On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 14 .750 --
Yankees 36 23 .610 7.5
Tigers 30 25 .545 11.5
Senators 29 25 .537 12.0
Indians 25 32 .439 17.5
Browns 24 32 .429 18.0
White Sox 21 31 .404 19.0
Athletics 15 40 .273 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 20 .623 --
Cardinals 32 23 .582 2.0
Cubs 26 23 .531 5.0
Reds 25 24 .510 6.0
Braves 25 29 .463 8.5
Pirates 22 28 .440 9.5
Giants 23 31 .426 10.5
Phillies 21 29 .420 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Kurowski 5
1 Stan Musial 5
3 Erv Dusak 3
3 Ralph Kiner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Phil Masi 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
2 Hank Helf 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
4 Erv Dusak 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Erv Dusak 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Harris 0.50
2 Bill Lee 0.29
3 Jack Kramer 0.25
4 Ken Gables 0.17
5 Howie Pollet 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Dick Mauney 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 4
2 Jack Kramer 2
2 Bill Lee 2
2 Mike Ryba 2
2 Warren Spahn 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .370
2 Ted Williams .360
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Dom DiMaggio .341
5 Whitey Kurowski .335

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 Enos Slaughter 46
3 Rudy York 46
5 Charlie Keller 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 Jack Kramer 2.02
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.09

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 .489
2 Jimmy Brown .419
3 Barney McCosky .410
4 Whitey Platt .400
5 Ted Williams .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Charlie Keller 5
3 Pat Seerey 5
3 Vern Stephens 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 20
2 Rudy York 18
3 Charlie Keller 15
3 Enos Slaughter 15
5 Pinky Higgins 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Johnny Hopp 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 0.39
3 Claude Passeau 0.50
4 Eddie Smith 1.06
5 Ewell Blackwell 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Spud Chandler 3
2 Kirby Higbe 3
2 Jack Kramer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Spud Chandler 19
3 Al Brazle 17
3 Hal Newhouser 17
3 Virgil Trucks 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 2
1 Oscar Judd 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Mike Budnick 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .371
2 Johnny Hopp .370
3 Ralph Kiner .361
4 Dixie Walker .359
5 Ted Williams .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Ted Williams 9
3 Charlie Keller 8
4 Bobby Doerr 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 32
2 Bobby Doerr 26
2 Enos Slaughter 26
2 Rudy York 26
5 2 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 Jack Kramer 1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Hal Newhouser 52
3 Dave Koslo 33
3 Allie Reynolds 33
3 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 .339
2 Dixie Walker .327
3 Stan Hack .325
4 Tommy Holmes .322
5 Whitey Kurowski .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 27
2 Charlie Keller 24
3 Tommy Holmes 23
4 Rudy York 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 125
2 Rudy York 112
3 Tommy Holmes 106
4 Andy Pafko 105
5 Nick Etten 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 George Case 29
3 Red Schoendienst 24
4 George Myatt 23
5 Johnny Hopp 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.97
2 Harry Brecheen 2.07
3 Bob Feller 2.26
4 Roger Wolff 2.30
5 Dutch Leonard 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 21
4 Red Barrett 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 227
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