On This Day

Sunday, June 9, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	39	9	.813	--
Yankees	33	19	.635	8.0
Senators	28	20	.583	11.0
Tigers	25	24	.510	14.5
Indians	21	29	.420	19.0
Browns	19	29	.396	20.0
White Sox	16	30	.348	22.0
Athletics	14	35	.286	25.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 1

Indians 9, Yankees 5

Yankees 7, Indians 4

Browns 6, Athletics 2

Athletics 8, Browns 4

Red Sox 11, Tigers 6

Senators 7, White Sox 1

White Sox 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	17	.638	--
Cardinals	27	20	.574	3.0
Cubs	25	19	.568	3.5
Reds	21	21	.500	6.5
Braves	21	25	.457	8.5
Pirates	20	24	.455	8.5
Giants	21	27	.438	9.5
Phillies	16	28	.364	12.5

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 6

Braves 14, Reds 3

Reds 1, Braves 0

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Cardinals 9, Phillies 1

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	6
2	Billy Hitchcock	5
2	George Metkovich	5
4	Johnny Berardino	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	2
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Johnny Berardino	4
2	Frankie Gustine	4
2	Connie Ryan	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Buddy Blattner	1
2	George Case	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Si Johnson	1.00
1	Joe Page	1.00
3	Eddie Lopat	0.80
4	Spud Chandler	0.60
5	Bob Savage	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	9
2	Si Johnson	5
2	Bob Savage	5
4	Al Brazle	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.366
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Johnny Pesky	.337
5	Dom DiMaggio	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	13
2	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Ted Williams	12
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
5	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	47
2	Ted Williams	44
3	Rudy York	40
4	Charlie Keller	38
4	Enos Slaughter	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	George Case	9
3	Johnny Hopp	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.63
2	Roger Wolff	1.70
3	Max Lanier	1.93
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.09
5	Dizzy Trout	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	10
2	Spud Chandler	9
2	Bob Feller	9
2	Mickey Harris	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	126
2	Hal Newhouser	77
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Spud Chandler	55
5	Dizzy Trout	53

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.458
2	Bobby Doerr	.431
3	Del Ennis	.418
4	Elmer Valo	.390
5	Mickey Vernon	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	19
2	Elbie Fletcher	17
3	Rudy York	16
4	Bobby Doerr	15
5	Buddy Blattner	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	6
2	Johnny Hopp	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	Buddy Blattner	4
4	Mickey Vernon	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Roger Wolff	0.57
3	Gene Thompson	0.73
4	Harry Brecheen	1.00
5	Al Brazle	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Joe Page	20
3	Dizzy Trout	20
5	Spud Chandler	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.383
2	Dixie Walker	.381
3	Del Ennis	.365
4	Johnny Hopp	.338
5	Johnny Berardino	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	31
2	Dixie Walker	25
3	Enos Slaughter	23
3	Rudy York	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Bobby Adams	6
2	George Case	6
4	Buddy Blattner	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Kirby Higbe	1.00
2	Red Ruffing	1.11
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.43
4	Roger Wolff	1.55
5	Claude Passeau	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Ewell Blackwell	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Hal Newhouser	43
3	Dizzy Trout	30
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
2	Ken Raffensberger	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.338
2	Tommy Holmes	.329
3	Stan Hack	.326
4	Dixie Walker	.321
5	Goody Rosen	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	25
1	Tommy Holmes	25
3	Charlie Keller	23
4	Whitey Kurowski	22
4	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	130
2	Andy Pafko	116
3	Rudy York	113
4	Tommy Holmes	110
5	Nick Etten	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	Red Schoendienst	27
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.90
2	Roger Wolff	2.24
3	Harry Brecheen	2.25
4	Dutch Leonard	2.35
5	Bob Feller	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	22
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	118

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