On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	96	46	.676	--
Tigers	79	57	.581	14.0
Yankees	79	61	.564	16.0
Senators	68	71	.489	26.5
White Sox	64	75	.460	30.5
Indians	64	77	.454	31.5
Browns	59	77	.434	34.0
Athletics	47	92	.338	47.5

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 4

Senators 9, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	88	51	.633	--
Dodgers	84	52	.618	2.5
Cubs	74	61	.548	12.0
Braves	71	65	.522	15.5
Reds	58	77	.430	28.0
Phillies	60	80	.429	28.5
Pirates	56	79	.415	30.0
Giants	57	83	.407	31.5

Games

Cardinals 10, Dodgers 2

Pirates 1, Braves 0

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 4, Reds 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Marv Rickert	4
4	Johnny Barrett	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Aaron Robinson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Garagiola	3
2	Phil Cavarretta	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	Del Ennis	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vance Dinges	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Clyde McCullough	1
1	Johnny Wyrostek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.78
2	Monty Kennedy	0.67
3	Bill Bevens	0.50
3	Mickey Haefner	0.50
5	Paul Erickson	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Bauers	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Mickey Haefner	7
3	Paul Erickson	5
4	Bill Bevens	4
4	Chet Johnson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.350
3	Ted Williams	.344
4	Johnny Mize	.339
5	Johnny Pesky	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Hank Greenberg	34
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	116
3	Rudy York	114
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	2 tied	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	Bob Feller	2.12
4	Spud Chandler	2.14
5	Dizzy Trout	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
1	Dave Ferriss	24
1	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Howie Pollet	19
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	308
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	Whitey Kurowski	.435
2	Barney McCosky	.435
3	Mickey Vernon	.429
4	Dick Wakefield	.400
5	Cass Michaels	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Ernie Lombardi	5
3	Del Ennis	4
3	Jack Graham	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	18
2	Hank Greenberg	17
2	Enos Slaughter	17
4	Dick Wakefield	15
5	Bob Elliott	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.50
2	Early Wynn	0.53
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.56
4	Hal Gregg	0.64
4	Marino Pieretti	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	Howie Pollet	3
2	Ed Wright	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Kirby Higbe	21
4	Ken Raffensberger	18
5	Johnny Vander Meer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
2	Woody Abernathy	1
2	Hank Behrman	1
2	Frank Biscan	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.412
2	Roy Cullenbine	.398
3	Del Ennis	.371
4	Johnny Pesky	.349
5	Tommy Holmes	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Sam Chapman	7
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Pat Seerey	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Enos Slaughter	28
3	Tommy Henrich	24
3	Whitey Kurowski	24
5	2 tied	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
2	Joe Hatten	1.13
3	Dizzy Trout	1.46
4	Hal Newhouser	1.54
5	Jim Bagby	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Dave Ferriss	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	59
2	Bob Feller	53
3	Kirby Higbe	38
4	Fred Hutchinson	34
5	2 tied	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	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.350
3	Ted Williams	.344
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Dom DiMaggio	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Hank Greenberg	36
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	116
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	Hank Greenberg	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	29
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	2.11
4	Johnny Sain	2.19
5	Spud Chandler	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	24
4	Spud Chandler	19
4	Howie Pollet	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	334
2	Hal Newhouser	267
3	Virgil Trucks	161
4	Tex Hughson	159
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

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