On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	32	9	.780	--
Yankees	27	17	.614	6.5
Senators	21	18	.538	10.0
Tigers	23	20	.535	10.0
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

Tigers 10, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	13	.675	--
Cardinals	23	16	.590	3.5
Reds	18	18	.500	7.0
Cubs	19	19	.500	7.0
Giants	19	21	.475	8.0
Braves	18	21	.462	8.5
Pirates	16	19	.457	8.5
Phillies	12	25	.324	13.5

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 8, Braves 2

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Dodgers 1, Reds 0

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 6

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Phillies 10, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Stevens	5
2	Sid Gordon	4
2	Lee Handley	4
2	Peanuts Lowrey	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marv Rickert	5
2	Walker Cooper	4
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Ralph Kiner	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Dick Culler	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Herring	1.50
2	Hal Newhouser	1.18
3	Bill Voiselle	1.14
4	Rip Sewell	0.50
5	Les Webber	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	Al Jurisich	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	13
2	Bill Voiselle	8
3	Johnny Hetki	5
4	Ed Bahr	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.374
2	Red Schoendienst	.346
3	Ted Williams	.345
4	Stan Musial	.344
5	Dom DiMaggio	.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	31
4	Dixie Walker	31

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	Spud Chandler	1.43
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.85
3	Hal Newhouser	1.86
4	Dizzy Trout	1.93
4	2 others tied	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Dave Ferriss	8
2	Mickey Harris	8
4	Spud Chandler	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Hal Newhouser	76
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Virgil Trucks	49
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Joe Haynes	2
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.419
2	Bobby Doerr	.390
3	Don Kolloway	.386
4	Babe Young	.366
5	Red Schoendienst	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Charlie Keller	16
3	Joe Gordon	13
4	Hank Greenberg	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	4
1	Eddie Mayo	4
3	Augie Galan	3
3	Eddie Stanky	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Kirby Higbe	0.45
2	Johnny Hetki	0.48
3	Red Ruffing	0.50
4	Hal Newhouser	0.75
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	35
2	Dizzy Trout	20
3	Bob Feller	19
3	Allie Reynolds	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	2
2	Hank Behrman	1
2	Mike Budnick	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.381
2	Dixie Walker	.371
3	Ray Lamanno	.357
4	Ted Williams	.353
5	Whitey Kurowski	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	26
2	Charlie Keller	25
3	Enos Slaughter	22
4	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Dixie Walker	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Augie Galan	5
2	Eddie Mayo	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.38
2	Les Webber	1.62
3	Orval Grove	1.64
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.67
5	Roger Wolff	1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	45
3	Johnny Schmitz	35
4	Dizzy Trout	34
5	Virgil Trucks	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	2
2	Andy Karl	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
5	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.345
2	Tommy Holmes	.330
3	Goody Rosen	.320
4	Stan Hack	.318
5	Dixie Walker	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	26
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
4	Chuck Workman	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	125
2	Andy Pafko	119
3	Tommy Holmes	117
4	Nick Etten	107
5	Rudy York	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	Red Schoendienst	26
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	22
5	George Metkovich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.77
2	Dutch Leonard	2.22
3	Roger Wolff	2.24
4	Harry Brecheen	2.31
5	Bob Feller	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	20
4	Red Barrett	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	234
2	Bob Feller	163
3	Bobo Newsom	150
4	Preacher Roe	126
5	Nels Potter	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	17
2	Ace Adams	9
3	Xavier Rescigno	6
3	Jim Turner	6
5	3 tied	5