	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	1.76
2	Howie Pollet	1.87
3	Bob Feller	1.98
4	Hal Newhouser	2.03
5	Johnny Sain	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Spud Chandler	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	331
2	Hal Newhouser	255
3	Virgil Trucks	153
4	Tex Hughson	149
5	Dizzy Trout	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	11
2	Bob Klinger	8
3	Earl Caldwell	7
4	Art Herring	6
4	2 others tied	6