On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	96	43	.691	--
Yankees	79	58	.577	16.0
Tigers	76	57	.571	17.0
Senators	66	70	.485	28.5
White Sox	63	74	.460	32.0
Indians	61	77	.442	34.5
Browns	57	76	.429	36.0
Athletics	47	90	.343	48.0

Games

Browns 4, Indians 1

Indians 3, Browns 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 6, Tigers 0

Senators 9, Yankees 8

Athletics 5, Red Sox 3

Senators 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	86	50	.632	--
Dodgers	83	51	.619	2.0
Cubs	73	59	.553	11.0
Braves	69	64	.519	15.5
Reds	58	75	.436	26.5
Phillies	57	78	.422	28.5
Giants	56	79	.415	29.5
Pirates	52	78	.400	31.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Giants 3

Cubs 4, Reds 1

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 12, Pirates 2

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Phillies 4, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Grace	6
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Red Schoendienst	5
2	Mickey Vernon	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Spence	2
2	Bruce Edwards	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	Cass Michaels	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Edwards	4
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Don Kolloway	3
3	Del Rice	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	3
2	Red Schoendienst	2
2	Dixie Walker	2
4	Carl Furillo	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.90
2	Bob Feller	0.89
3	Joe Hatten	0.67
3	Eddie Lopat	0.67
3	Frank Papish	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Bob Feller	8
3	Joe Hatten	6
3	Red Munger	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Sid Hudson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Mickey Vernon	.345
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Ted Williams	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Hank Greenberg	31
3	Charlie Keller	26
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	116
2	Rudy York	114
3	Bobby Doerr	113
3	Enos Slaughter	113
5	Dixie Walker	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	33
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	2.08
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	23
4	Howie Pollet	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	301
2	Hal Newhouser	238
3	Tex Hughson	159
4	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	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	.422
3	Elmer Valo	.410
4	Roy Cullenbine	.407
5	Carl Furillo	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	19
2	Hank Greenberg	18
3	Tommy Holmes	17
4	Whitey Kurowski	16
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Dick Culler	4
2	Johnny Hopp	4
2	Red Schoendienst	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.00
2	Jim Bagby	0.50
3	Bob Chipman	0.51
4	Fred Hutchinson	0.60
5	Woody Abernathy	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Tex Hughson	4
3	Jesse Flores	3
3	Kirby Higbe	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	38
2	Kirby Higbe	26
3	Bob Feller	21
4	Phil Marchildon	19
5	3 tied	16

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	.393
2	Roy Cullenbine	.392
3	Barney McCosky	.376
4	Del Ennis	.370
5	Elmer Valo	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	7
1	Hank Greenberg	7
1	Enos Slaughter	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	32
2	Hank Greenberg	26
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
4	Rudy York	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Red Schoendienst	6
2	Elmer Valo	6
4	George Case	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Caldwell	0.68
2	Joe Hatten	1.13
3	Jesse Flores	1.33
4	Dizzy Trout	1.37
5	Bob Chipman	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	7
2	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Jesse Flores	6
2	Kirby Higbe	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	66
2	Bob Feller	50
3	Kirby Higbe	45
4	Bill Bevens	33
5	Johnny Schmitz	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
4	Harry Brecheen	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Mickey Vernon	.345
3	Johnny Pesky	.337
4	Ted Williams	.336
5	Johnny Hopp	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	123
2	Dixie Walker	116
2	Ted Williams	116
4	Bobby Doerr	113
4	Enos Slaughter	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	33
2	George Case	31
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
5	Johnny Hopp	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.01
2	Hal Newhouser	2.05
3	Bob Feller	2.16
4	Johnny Sain	2.20
5	Spud Chandler	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	335
2	Hal Newhouser	267
3	Virgil Trucks	161
4	Tex Hughson	159
5	Dizzy Trout	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
2	Andy Karl	8
4	Johnny Murphy	7
5	Charley Schanz	6