On This Day

Monday, September 16, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	98	47	.676	--
Tigers	81	59	.579	14.5
Yankees	81	64	.559	17.0
Senators	70	73	.490	27.0
White Sox	67	77	.465	30.5
Indians	65	79	.451	32.5
Browns	62	79	.440	34.0
Athletics	49	95	.340	48.5

Games

Yankees 7, Browns 5

Tigers 11, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	90	53	.629	--
Dodgers	87	54	.617	2.0
Cubs	76	64	.543	12.5
Braves	75	67	.528	14.5
Phillies	64	80	.444	26.5
Reds	60	80	.429	28.5
Pirates	58	82	.414	30.5
Giants	57	87	.396	33.5

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 7

Braves 4, Reds 0

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Tommy Henrich	3
1	George Kell	3
1	Peanuts Lowrey	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	Clyde McCullough	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	Pat Mullin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Hallett	0.75
2	Cliff Fannin	0.71
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.57
4	Cuddles Marshall	0.18
5	Bobo Newsom	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Stubby Overmire	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	Ed Wright	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Fannin	5
2	Hank Borowy	4
2	Ken Raffensberger	4
4	Hugh Casey	3
4	Jack Hallett	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.351
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Johnny Mize	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	119
1	Ted Williams	119
3	Rudy York	116
4	Bobby Doerr	114
5	Hank Greenberg	110

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	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.10
3	Hal Newhouser	2.18
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.18
5	Bill Bevens	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	25
2	Bob Feller	24
2	Hal Newhouser	24
4	Howie Pollet	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	315
2	Hal Newhouser	248
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Dizzy Trout	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Johnny Murphy	7
4	George Caster	5
4	5 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.484
2	Barney McCosky	.458
3	Mickey Vernon	.456
4	Roy Cullenbine	.446
5	Ted Williams	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Enos Slaughter	5
3	Jack Graham	4
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	22
2	Enos Slaughter	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	15
4	Bob Elliott	14
4	Whitey Kurowski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Dave Philley	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	Si Johnson	0.56
4	Ed Bahr	0.70
5	Marino Pieretti	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	4
2	Jesse Flores	3
2	Joe Hatten	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Fred Hutchinson	21
4	Kirby Higbe	20
5	Johnny Vander Meer	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Tiny Bonham	2
3	Woody Abernathy	1
3	Hank Behrman	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.429
2	Barney McCosky	.393
3	Whitey Kurowski	.377
4	Augie Galan	.377
5	Buddy Lewis	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Pat Seerey	7
2	Enos Slaughter	7
2	Ted Williams	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Enos Slaughter	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Whitey Kurowski	27
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Johnny Hopp	6
4	Dick Culler	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.80
2	Ed Bahr	1.38
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.42
4	Joe Hatten	1.55
5	Jim Bagby	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	7
2	Jesse Flores	6
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	60
2	Bob Feller	53
3	Fred Hutchinson	36
4	Kirby Higbe	35
5	Bill Bevens	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
2	Tiny Bonham	2
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Mickey Vernon	.351
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Dixie Walker	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	28
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	120
2	Enos Slaughter	119
2	Ted Williams	119
4	Rudy York	118
5	Bobby Doerr	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	21
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.06
3	Hal Newhouser	2.14
4	Bill Bevens	2.22
5	Johnny Sain	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	19
4	Howie Pollet	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	335
2	Hal Newhouser	276
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	161
5	Dizzy Trout	137

Saves

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