On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	37	9	.804	--
Yankees	32	18	.640	7.0
Senators	27	19	.587	10.0
Tigers	25	22	.532	12.5
Indians	20	28	.417	18.0
Browns	18	28	.391	19.0
White Sox	15	29	.341	21.0
Athletics	13	34	.277	24.5

Games

Red Sox 15, Tigers 4

Indians 2, Yankees 1

Athletics 9, Browns 3

Senators 7, White Sox 6

Senators 7, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	16	.652	--
Cardinals	26	19	.578	3.5
Cubs	24	19	.558	4.5
Reds	20	20	.500	7.0
Giants	21	25	.457	9.0
Braves	20	24	.455	9.0
Pirates	18	24	.429	10.0
Phillies	15	27	.357	13.0

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0

Reds 4, Braves 2

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Trosky	6
2	Billy Hitchcock	5
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Pinky Higgins	4
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	Ralph Hodgin	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Handley	2
1	Jerry Priddy	2
1	Mickey Vernon	2
4	Buster Adams	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Barrett	3.00
2	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Rex Barney	0.88
4	Ed Heusser	0.50
5	Bob Chipman	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Rex Barney	7
3	Frank Papish	6
4	Nick Strincevich	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Gil Torres	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.395
2	Dixie Walker	.365
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Stan Musial	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	12
2	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Hank Greenberg	11
4	Johnny Mize	10
4	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	47
2	Ted Williams	41
3	Rudy York	38
4	Enos Slaughter	36
4	Dixie Walker	36

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	Max Lanier	1.93
5	Ed Heusser	2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	126
2	Hal Newhouser	77
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	.532
2	Del Ennis	.420
3	Stan Hack	.410
4	Mickey Vernon	.397
5	Sid Gordon	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Buddy Blattner	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Pat Seerey	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	16
1	Elbie Fletcher	16
1	Charlie Keller	16
4	Buddy Blattner	15
5	Rudy York	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Mickey Vernon	4
4	Buddy Blattner	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.35
3	Gene Thompson	0.73
4	Harry Brecheen	1.00
5	Kirby Higbe	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
4	Ed Bahr	2
4	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Joe Page	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.378
2	Dixie Walker	.375
3	Del Ennis	.365
4	Ralph Kiner	.355
5	Frank McCormick	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	29
2	Dixie Walker	25
3	Mickey Vernon	23
4	Bobby Doerr	22
4	Ralph Kiner	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	1.00
1	Kirby Higbe	1.00
3	Red Ruffing	1.11
4	Dizzy Trout	1.43
5	Roger Wolff	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Dick Fowler	4
4	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Hal Newhouser	43
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	Bill Kennedy	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
5	31 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.342
2	Tommy Holmes	.327
3	Stan Hack	.326
4	Dixie Walker	.322
5	Goody Rosen	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	25
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Charlie Keller	22
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
3	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	130
2	Andy Pafko	117
3	Rudy York	111
4	Tommy Holmes	110
5	Nick Etten	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	Red Schoendienst	27
3	George Case	24
4	George Myatt	23
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.90
2	Roger Wolff	2.24
3	Harry Brecheen	2.25
4	Bob Feller	2.36
5	Dutch Leonard	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Red Barrett	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	225
2	Bob Feller	185
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