On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	96	42	.696	--
Yankees	79	56	.585	15.5
Tigers	76	55	.580	16.5
Senators	64	70	.478	30.0
White Sox	61	74	.452	33.5
Indians	60	76	.441	35.0
Browns	56	75	.427	36.5
Athletics	46	90	.338	49.0

Games

Browns 4, Indians 1

Tigers 10, White Sox 4

Yankees 7, Senators 4

Athletics 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	50	.627	--
Dodgers	82	51	.617	1.5
Cubs	72	59	.550	10.5
Braves	68	63	.519	14.5
Reds	58	74	.439	25.0
Phillies	56	77	.421	27.5
Giants	56	78	.418	28.0
Pirates	52	76	.406	29.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Braves 4, Phillies 0

Reds 9, Cubs 5

Pirates 9, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Scheffing	4
2	Dain Clay	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Bob Scheffing	3
3	Benny Zientara	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Culler	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	Pete Suder	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	2.25
2	Clayton Lambert	0.50
3	Jesse Flores	0.43
4	Allie Reynolds	0.33
5	Si Johnson	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	9
2	Harry Gumbert	4
2	Clayton Lambert	4
4	Paul Erickson	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Mickey Vernon	.342
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Johnny Pesky	.338
5	Ted Williams	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Hank Greenberg	31
3	Charlie Keller	26
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	116
2	Bobby Doerr	113
3	Rudy York	111
4	Enos Slaughter	110
5	Dixie Walker	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	30
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	17
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.01
2	Spud Chandler	2.03
3	Hal Newhouser	2.07
4	Bob Feller	2.15
5	Dizzy Trout	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	24
1	Hal Newhouser	24
3	Bob Feller	22
4	Howie Pollet	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	293
2	Hal Newhouser	229
3	Tex Hughson	158
4	Virgil Trucks	155
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	7
2	Johnny Murphy	7
4	Tom Ferrick	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bama Rowell	.460
2	George Kell	.433
3	Roy Cullenbine	.423
4	Dick Wakefield	.392
5	Carl Furillo	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Enos Slaughter	5
3	Jack Graham	4
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Ernie Lombardi	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	22
2	Tommy Holmes	18
3	Enos Slaughter	16
4	Jack Graham	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Culler	4
1	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Bert Haas	3
3	Bama Rowell	3
3	Red Schoendienst	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.00
2	Bob Chipman	0.51
3	Fred Hutchinson	0.60
4	Woody Abernathy	0.61
5	Sam Zoldak	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Tex Hughson	4
3	Hank Behrman	3
3	Jesse Flores	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Kirby Higbe	26
3	Bill Voiselle	22
4	Bob Feller	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Woody Abernathy	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.397
2	Roy Cullenbine	.392
3	Augie Galan	.383
4	Johnny Pesky	.380
5	Del Ennis	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	7
1	Hank Greenberg	7
1	Enos Slaughter	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	29
2	Hank Greenberg	26
2	Tommy Henrich	26
4	Joe DiMaggio	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Dick Culler	5
1	Bob Dillinger	5
1	Bert Haas	5
1	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.68
2	Joe Hatten	1.15
3	Jesse Flores	1.27
4	Dizzy Trout	1.37
5	Bob Chipman	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Jesse Flores	6
1	Kirby Higbe	6
1	Howie Pollet	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	57
2	Bob Feller	47
3	Kirby Higbe	45
4	Johnny Schmitz	32
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
4	Ralph Branca	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Johnny Pesky	.338
3	Johnny Hopp	.338
4	Ted Williams	.335
5	Dom DiMaggio	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	121
2	Ted Williams	116
3	Dixie Walker	115
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	Hank Greenberg	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Pete Reiser	30
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.98
2	Howie Pollet	2.01
3	Bob Feller	2.17
4	Johnny Sain	2.20
5	Spud Chandler	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	327
2	Hal Newhouser	262
3	Tex Hughson	158
3	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Dizzy Trout	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
1	Bob Klinger	9
3	Earl Caldwell	7
3	Johnny Murphy	7
5	2 tied	6