On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	103	48	.682	--
Tigers	91	60	.603	12.0
Yankees	85	67	.559	18.5
Senators	74	77	.490	29.0
White Sox	72	79	.477	31.0
Indians	66	85	.437	37.0
Browns	65	86	.430	38.0
Athletics	49	103	.322	54.5

Games

Tigers 6, Browns 3

Senators 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	95	56	.629	--
Dodgers	95	57	.625	0.5
Cubs	80	70	.533	14.5
Braves	80	71	.530	15.0
Phillies	69	83	.454	26.5
Reds	64	86	.427	30.5
Pirates	62	88	.413	32.5
Giants	59	93	.388	36.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Phillies 2

Cubs 5, Pirates 3

Braves 8, Giants 0

Giants 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	3
1	Billy Herman	3
1	Willard Marshall	3
1	Phil Masi	3
1	Ron Northey	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Mort Cooper	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	3
2	Mort Cooper	2
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Billy Herman	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Les Moss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	2.33
2	Kirby Higbe	0.86
3	Jack Hallett	0.56
4	Ed Wright	0.50
5	Lou Kretlow	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Ed Hanyzewski	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	7
2	Kirby Higbe	6
3	Jack Hallett	5
4	Lou Kretlow	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Meyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Mickey Vernon	.355
3	Ted Williams	.340
4	Johnny Pesky	.335
5	Dixie Walker	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	44
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	126
2	Hank Greenberg	125
3	Ted Williams	122
4	Rudy York	119
5	Dixie Walker	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	34
2	George Case	28
3	Bert Haas	23
4	Johnny Hopp	21
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.06
2	Howie Pollet	2.10
3	Bob Feller	2.14
4	Johnny Sain	2.17
5	Spud Chandler	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Howie Pollet	20
4	Johnny Sain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	337
2	Hal Newhouser	268
3	Tex Hughson	164
4	Virgil Trucks	162
5	Dizzy Trout	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Johnny Murphy	7
4	Tom Ferrick	6
4	Ken Raffensberger	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Ennis	.386
2	Stan Musial	.370
3	Whitey Kurowski	.364
4	Jim Tabor	.360
5	Enos Slaughter	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Ralph Kiner	4
4	Charlie Keller	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	25
2	Roy Cullenbine	16
2	Dixie Walker	16
4	Stan Spence	15
5	Ralph Kiner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Jim Russell	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Sanford	0.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.50
3	Eddie Lopat	0.90
4	Murry Dickson	1.08
5	Ed Wright	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Hughes	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	Joe Hatten	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Fred Hutchinson	25
4	Jack Hallett	20
5	Ralph Branca	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Ken Raffensberger	2
4	Ralph Branca	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Cullenbine	.452
2	Mickey Vernon	.402
3	Whitey Kurowski	.391
4	Del Ennis	.370
5	George Kell	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	17
2	Enos Slaughter	8
3	Charlie Keller	6
4	Roy Cullenbine	5
4	7 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	45
2	Enos Slaughter	29
3	Bob Elliott	24
4	Roy Cullenbine	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Zoldak	0.88
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.98
3	Rube Melton	1.09
4	Hal Gregg	1.39
5	Joe Dobson	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Al Brazle	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	58
2	Bob Feller	57
3	Kirby Higbe	41
4	Fred Hutchinson	39
5	Johnny Sain	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	George Caster	3
3	Ken Raffensberger	2
4	Woody Abernathy	1
4	37 others tied	1