On This Day

Tuesday, June 4, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	35	9	.795	--
Yankees	29	17	.630	7.0
Senators	22	19	.537	11.5
Tigers	24	21	.533	11.5
Indians	19	25	.432	16.0
Browns	18	25	.419	16.5
White Sox	15	24	.385	17.5
Athletics	11	33	.250	24.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Browns 4

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 2, Athletics 0

Indians 10, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	14	.667	--
Cardinals	24	17	.585	3.5
Reds	19	18	.514	6.5
Cubs	20	19	.513	6.5
Giants	20	22	.476	8.0
Braves	18	22	.450	9.0
Pirates	17	21	.447	9.0
Phillies	13	26	.333	13.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Reds 5, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 5, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Maurice Van Robays	5
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Dixie Walker	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
1	Enos Slaughter	4
4	Frankie Hayes	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Stan Hack	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	2.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.40
3	Bob Carpenter	0.80
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.50
5	Spud Chandler	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	14
2	Harry Brecheen	7
3	Bob Carpenter	4
3	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Bob Savage	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.376
2	Stan Musial	.342
3	Red Schoendienst	.338
4	Ted Williams	.329
5	Buddy Blattner	.327

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	Bobby Doerr	40
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Enos Slaughter	35
4	Dixie Walker	34
5	Joe DiMaggio	32

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	1.38
2	Dizzy Trout	1.71
3	Johnny Schmitz	1.85
4	Hal Newhouser	1.86
5	2 tied	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	9
1	Hal Newhouser	9
3	Spud Chandler	8
3	Bob Feller	8
3	Mickey Harris	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	118
2	Hal Newhouser	76
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Dizzy Trout	49
4	Virgil Trucks	49

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	.468
2	Ralph Kiner	.467
3	Don Kolloway	.415
4	Stan Hack	.407
5	Ray Lamanno	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elbie Fletcher	16
1	Charlie Keller	16
1	Ralph Kiner	16
4	Joe Gordon	12
4	Enos Slaughter	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	5
2	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	0.54
3	Dizzy Trout	0.59
4	Hal Newhouser	1.00
5	2 tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Dizzy Trout	18
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	.382
2	Dixie Walker	.374
3	Red Schoendienst	.363
4	Ray Lamanno	.356
5	Frankie Gustine	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	26
1	Enos Slaughter	26
3	Dixie Walker	24
4	Mickey Vernon	22
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Bobby Adams	5
2	Augie Galan	5
2	Eddie Mayo	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.38
2	Les Webber	1.53
3	Dizzy Trout	1.53
4	Roger Wolff	1.55
5	Orval Grove	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	45
3	Virgil Trucks	33
4	Tex Hughson	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
3	Mike Budnick	2
3	Fred Hutchinson	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.348
2	Tommy Holmes	.332
3	Stan Hack	.322
4	Goody Rosen	.320
5	Dixie Walker	.319

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	128
2	Andy Pafko	117
3	Tommy Holmes	115
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	Johnny Barrett	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.76
2	Harry Brecheen	2.25
3	Dutch Leonard	2.31
4	Roger Wolff	2.32
5	Bob Feller	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	20
4	Dizzy Trout	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	229
2	Bob Feller	177
3	Bobo Newsom	145
4	Preacher Roe	125
5	Dizzy Trout	115

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