On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	99	47	.678	--
Tigers	83	59	.585	14.0
Yankees	82	65	.558	17.5
Senators	71	74	.490	27.5
White Sox	68	78	.466	31.0
Indians	65	80	.448	33.5
Browns	62	80	.437	35.0
Athletics	49	96	.338	49.5

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 0

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

White Sox 9, Yankees 7

Senators 8, Indians 1

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	54	.628	--
Dodgers	89	55	.618	1.5
Cubs	77	65	.542	12.5
Braves	77	67	.535	13.5
Phillies	66	80	.452	25.5
Reds	60	83	.420	30.0
Pirates	59	83	.415	30.5
Giants	57	89	.390	34.5

Games

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Kolloway	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Cass Michaels	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	2
2	Jake Early	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Billy Johnson	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
3	Wally Moses	3
3	Dave Philley	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Andy Seminick	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	2.75
2	Ralph Branca	1.00
3	Harry Brecheen	0.83
3	Joe Dobson	0.83
5	Kirby Higbe	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	11
2	Ralph Branca	7
3	Marv Grissom	6
4	Harry Brecheen	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Schmitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Mickey Vernon	.355
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Johnny Mize	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
1	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	125
2	Ted Williams	119
3	Rudy York	118
4	Bobby Doerr	114
4	Hank Greenberg	114

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	2.13
4	Spud Chandler	2.14
5	Johnny Sain	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	25
1	Hal Newhouser	25
3	Bob Feller	24
4	Howie Pollet	20
5	Johnny Sain	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	315
2	Hal Newhouser	259
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Dizzy Trout	139

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	Roy Cullenbine	.560
2	Whitey Kurowski	.483
3	Ted Williams	.469
4	Mickey Vernon	.459
5	Don Kolloway	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	23
2	Enos Slaughter	20
3	Joe DiMaggio	14
3	Whitey Kurowski	14
3	Stan Spence	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Dave Philley	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Carl Furillo	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wright	0.00
1	Ralph Branca	0.00
1	Sam Zoldak	0.00
4	Ed Bahr	0.54
5	Joe Dobson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hatten	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Tommy Hughes	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	39
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Fred Hutchinson	21
4	Johnny Vander Meer	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Tiny Bonham	2
3	Frank Biscan	1
3	Ken Burkhart	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.465
2	Mickey Vernon	.377
3	Augie Galan	.377
4	Whitey Kurowski	.375
5	Stan Musial	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
2	Enos Slaughter	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Del Ennis	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Enos Slaughter	36
3	Whitey Kurowski	28
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	8
2	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	Cass Michaels	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	0.71
2	Jesse Flores	0.96
3	Denny Galehouse	1.23
4	Ed Bahr	1.24
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
3	Jesse Flores	5
3	Joe Hatten	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	71
2	Bob Feller	47
3	Kirby Higbe	40
4	Johnny Sain	32
5	Bill Voiselle	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Mickey Vernon	.355
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Johnny Hopp	.338
5	Johnny Pesky	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	25
5	Pat Seerey	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	125
2	Hank Greenberg	124
3	Rudy York	120
4	Ted Williams	119
5	Dixie Walker	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.06
3	Hal Newhouser	2.07
4	Johnny Sain	2.18
5	Spud Chandler	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Howie Pollet	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	335
2	Hal Newhouser	280
3	Tex Hughson	163
4	Virgil Trucks	161
5	Dizzy Trout	139

Saves

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