On This Day

Sunday, June 16, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	42	13	.764	--
Yankees	36	23	.610	8.0
Tigers	30	25	.545	12.0
Senators	29	25	.537	12.5
Indians	25	32	.439	18.0
Browns	23	32	.418	19.0
White Sox	21	31	.404	19.5
Athletics	15	40	.273	27.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

White Sox 7, Red Sox 4

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Tigers 3

Yankees 9, Browns 2

Yankees 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	20	.623	--
Cardinals	30	23	.566	3.0
Cubs	26	23	.531	5.0
Reds	25	24	.510	6.0
Braves	25	27	.481	7.5
Pirates	22	27	.449	9.0
Giants	23	31	.426	10.5
Phillies	20	29	.408	11.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Braves 2, Reds 1

Braves 2, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 1

Giants 9, Cardinals 1

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 10, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Handley	6
2	Billy Johnson	5
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	2
1	Chet Laabs	2
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	Billy Cox	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	5
1	Chet Laabs	5
3	Bob Elliott	4
4	Walker Cooper	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	George Case	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	3.50
2	Al Brazle	1.20
3	Bob Feller	1.12
4	Tex Hughson	0.88
5	Dave Koslo	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Bill Bevens	7
2	Mort Cooper	7
2	Tex Hughson	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Center	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.370
2	Ted Williams	.360
3	Dom DiMaggio	.341
4	Stan Musial	.340
5	Johnny Mize	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Charlie Keller	14
4	Joe DiMaggio	12
5	Johnny Mize	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	55
2	Ted Williams	50
3	Rudy York	46
4	Charlie Keller	43
4	Enos Slaughter	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Pete Reiser	12
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
4	Johnny Hopp	10
5	Don Kolloway	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.58
2	Roger Wolff	1.83
3	Max Lanier	1.93
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.09
5	Bob Feller	2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	145
2	Hal Newhouser	93
3	Virgil Trucks	66
4	Tex Hughson	64
5	Spud Chandler	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	3
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.512
2	Jimmy Brown	.429
3	Bobby Doerr	.415
4	Barney McCosky	.410
5	Johnny Hopp	.408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	20
2	Rudy York	18
3	Charlie Keller	15
4	Pinky Higgins	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	6
2	George Case	5
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Mickey Vernon	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Brazle	0.32
2	Jack Kramer	0.63
3	Claude Passeau	1.00
4	Eddie Smith	1.06
5	Ewell Blackwell	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Spud Chandler	19
3	Dave Koslo	19
5	3 tied	17

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	Bobby Doerr	.384
2	Mickey Vernon	.379
3	Johnny Hopp	.378
4	Dixie Walker	.370
5	Ted Williams	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Charlie Keller	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Bobby Doerr	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	34
2	Bobby Doerr	26
2	Rudy York	26
4	Ralph Kiner	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	7
1	George Case	7
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
4	Johnny Hopp	6
4	Don Kolloway	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Brazle	0.61
2	Red Ruffing	0.79
3	Claude Passeau	1.60
4	Ken Trinkle	1.63
5	Kirby Higbe	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	74
2	Hal Newhouser	52
3	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Dave Koslo	33
4	2 others tied	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	.339
2	Dixie Walker	.326
3	Stan Hack	.325
4	Tommy Holmes	.324
5	Augie Galan	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	126
2	Rudy York	115
3	Tommy Holmes	107
4	Nick Etten	106
5	Andy Pafko	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	29
3	Red Schoendienst	26
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Hopp	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.94
2	Bob Feller	2.26
3	Harry Brecheen	2.29
4	Roger Wolff	2.30
5	Dutch Leonard	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Dizzy Trout	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	234
2	Bob Feller	204
3	Bobo Newsom	152
4	Dizzy Trout	119
5	Allie Reynolds	117

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