On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	41	12	.774	--
Yankees	34	23	.596	9.0
Tigers	30	24	.556	11.5
Senators	28	25	.528	13.0
Browns	23	30	.434	18.0
Indians	23	32	.418	19.0
White Sox	20	30	.400	19.5
Athletics	15	38	.283	26.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 6

Indians 4, Athletics 1

Tigers 3, Senators 1

Browns 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	20	.615	--
Cardinals	29	22	.569	2.5
Cubs	26	22	.542	4.0
Reds	25	22	.532	4.5
Braves	23	27	.460	8.0
Pirates	21	26	.447	8.5
Giants	22	30	.423	10.0
Phillies	19	28	.404	10.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Braves 2

Giants 11, Cardinals 5

Phillies 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Keller	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Jimmy Brown	3
2	Dain Clay	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Erv Dusak	1
1	Marty Marion	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	4
2	Whitey Platt	3
3	Buddy Blattner	2
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	George Case	1
1	Roy Hughes	1
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.78
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.62
3	Dutch Leonard	0.60
3	Red Ruffing	0.60
5	Don Black	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Red Ruffing	6
4	Don Black	5
4	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	Joe Krakauskas	1
1	Dick Mauney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.366
2	Dixie Walker	.362
3	Frankie Gustine	.338
4	Stan Musial	.335
5	Dom DiMaggio	.329

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	Bobby Doerr	50
2	Ted Williams	49
3	Rudy York	45
4	Enos Slaughter	43
5	Charlie Keller	41

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	1.48
2	Spud Chandler	1.58
3	Roger Wolff	1.62
4	Max Lanier	1.93
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	11
2	Spud Chandler	10
2	Bob Feller	10
2	Dave Ferriss	10
5	Mickey Harris	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	136
2	Hal Newhouser	93
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	10 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.564
2	Barney McCosky	.455
2	Ed Stevens	.455
4	Jimmy Brown	.444
5	Ted Williams	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Pat Seerey	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	17
2	Bobby Doerr	15
2	Charlie Keller	15
4	Pinky Higgins	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	5
1	Johnny Hopp	5
3	George Case	4
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	2 others tied	4

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	Jack Kramer	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Spud Chandler	19
4	Virgil Trucks	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Art Herring	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
1	Andy Karl	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.381
2	Johnny Hopp	.380
3	Bobby Doerr	.370
4	Del Ennis	.365
5	Dixie Walker	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Ted Williams	9
3	Charlie Keller	8
4	Buddy Blattner	6
4	Pat Seerey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	32
2	Enos Slaughter	27
3	Rudy York	25
4	Ralph Kiner	22
4	Ted Williams	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	7
2	George Case	6
2	Don Kolloway	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.79
2	Ken Trinkle	1.01
3	Kirby Higbe	1.56
4	Claude Passeau	1.60
5	Jack Kramer	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	52
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	Art Herring	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.347
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	23
2	Charlie Keller	23
2	Rudy York	23
5	Whitey Kurowski	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	125
2	Rudy York	114
3	Andy Pafko	108
4	Tommy Holmes	107
5	Nick Etten	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	28
3	Red Schoendienst	26
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.94
2	Harry Brecheen	2.11
3	Roger Wolff	2.21
4	Bob Feller	2.34
5	Dutch Leonard	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Claude Passeau	19
4	Dizzy Trout	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	234
2	Bob Feller	195
3	Bobo Newsom	152
4	Allie Reynolds	122
5	Dizzy Trout	119

Saves

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