On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 104 48 .684 --
Tigers 91 61 .599 13.0
Yankees 85 67 .559 19.0
Senators 74 78 .487 30.0
White Sox 74 79 .484 30.5
Indians 67 85 .441 37.0
Browns 65 88 .425 39.5
Athletics 49 103 .322 55.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 57 .625 --
Dodgers 95 57 .625 0.0
Cubs 81 70 .536 13.5
Braves 80 71 .530 14.5
Phillies 69 83 .454 26.0
Reds 65 86 .430 29.5
Pirates 62 89 .411 32.5
Giants 59 93 .388 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Philley 6
2 Glenn McQuillen 5
2 Thurman Tucker 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 Pinky Higgins 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 2
2 Mark Christman 1
2 Hank Helf 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Philley 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
3 Stan Hack 3
3 Ray Mueller 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Eddie Shokes 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 0.57
2 Ted Gray 0.42
3 Hank Borowy 0.33
4 Ed Bahr 0.31
5 Bobo Newsom 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Bob Kuzava 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 8
2 Bob Feller 6
3 Ted Gray 5
4 Ed Bahr 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1
1 Hank Wyse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 Mickey Vernon .355
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Johnny Pesky .336
5 Dixie Walker .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Pat Seerey 26
5 Joe DiMaggio 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 126
2 Hank Greenberg 125
3 Ted Williams 124
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 Johnny Sain 2.17
4 Spud Chandler 2.17
5 Bill Bevens 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Bob Feller 25
2 Dave Ferriss 25
4 Tex Hughson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 343
2 Hal Newhouser 268
3 Tex Hughson 172
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 .371
2 Jim Tabor .357
3 Willard Marshall .354
4 Benny Zientara .354
5 Whitey Kurowski .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Ralph Kiner 4
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Charlie Keller 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 24
2 Dixie Walker 16
3 Roy Cullenbine 14
3 Ralph Kiner 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Cass Michaels 3
3 Jim Russell 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Haefner 0.86
2 Murry Dickson 1.03
3 Orval Grove 1.20
4 Sam Zoldak 1.26
5 Hank Behrman 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Hughes 4
2 Joe Beggs 3
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Joe Hatten 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 35
2 Hal Newhouser 30
3 Fred Hutchinson 25
4 Ralph Branca 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
4 Ralph Branca 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Cullenbine .450
2 Mickey Vernon .398
3 Whitey Kurowski .391
4 Del Ennis .370
5 Ted Williams .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Enos Slaughter 28
3 Bob Elliott 24
4 Roy Cullenbine 23
4 Dick Wakefield 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 7
2 Cass Michaels 6
3 Dave Philley 5
3 Pete Reiser 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.98
2 Rube Melton 1.09
3 Sam Zoldak 1.13
4 Hal Gregg 1.39
5 Joe Dobson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Fred Hutchinson 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 63
2 Hal Newhouser 58
3 Fred Hutchinson 39
4 Kirby Higbe 35
5 Johnny Sain 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 George Caster 3
3 Bob Feller 2
3 Gordon Maltzberger 2
3 Ken Raffensberger 2