On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 90 40 .692 --
Yankees 75 52 .591 13.5
Tigers 70 53 .569 16.5
Senators 62 64 .492 26.0
White Sox 57 70 .449 31.5
Indians 57 70 .449 31.5
Browns 53 71 .427 34.0
Athletics 42 86 .328 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 47 .624 --
Dodgers 75 49 .605 2.5
Cubs 68 54 .557 8.5
Braves 62 59 .512 14.0
Reds 55 69 .444 22.5
Phillies 53 69 .434 23.5
Giants 52 72 .419 25.5
Pirates 47 71 .398 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Elmer Valo 3
2 Emil Verban 3
2 Rudy York 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Buddy Kerr 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Johnny Wyrostek 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Pinky Higgins 2
2 Rudy York 2
4 Dom DiMaggio 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oscar Grimes 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Budnick 0.33
1 Tex Hughson 0.33
3 Charley Schanz 0.29
4 Phil Marchildon 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charley Schanz 4
2 Tex Hughson 2
2 Phil Marchildon 2
2 Hal Schumacher 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 Dixie Walker .344
3 Mickey Vernon .342
4 Johnny Mize .339
5 Ted Williams .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 34
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 115
2 Bobby Doerr 109
3 Rudy York 108
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 Johnny Hopp 17
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.79
2 Bob Feller 1.85
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 Howie Pollet 17
5 Spud Chandler 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 284
2 Hal Newhouser 210
3 Tex Hughson 151
4 Virgil Trucks 150
5 Dizzy Trout 127

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 .417
2 Bobby Sturgeon .396
3 Pete Suder .393
4 Ken Keltner .386
5 Emil Verban .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Del Ennis 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
4 Sam Chapman 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 16
1 Hank Greenberg 16
3 Charlie Keller 14
4 Elbie Fletcher 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Culler 4
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Eddie Lake 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Mauney 0.00
2 Paul Erickson 0.45
3 Gordon Maltzberger 0.66
4 Jesse Flores 0.67
5 Ken Burkhart 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Al Brazle 3
1 Paul Erickson 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
1 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Tex Hughson 17
4 Bill Bevens 16
4 Harry Brecheen 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 Russ Bauers 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .412
2 Johnny Pesky .392
3 Roy Cullenbine .391
4 Elmer Valo .378
5 Barney McCosky .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 9
2 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Danny Litwhiler 6
2 Ted Williams 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 29
2 Whitey Kurowski 24
3 Hank Greenberg 23
4 Danny Litwhiler 22
5 6 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 7
2 George Case 6
3 Eddie Lake 5
3 Johnny Pesky 5
3 Jim Russell 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Burkhart 0.98
2 Bob Feller 1.03
3 Kirby Higbe 1.23
4 Eddie Lopat 1.53
5 Oscar Judd 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Al Benton 5
2 Earl Caldwell 5
2 Eddie Lopat 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Hal Newhouser 41
3 Tex Hughson 33
4 Harry Brecheen 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 4
2 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Tom Ferrick 3
4 Ralph Branca 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 Ted Williams .338
3 Johnny Pesky .338
4 Luke Appling .330
5 Dixie Walker .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 129
2 Charlie Keller 120
3 Ted Williams 115
4 Dixie Walker 114
5 Hank Greenberg 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Pete Reiser 29
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 25
4 Bert Haas 23
5 Johnny Hopp 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 1.79
2 Howie Pollet 1.79
3 Bob Feller 1.97
4 Hal Newhouser 2.06
5 Johnny Sain 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Bob Feller 25
3 Dave Ferriss 24
4 Spud Chandler 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 325
2 Hal Newhouser 246
3 Virgil Trucks 153
4 Tex Hughson 151
5 Dizzy Trout 143

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