On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	35	9	.795	--
Yankees	30	17	.638	6.5
Senators	23	19	.548	11.0
Tigers	25	21	.543	11.0
Indians	19	26	.422	16.5
Browns	18	25	.419	16.5
White Sox	15	25	.375	18.0
Athletics	11	34	.244	24.5

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 8

Yankees 9, White Sox 6

Tigers 2, Athletics 0

Senators 5, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	14	.674	--
Cardinals	25	17	.595	3.5
Cubs	21	19	.525	6.5
Reds	19	18	.514	7.0
Giants	20	23	.465	9.0
Braves	18	23	.439	10.0
Pirates	17	22	.436	10.0
Phillies	13	26	.333	14.0

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marv Rickert	4
1	Hal Trosky	4
3	Tom Jordan	3
3	Buddy Kerr	3
3	Vern Stephens	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Vern Stephens	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	4
1	Rudy York	4
3	Aaron Robinson	3
4	Phil Cavarretta	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1
1	Hal Wagner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Wolff	0.71
2	Sam Zoldak	0.56
3	Virgil Trucks	0.50
4	Ken Burkhart	0.44
5	Joe Page	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roger Wolff	5
1	Sam Zoldak	5
3	Ken Burkhart	4
3	Emil Kush	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Rube Melton	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.370
2	Red Schoendienst	.336
3	Stan Musial	.335
4	Buddy Blattner	.330
5	Johnny Pesky	.328

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	42
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Enos Slaughter	35
3	Dixie Walker	35
3	Rudy York	35

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	Roger Wolff	1.70
3	Dizzy Trout	1.71
4	Hal Newhouser	1.86
5	Max Lanier	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	Virgil Trucks	51
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	3
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
5	3 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.468
2	Ralph Kiner	.458
3	Stan Hack	.419
4	Buddy Blattner	.386
5	Ray Lamanno	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Buddy Blattner	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Elbie Fletcher	16
2	Charlie Keller	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	Johnny Hetki	0.54
2	Dizzy Trout	0.59
3	Hal Newhouser	1.00
4	Kirby Higbe	1.07
5	Hugh Casey	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Kirby Higbe	4
3	Hal Newhouser	3
4	Ed Bahr	2
4	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Dizzy Trout	18
4	Joe Page	16
4	Johnny Schmitz	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.380
2	Dixie Walker	.365
3	Red Schoendienst	.360
4	George Kell	.337
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	24
1	Dixie Walker	24
3	Enos Slaughter	23
4	Bobby Doerr	22
4	Mickey Vernon	22

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	Roger Wolff	1.27
2	Hal Newhouser	1.38
3	Dizzy Trout	1.53
4	Les Webber	1.57
5	Dave Ferriss	1.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	45
3	Virgil Trucks	35
4	Johnny Schmitz	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Bill Kennedy	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
5	26 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.349
2	Tommy Holmes	.331
3	Stan Hack	.323
4	Goody Rosen	.319
5	Dixie Walker	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	25
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
3	Rudy York	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	129
2	Andy Pafko	117
3	Tommy Holmes	115
4	Nick Etten	110
5	Rudy York	108

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	Roger Wolff	2.24
3	Harry Brecheen	2.25
4	Dutch Leonard	2.31
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
4	Roger Wolff	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	229
2	Bob Feller	177
3	Bobo Newsom	145
4	Preacher Roe	127
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