On This Day

Monday, June 3, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 34 9 .791 --
Yankees 28 17 .622 7.0
Senators 22 18 .550 10.5
Tigers 23 21 .523 11.5
Browns 18 24 .429 15.5
Indians 18 25 .419 16.0
White Sox 15 23 .395 16.5
Athletics 11 32 .256 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 13 .675 --
Cardinals 23 17 .575 4.0
Reds 18 18 .500 7.0
Cubs 19 19 .500 7.0
Giants 20 21 .488 7.5
Braves 18 21 .462 8.5
Pirates 16 20 .444 9.0
Phillies 13 25 .342 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 5
1 Hank Edwards 5
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Hal Trosky 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Irv Hall 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
1 Tom McBride 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 George Myatt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.50
2 Al Brazle 0.44
2 Dick Fowler 0.44
4 Joe Dobson 0.38
4 2 others tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Dave Ferriss 4
1 Dick Fowler 4
1 Thornton Lee 4
1 Eddie Lopat 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Budnick 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Andy Karl 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .374
2 Stan Musial .342
3 Red Schoendienst .341
4 Ted Williams .338
5 Johnny Pesky .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 38
2 Bobby Doerr 36
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Enos Slaughter 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 11
2 George Case 8
3 Bert Haas 7
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
5 2 tied 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 Dave Ferriss 9
1 Hal Newhouser 9
3 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 Mike Budnick 3
1 Andy Karl 3
1 Bill Kennedy 3
4 Joe Haynes 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .429
2 Don Kolloway .419
3 Del Ennis .380
4 Ray Lamanno .371
5 Wally Moses .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Ralph Kiner 5
3 Buddy Blattner 4
3 Nick Etten 4
3 Whitey Kurowski 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 16
2 Ralph Kiner 15
3 Elbie Fletcher 12
3 Joe Gordon 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 4
1 Eddie Mayo 4
3 Augie Galan 3
3 Don Kolloway 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.47
2 Johnny Hetki 0.48
3 Dizzy Trout 0.84
4 Hal Newhouser 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 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Dizzy Trout 16
4 Johnny Schmitz 15
4 Virgil Trucks 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 3
2 Mike Budnick 2
3 Hank Behrman 1
3 Hugh Casey 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .387
2 Dixie Walker .371
3 Ray Lamanno .357
4 Del Ennis .347
5 2 tied .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
1 Johnny Mize 9
3 Charlie Keller 8
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
5 Ted Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 26
2 Ted Williams 23
3 Enos Slaughter 22
3 Mickey Vernon 22
5 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 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.38
2 Roger Wolff 1.55
3 Les Webber 1.62
4 Orval Grove 1.64
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
2 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Vic Lombardi 5
5 2 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Hal Newhouser 45
3 Virgil Trucks 33
4 Tex Hughson 30
4 Johnny Schmitz 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 3
1 Bill Kennedy 3
3 Mike Budnick 2
3 Fred Hutchinson 2
3 Johnny Murphy 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .347
2 Tommy Holmes .330
3 Stan Hack .319
4 Goody Rosen .319
5 Dixie Walker .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 25
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 118
3 Tommy Holmes 115
4 Nick Etten 110
5 Rudy York 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dave Ferriss 23
3 Hank Wyse 20
4 Red Barrett 19
4 2 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 18
2 Ace Adams 8
3 Jim Turner 6
4 Joe Berry 5
4 3 others tied 5