On This Day

Friday, June 7, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	36	9	.800	--
Yankees	32	17	.653	6.0
Senators	25	19	.568	10.5
Tigers	25	21	.543	11.5
Indians	19	28	.404	18.0
Browns	18	27	.400	18.0
White Sox	15	27	.357	19.5
Athletics	12	34	.261	24.5

Games

Yankees 6, Indians 5

Athletics 5, Browns 4

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	15	.667	--
Cardinals	25	19	.568	4.5
Cubs	23	19	.548	5.5
Reds	19	20	.487	8.0
Braves	20	23	.465	9.0
Giants	20	25	.444	10.0
Pirates	18	23	.439	10.0
Phillies	15	26	.366	13.0

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0

Braves 3, Reds 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 2

Pirates 10, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	4
1	Charlie Keller	4
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
5	21 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
3	Buddy Blattner	3
3	Al Zarilla	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	1.67
2	Claude Passeau	0.67
3	Bobo Newsom	0.57
4	Russ Christopher	0.40
5	Joe Hatten	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Bahr	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Murry Dickson	5
3	Russ Christopher	4
3	Bobo Newsom	4
3	Claude Passeau	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Gables	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.368
2	Ted Williams	.335
3	Buddy Blattner	.333
4	Johnny Pesky	.330
5	Stan Musial	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	43
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Dixie Walker	36
4	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	2 others tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	George Case	8
4	Bert Haas	7
4	Phil Rizzuto	7

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	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.500
2	Sid Gordon	.433
3	Stan Hack	.421
4	Del Ennis	.400
5	Augie Galan	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Buddy Blattner	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elbie Fletcher	16
2	Charlie Keller	15
3	Buddy Blattner	14
3	Ralph Kiner	14
5	Bobby Doerr	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.35
3	Gene Thompson	0.73
4	Hal Newhouser	1.00
5	Kirby Higbe	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	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	Joe Page	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16
5	Hank Borowy	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Ennis	.375
1	Mickey Vernon	.375
3	Dixie Walker	.362
4	Ralph Kiner	.355
5	Frank McCormick	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Dixie Walker	25
3	Ralph Kiner	22
3	Mickey Vernon	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Bobby Adams	6
2	George Case	6
4	Augie Galan	5
4	Eddie Mayo	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	0.99
2	Red Ruffing	1.11
3	Roger Wolff	1.27
4	Hal Newhouser	1.38
5	Dizzy Trout	1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	45
3	Johnny Schmitz	32
4	Virgil Trucks	28
5	Tex Hughson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Dave Ferriss	2
2	Bill Kennedy	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.344
2	Tommy Holmes	.332
3	Stan Hack	.324
4	Dixie Walker	.322
5	Goody Rosen	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	130
2	Andy Pafko	117
3	Tommy Holmes	113
4	Rudy York	108
5	Nick Etten	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	Red Schoendienst	26
3	George Case	24
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	2.42
5	Bob Feller	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Claude Passeau	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	229
2	Bob Feller	177
3	Bobo Newsom	149
4	Preacher Roe	120
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