On This Day

Friday, June 14, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 41 11 .788 --
Yankees 34 22 .607 9.0
Tigers 29 24 .547 12.5
Senators 28 24 .538 13.0
Browns 22 30 .423 19.0
Indians 22 32 .407 20.0
White Sox 19 30 .388 20.5
Athletics 15 37 .288 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 20 .608 --
Cardinals 29 21 .580 1.5
Cubs 26 21 .553 3.0
Reds 24 22 .522 4.5
Braves 23 26 .469 7.0
Pirates 21 25 .457 7.5
Giants 21 30 .412 10.0
Phillies 18 28 .391 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Platt 4
1 Buddy Rosar 4
3 Hank Edwards 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Spence 2
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Eddie Lake 1
2 Whitey Platt 1
2 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Platt 6
2 Phil Cavarretta 2
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Tommy Holmes 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spud Chandler 1.17
2 Virgil Trucks 1.11
3 Johnny Sain 0.83
4 Mickey Harris 0.62
5 Allie Reynolds 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 10
1 Virgil Trucks 10
3 Spud Chandler 7
4 Mickey Harris 5
4 Johnny Sain 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .365
2 Ted Williams .358
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Frankie Gustine .340
5 Johnny Mize .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 15
2 Hank Greenberg 14
3 Charlie Keller 13
4 Joe DiMaggio 11
5 Johnny Mize 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 49
2 Bobby Doerr 48
3 Rudy York 44
4 Enos Slaughter 42
5 Charlie Keller 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 12
2 George Case 11
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
4 Johnny Hopp 9
5 Don Kolloway 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.58
2 Roger Wolff 1.62
3 Max Lanier 1.93
4 Dizzy Trout 2.20
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 136
2 Hal Newhouser 86
3 Virgil Trucks 66
4 Spud Chandler 62
5 Dizzy Trout 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Budnick 3
1 Andy Karl 3
1 Bill Kennedy 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .455
1 Ed Stevens .455
3 Hank Edwards .429
4 Bobby Doerr .415
5 Jimmy Brown .406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 18
2 Rudy York 16
3 Pinky Higgins 14
4 Bobby Doerr 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 0.47
2 Roger Wolff 0.50
3 Claude Passeau 1.00
4 Eddie Smith 1.06
5 Ewell Blackwell 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Joe Page 20
4 Spud Chandler 19
5 Virgil Trucks 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Budnick 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Oscar Judd 2
1 Andy Karl 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .377
2 Del Ennis .374
3 Dixie Walker .356
4 Clyde McCullough .355
5 Stan Hack .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
1 Ted Williams 10
3 Charlie Keller 9
4 Buddy Blattner 6
4 Pat Seerey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 32
2 Enos Slaughter 26
3 Rudy York 24
4 Ted Williams 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 6
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
3 George Case 5
3 Johnny Hopp 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 0.33
2 Kirby Higbe 1.56
3 Claude Passeau 1.60
4 Jack Kramer 1.66
5 Roger Wolff 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
3 Spud Chandler 5
3 Kirby Higbe 5
3 Hal Newhouser 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Hal Newhouser 45
3 Virgil Trucks 36
4 Allie Reynolds 33
4 Dizzy Trout 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 3
2 Mike Budnick 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Earl Johnson 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .342
2 Stan Hack .326
3 Tommy Holmes .326
4 Dixie Walker .322
5 Augie Galan .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 126
2 Rudy York 113
3 Andy Pafko 110
4 Tommy Holmes 109
5 Nick Etten 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 35
2 George Case 27
3 Red Schoendienst 26
4 George Myatt 23
5 Johnny Hopp 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.97
2 Harry Brecheen 2.11
3 Roger Wolff 2.21
4 Bob Feller 2.34
5 Dutch Leonard 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Dave Ferriss 23
3 Hank Wyse 21
4 Claude Passeau 19
4 Dizzy Trout 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 227
2 Bob Feller 195
3 Bobo Newsom 156
4 Allie Reynolds 122
4 Dizzy Trout 122

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