On This Day

Tuesday, June 18, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	42	15	.737	--
Yankees	36	23	.610	7.0
Tigers	30	25	.545	11.0
Senators	29	25	.537	11.5
Browns	25	32	.439	17.0
Indians	25	32	.439	17.0
White Sox	21	31	.404	18.5
Athletics	15	40	.273	26.0

Games

Browns 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	21	.611	--
Cardinals	32	23	.582	1.5
Cubs	27	23	.540	4.0
Reds	26	24	.520	5.0
Braves	25	29	.463	8.0
Pirates	23	28	.451	8.5
Giants	23	32	.418	10.5
Phillies	21	30	.412	10.5

Games

Pirates 6, Dodgers 3

Reds 10, Giants 0

Cubs 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mize	3
1	Marv Rickert	3
3	Elbie Fletcher	2
3	Lee Handley	2
3	10 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Lamanno	3
2	Lee Handley	2
2	Billy Jurges	2
2	Eddie Miller	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	Eddie Stanky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Ferriss	1.14
2	Bob Muncrief	1.00
3	Rex Barney	0.50
3	Emil Kush	0.50
5	Bucky Walters	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Ferriss	8
2	Bucky Walters	5
3	Ken Heintzelman	4
3	Emil Kush	4
3	Bob Muncrief	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.363
2	Ted Williams	.357
3	Stan Musial	.349
4	Dom DiMaggio	.341
5	Johnny Mize	.338

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	Emil Kush	1.22
2	Spud Chandler	1.58
3	Roger Wolff	1.83
4	Max Lanier	1.93
5	Jack Kramer	2.02

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	.480
2	Ted Williams	.411
3	Barney McCosky	.406
4	Whitey Platt	.400
5	Johnny Mize	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	19
2	Enos Slaughter	15
2	Rudy York	15
4	Pinky Higgins	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Brazle	0.00
2	Jack Kramer	0.39
3	Emil Kush	0.44
4	Claude Passeau	0.50
5	Lum Harris	0.69

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	Hal Newhouser	17
3	Virgil Trucks	17
5	Dave Koslo	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.377
2	Johnny Hopp	.370
3	Dixie Walker	.346
4	Whitey Kurowski	.343
5	Dom DiMaggio	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Ted Williams	8
3	Bobby Doerr	7
3	Charlie Keller	7
5	Pat Seerey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	31
2	Enos Slaughter	26
3	Bobby Doerr	25
4	Ralph Kiner	23
5	2 tied	22

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	Emil Kush	0.86
4	Claude Passeau	1.60
5	Ken Trinkle	1.63

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	.336
2	Dixie Walker	.326
3	Stan Hack	.324
4	Tommy Holmes	.323
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	111
3	Tommy Holmes	105
3	Andy Pafko	105
5	Nick Etten	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	29
3	Red Schoendienst	24
4	George Myatt	22
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	2.40

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	17
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Joe Berry	5
3	Cy Buker	5
3	3 others tied	5