On This Day

Saturday, June 1, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 32 9 .780 --
Yankees 27 17 .614 6.5
Senators 21 17 .553 9.5
Tigers 22 20 .524 10.5
Browns 18 23 .439 14.0
White Sox 15 21 .417 14.5
Indians 17 24 .415 15.0
Athletics 10 31 .244 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 13 .658 --
Cardinals 23 14 .622 1.5
Reds 18 16 .529 5.0
Cubs 18 18 .500 6.0
Braves 17 20 .459 7.5
Pirates 15 18 .455 7.5
Giants 17 21 .447 8.0
Phillies 11 24 .314 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barney McCosky 4
1 Elmer Valo 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Carden Gillenwater 3
3 Stan Spence 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Marv Rickert 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Marv Rickert 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 Charlie Keller 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 2
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 Eddie Mayo 1
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.67
2 Russ Christopher 0.57
3 Jack Kramer 0.43
4 Ed Head 0.20
4 2 others tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Jack Kramer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Christopher 8
2 Fred Hutchinson 6
3 Ed Head 3
3 Jack Kramer 3
5 10 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .372
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Dom DiMaggio .336
5 Pee Wee Reese .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 11
1 Hank Greenberg 11
3 Johnny Mize 10
4 Charlie Keller 9
4 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 38
2 Bobby Doerr 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Enos Slaughter 30
4 Dixie Walker 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 11
2 George Case 8
3 Bert Haas 7
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
5 Dixie Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 1.29
2 Spud Chandler 1.43
3 Dizzy Trout 1.93
3 Roger Wolff 1.93
3 Max Lanier 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 8
1 Mickey Harris 8
1 Hal Newhouser 8
4 Spud Chandler 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 104
2 Hal Newhouser 63
3 Tex Hughson 57
4 Virgil Trucks 49
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 3
2 Joe Haynes 2
2 Fred Hutchinson 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Ken Trinkle 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Kiner .432
2 Don Kolloway .404
3 Red Schoendienst .400
4 Babe Young .394
5 Del Ennis .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 7
2 Buddy Blattner 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 17
2 Ralph Kiner 14
3 Joe Gordon 13
4 Hank Greenberg 12
4 Rip Russell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 4
2 Eddie Mayo 3
2 Eddie Stanky 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
2 Babe Young 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.45
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 Hal Newhouser 0.67
4 Johnny Niggeling 1.00
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Kirby Higbe 3
2 Vic Lombardi 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Fred Hutchinson 20
2 Johnny Schmitz 20
2 Dizzy Trout 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Behrman 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .377
2 Dixie Walker .361
3 Frankie Gustine .352
4 Ted Williams .344
5 Whitey Kurowski .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
1 Johnny Mize 9
3 Charlie Keller 8
3 Ted Williams 8
5 Joe DiMaggio 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Charlie Keller 25
3 Joe DiMaggio 21
3 Enos Slaughter 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
3 Bobby Adams 4
3 Augie Galan 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.64
2 Johnny Schmitz 1.32
3 Hal Newhouser 1.47
4 Orval Grove 1.64
5 Roger Wolff 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mickey Harris 5
2 Vic Lombardi 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Virgil Trucks 37
3 Tex Hughson 35
4 Johnny Schmitz 34
4 Dizzy Trout 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Hank Behrman 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .345
2 Tommy Holmes .333
3 Goody Rosen .319
4 Stan Hack .317
5 Dixie Walker .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 26
2 Hank Greenberg 24
3 Whitey Kurowski 22
4 Nick Etten 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 125
2 Andy Pafko 119
3 Tommy Holmes 117
4 Nick Etten 109
5 Rudy York 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 Red Schoendienst 26
3 George Case 25
4 George Myatt 23
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.79
2 Dutch Leonard 2.22
3 Roger Wolff 2.24
4 Harry Brecheen 2.34
5 Bob Feller 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 20
4 Red Barrett 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 221
2 Bob Feller 163
3 Bobo Newsom 150
4 Preacher Roe 127
5 Nels Potter 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 16
2 Ace Adams 9
3 Xavier Rescigno 6
3 Jim Turner 6
5 3 tied 5