On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	41	9	.820	--
Yankees	33	21	.611	10.0
Senators	28	22	.560	13.0
Tigers	27	24	.529	14.5
Browns	21	29	.420	20.0
Indians	21	31	.404	21.0
White Sox	18	30	.375	22.0
Athletics	14	37	.275	27.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Indians 5

Tigers 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Browns 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	19	.612	--
Cardinals	29	20	.592	1.0
Cubs	25	21	.543	3.5
Reds	23	21	.523	4.5
Braves	22	26	.458	7.5
Pirates	21	25	.457	7.5
Giants	21	29	.420	9.5
Phillies	18	28	.391	10.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Giants 2

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Rudy York	4
4	Lou Boudreau	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	6
2	Hank Camelli	3
2	Jimmy Outlaw	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	Thurman Tucker	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.75
1	Gene Thompson	0.75
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.54
4	Mort Cooper	0.50
5	Russ Christopher	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Johnny Vander Meer	7
3	Tex Shirley	5
4	Sid Hudson	4
4	Oscar Judd	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Judd	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.366
2	Ted Williams	.348
3	Stan Musial	.344
4	Frankie Gustine	.340
5	Johnny Mize	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Charlie Keller	13
2	Ted Williams	13
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
5	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	47
2	Ted Williams	46
3	Rudy York	44
4	Enos Slaughter	42
5	Charlie Keller	39

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	1.62
2	Spud Chandler	1.63
3	Max Lanier	1.93
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.09
5	Dizzy Trout	2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	126
2	Hal Newhouser	86
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Virgil Trucks	56
5	Spud Chandler	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	3
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rudy York	.451
2	Barney McCosky	.449
3	Bobby Doerr	.444
4	Jimmy Brown	.424
5	Hank Edwards	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
1	Charlie Keller	6
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Pat Seerey	4
4	Rudy York	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	20
1	Rudy York	20
3	Enos Slaughter	15
4	Bobby Doerr	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	6
2	Johnny Hopp	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	Mickey Vernon	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Al Brazle	0.47
3	Roger Wolff	0.73
4	Bob Feller	1.00
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Bob Feller	28
3	Hank Borowy	18
4	Joe Page	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.394
2	Mickey Vernon	.377
3	Del Ennis	.370
4	Stan Hack	.353
5	Bobby Doerr	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Charlie Keller	9
3	Ted Williams	8
4	Buddy Blattner	5
4	7 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	32
2	Enos Slaughter	27
3	Rudy York	26
4	Johnny Berardino	25
5	Dixie Walker	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Bobby Adams	6
2	George Case	6
4	Buddy Blattner	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.33
2	Kirby Higbe	1.34
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.43
4	Roger Wolff	1.54
5	Claude Passeau	1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Hal Newhouser	52
3	Dizzy Trout	30
4	Ewell Blackwell	26
4	3 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Earl Johnson	2
2	Oscar Judd	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.342
2	Tommy Holmes	.329
3	Stan Hack	.325
4	Dixie Walker	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	27
2	Tommy Holmes	25
3	Rudy York	24
4	Charlie Keller	23
5	Whitey Kurowski	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	128
2	Rudy York	117
3	Andy Pafko	111
4	Tommy Holmes	110
5	Nick Etten	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	Red Schoendienst	27
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.93
2	Harry Brecheen	2.11
3	Roger Wolff	2.20
4	Dutch Leonard	2.35
5	Bob Feller	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Red Barrett	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	234
2	Bob Feller	185
3	Bobo Newsom	146
4	Dizzy Trout	115
5	2 tied	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	18
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Joe Berry	5
3	Cy Buker	5
3	4 others tied	5