On August 25, 1946, future Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers is born in Steubenville, Ohio. After a brilliant amateur career that includes American Legion “Player of the Year” honors, Fingers will make his major league debut with the Oakland A’s in 1968 and will become one of baseball’s top relievers.
The Yankees become the first major league team to draw over two million paying patrons at home when 42,908 fans show up at the Bronx ballpark to watch the Bombers drop a 7-2 decision to Detroit’s Hal Newhouse. Today’s crowd brings the season total to 2,027,087, three-quarters of a million more than the previous American League record also set by New York when the team played at the Polo Grounds in 1920.
1946 – Clubs approve a change to a 168-game schedule, but they will rescind the decision at another meeting on September 16. Television is first recognized, with clubs given rights to their own games. Players jumping to outlaw leagues will not be allowed to apply for reinstatement for five years.
Cleveland Indians’ ace Bob Feller is clocked at 98.6 miles per hour by a U.S. Army device
The Pirates vote on whether to accept the Guild as their bargaining agent. The vote is 15-3 against, with 10 abstentions.
1946 – In the second 1946 East-West Game, the West wins by a 4-1 score behind four-hit pitching by Felix Evans, Dan Bankhead and Johnny Williams. Willie Grace raps three hits.
1946 – In the first 1946 East-West Game, the East wins, 6 – 3. It is the first East-West Game since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in organized baseball (he has yet to make his debut in the major leagues). Howard Easterling gets three hits and Barney Brown tosses three perfect innings.
On August 12, 1946, Stan “The Man” Musial goes 4-for-4, giving him 12 hits over the last three games. Musial’s latest hitting outburst helps the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the rival Chicago Cubs behind Al Brazle’s three-hitter. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@
Bluefield (Appalachian League) romps over Pulaski‚ 35 – 5‚ scoring in every inning including an 11-run 6th inning.
Sweeping a doubleheader, the Phillies end the Dodgers’ 18-game winning streak, a major league record, in Philadelphia. The Dodgers hadn’t lost in the City of Brotherly Love since May 5, 1945.
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