On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	96	45	.681	--
Tigers	78	57	.578	15.0
Yankees	79	60	.568	16.0
Senators	67	71	.486	27.5
White Sox	64	75	.460	31.0
Indians	63	77	.450	32.5
Browns	59	76	.437	34.0
Athletics	47	92	.338	48.0

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 1

Indians 11, Yankees 2

Tigers 7, Red Sox 3

Browns 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	51	.630	--
Dodgers	84	51	.622	1.5
Cubs	73	60	.549	11.5
Braves	70	64	.522	15.0
Reds	58	76	.433	27.0
Phillies	59	79	.428	28.0
Pirates	55	78	.414	29.5
Giants	56	83	.403	31.5

Games

Reds 0, Dodgers 0

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Phillies 9, Cardinals 4

Cubs 3, Braves 3

Pirates 7, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	Claude Corbitt	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elbie Fletcher	5
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Frankie Hayes	3
2	Cass Michaels	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Philley	2
2	Pete Reiser	1
2	Johnny Rucker	1
2	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.56
2	Hal Gregg	0.86
3	Ellis Kinder	0.50
4	Lou Knerr	0.44
5	Ken Heintzelman	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Gables	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	14
2	Hal Gregg	6
3	Joe Dobson	5
3	Ellis Kinder	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Biscan	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Mickey Vernon	.348
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Johnny Mize	.339
5	Johnny Pesky	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Hank Greenberg	33
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Pat Seerey	24
5	Joe DiMaggio	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	118
2	Enos Slaughter	115
3	Rudy York	114
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	Dixie Walker	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
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	Hal Newhouser	2.08
3	Spud Chandler	2.14
4	Bob Feller	2.15
5	Dizzy Trout	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	24
1	Hal Newhouser	24
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Howie Pollet	18
5	3 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	Barney McCosky	.408
2	Whitey Kurowski	.403
3	George Kell	.393
4	Roy Cullenbine	.392
5	Cass Michaels	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Ernie Lombardi	5
2	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Del Ennis	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Enos Slaughter	17
3	Del Ennis	16
3	Tommy Holmes	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Red Schoendienst	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Carl Furillo	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.00
2	Jim Bagby	0.50
3	Early Wynn	0.53
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.56
5	Marino Pieretti	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Tex Hughson	3
3	Fred Hutchinson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Kirby Higbe	20
4	Mickey Harris	18
4	Johnny Vander Meer	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Woody Abernathy	1
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Frank Biscan	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.412
2	Roy Cullenbine	.408
3	Del Ennis	.366
4	Tommy Holmes	.354
5	Stan Musial	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Sam Chapman	7
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Pat Seerey	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Enos Slaughter	27
3	Tommy Henrich	24
3	Whitey Kurowski	24
5	Tommy Holmes	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	9
2	Dick Culler	5
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Eddie Lake	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	1.00
1	Jim Bagby	1.00
3	Joe Hatten	1.13
4	Dizzy Trout	1.46
5	Hal Newhouser	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	7
2	Dizzy Trout	6
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	Jesse Flores	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	59
2	Bob Feller	46
3	Kirby Higbe	37
4	Fred Hutchinson	34
5	Harry Brecheen	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Mickey Vernon	.348
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Johnny Pesky	.336
5	Dom DiMaggio	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Charlie Keller	31
4	Pat Seerey	24
5	Joe DiMaggio	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	120
2	Ted Williams	118
3	Enos Slaughter	115
4	Bobby Doerr	113
4	Dixie Walker	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	30
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	2.14
4	Johnny Sain	2.19
5	Spud Chandler	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Spud Chandler	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	327
2	Hal Newhouser	267
3	Virgil Trucks	161
4	Tex Hughson	159
5	Dizzy Trout	135

Saves

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