Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 14, 1946

On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	46	.678	--
Tigers	80	58	.580	14.5
Yankees	80	62	.563	16.5
Senators	69	72	.489	27.0
White Sox	66	76	.465	30.5
Indians	64	78	.451	32.5
Browns	60	78	.435	34.5
Athletics	48	94	.338	48.5

Games

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Browns 1

Tigers 7, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	88	53	.624	--
Dodgers	86	52	.623	0.5
Cubs	74	63	.540	12.0
Braves	72	67	.518	15.0
Reds	60	77	.438	26.0
Phillies	62	80	.437	26.5
Pirates	58	80	.420	28.5
Giants	57	85	.401	31.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0

Braves 9, Pirates 3

Reds 4, Giants 0

Phillies 6, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Hank Greenberg	3
1	Johnny Hopp	3
1	Danny Litwhiler	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Eddie Lukon	2
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	Cookie Lavagetto	1
3	Max West	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Danny Litwhiler	3
2	Phil Masi	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	2
2	Gene Handley	1
2	Lee Handley	1
2	Tommy Holmes	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Branca	1.80
2	Fred Hutchinson	0.62
2	Johnny Sain	0.62
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.57
4	Eddie Lopat	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	9
2	Fred Hutchinson	8
2	Johnny Sain	8
4	Ewell Blackwell	4
4	Eddie Lopat	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Mickey Vernon	.352
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Mize	.337
5	Johnny Pesky	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	119
2	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Rudy York	114
4	Bobby Doerr	113
5	Hank Greenberg	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.01
2	Bob Feller	2.12
3	Dizzy Trout	2.15
4	Hal Newhouser	2.18
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
1	Dave Ferriss	24
1	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Howie Pollet	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	308
2	Hal Newhouser	248
3	Tex Hughson	163
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	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.460
2	Mickey Vernon	.439
3	Roy Cullenbine	.423
4	Whitey Kurowski	.422
5	Ted Williams	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Ernie Lombardi	5
3	Jack Graham	4
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Enos Slaughter	18
3	Bob Elliott	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.00
2	Jack Kramer	0.50
3	Vic Lombardi	0.60
4	Hal Gregg	0.64
4	Marino Pieretti	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Jesse Flores	3
1	Joe Hatten	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	38
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Kirby Higbe	23
4	Fred Hutchinson	21
5	Johnny Sain	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	2
1	George Caster	2
3	Woody Abernathy	1
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.423
2	Barney McCosky	.407
3	Del Ennis	.370
4	Mickey Vernon	.360
5	Whitey Kurowski	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Sam Chapman	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Charlie Keller	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Enos Slaughter	29
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Whitey Kurowski	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	Cass Michaels	6
4	Dick Culler	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.80
2	Ed Bahr	1.44
2	Woody Abernathy	1.44
4	Joe Hatten	1.59
5	Joe Beggs	1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	69
2	Bob Feller	46
3	Kirby Higbe	40
4	Fred Hutchinson	36
5	Johnny Sain	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Tiny Bonham	2
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Mickey Vernon	.352
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Tommy Holmes	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
1	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	119
2	Hank Greenberg	118
3	Enos Slaughter	117
3	Rudy York	117
5	2 tied	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.01
2	Bob Feller	2.07
3	Hal Newhouser	2.14
4	Johnny Sain	2.22
5	Bill Bevens	2.26

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	328
2	Hal Newhouser	277
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	161
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