On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	29	.707	--
Tigers	56	40	.583	12.5
Yankees	57	41	.582	12.5
Senators	50	47	.515	19.0
Indians	47	52	.475	23.0
Browns	42	54	.438	26.5
White Sox	39	58	.402	30.0
Athletics	28	68	.292	40.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 0

Browns 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	37	.615	--
Cardinals	56	39	.589	2.5
Cubs	52	43	.547	6.5
Reds	47	48	.495	11.5
Braves	45	49	.479	13.0
Giants	43	54	.443	16.5
Phillies	40	53	.430	17.5
Pirates	37	56	.398	20.5

Games

Cardinals 10, Dodgers 3

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 8, Giants 1

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Tabor	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Charlie Gilbert	3
2	Grady Hatton	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Ray Mueller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	2
2	Bob Feller	2
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Mickey Livingston	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.90
2	Al Benton	0.83
2	Blix Donnelly	0.83
4	Claude Passeau	0.71
5	Eddie Lopat	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Al Benton	5
2	Blix Donnelly	5
2	Eddie Lopat	5
2	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	2
2	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.377
2	Johnny Hopp	.372
3	Stan Musial	.361
4	Mickey Vernon	.357
5	Ted Williams	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	28
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Johnny Mize	22
4	Charlie Keller	20
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	94
2	Rudy York	87
3	Bobby Doerr	80
4	Enos Slaughter	79
4	Dixie Walker	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	25
2	George Case	21
3	Bert Haas	18
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.83
2	Howie Pollet	1.87
3	Hal Newhouser	1.89
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.99
5	Bob Feller	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
1	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Dave Ferriss	17
4	Spud Chandler	15
5	Mickey Harris	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	239
2	Hal Newhouser	169
3	Virgil Trucks	130
4	Tex Hughson	118
5	Spud Chandler	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	6
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Hugh Casey	4
2	Art Herring	4
2	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bud Souchock	.422
2	Johnny Mize	.410
3	Dixie Walker	.407
4	Luke Appling	.406
5	Eddie Stanky	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
4	Del Ennis	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Jeff Heath	16
3	Frank McCormick	14
4	Charlie Keller	12
4	Johnny Mize	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Bert Haas	5
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Pete Reiser	4
3	Harry Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.00
1	Hi Bithorn	0.00
3	Vic Lombardi	0.57
4	Bill Lee	0.60
5	Bob Chipman	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Dave Ferriss	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	37
2	Virgil Trucks	28
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Johnny Rigney	17
5	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Behrman	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.429
2	Dixie Walker	.383
3	Johnny Mize	.377
4	Johnny Pesky	.376
5	George Kell	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Johnny Mize	7
2	Pat Seerey	7
4	Roy Cullenbine	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	31
2	Ted Williams	29
2	Rudy York	29
4	Dixie Walker	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	9
2	Pete Reiser	8
3	George Case	7
4	Harry Walker	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Rigney	0.69
2	Paul Erickson	0.96
3	Howie Pollet	1.06
4	Hal Newhouser	1.15
5	Dave Ferriss	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Murry Dickson	5
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	46
3	Virgil Trucks	43
4	Tex Hughson	38
5	Johnny Schmitz	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
1	Bob Klinger	4
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.343
2	Phil Cavarretta	.323
3	George Kell	.321
4	Tommy Holmes	.312
5	Whitey Kurowski	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	34
2	Charlie Keller	30
3	Ted Williams	28
4	Rudy York	26
5	Pat Seerey	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Hank Greenberg	120
3	Dixie Walker	116
4	Charlie Keller	101
5	Jeff Heath	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
3	Pete Reiser	25
4	Johnny Hopp	19
5	Bert Haas	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.87
2	Hal Newhouser	1.95
3	Roger Wolff	2.16
4	Bob Feller	2.16
5	Spud Chandler	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Hank Wyse	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	298
2	Hal Newhouser	250
3	Bobo Newsom	148
4	Dizzy Trout	134
5	Virgil Trucks	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	14
2	Bob Klinger	6
3	Don Hendrickson	5
3	Art Herring	5
3	Charley Schanz	5