On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 16 .724 --
Yankees 37 24 .607 6.5
Tigers 32 25 .561 9.5
Senators 29 26 .527 11.5
Browns 26 32 .448 16.0
Indians 26 32 .448 16.0
White Sox 22 32 .407 18.0
Athletics 15 42 .263 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 21 .625 --
Cardinals 34 23 .596 1.5
Cubs 27 23 .540 5.0
Reds 26 25 .510 6.5
Braves 25 31 .446 10.0
Pirates 23 30 .434 10.5
Giants 24 32 .429 11.0
Phillies 21 30 .412 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Reiser 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Hal Trosky 3
2 Dizzy Trout 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Dobson 1.12
2 Bobo Newsom 0.62
3 Kirby Higbe 0.50
4 Spud Chandler 0.43
4 Nick Strincevich 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 9
2 Kirby Higbe 8
3 Spud Chandler 6
4 Bobo Newsom 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .362
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Stan Musial .346
4 Dom DiMaggio .341
5 Johnny Hopp .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 15
1 Charlie Keller 15
1 Ted Williams 15
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 3 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 14
2 George Case 13
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
4 Johnny Hopp 10
5 Don Kolloway 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.71
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 75
4 Spud Chandler 68
5 2 tied 64

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 Ted Williams .449
2 Pinky Higgins .444
3 Whitey Platt .425
4 Pat Mullin .417
5 Pat Seerey .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Charlie Keller 5
4 Hank Greenberg 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 18
2 Charlie Keller 14
3 Bobby Doerr 13
3 Whitey Platt 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Johnny Hopp 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
4 Buster Adams 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 0.00
2 Jack Kramer 0.39
3 Claude Passeau 0.50
4 Emil Kush 0.51
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3
1 Ted Wilks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Virgil Trucks 24
3 Spud Chandler 22
4 Bobo Newsom 19
5 Kirby Higbe 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 2
1 Oscar Judd 2
3 Hugh Casey 1
3 Pete Center 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .373
2 Dom DiMaggio .364
3 Charlie Keller .346
4 Dixie Walker .343
5 Johnny Mize .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 30
2 Stan Musial 25
3 Bobby Doerr 24
4 Enos Slaughter 23
5 Rudy York 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
2 Bobby Adams 7
2 George Case 7
4 Johnny Hopp 6
4 Don Kolloway 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 0.61
2 Red Ruffing 0.71
3 Emil Kush 0.90
4 Bill Dietrich 1.01
5 Claude Passeau 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Hal Newhouser 43
3 Virgil Trucks 41
4 Dizzy Trout 33
5 Kirby Higbe 31

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 .327
3 Stan Hack .324
4 Tommy Holmes .321
5 Augie Galan .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Charlie Keller 25
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 109
3 Tommy Holmes 105
3 Andy Pafko 105
5 Nick Etten 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 35
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 2.38
5 Dutch Leonard 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
2 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 21
4 Dizzy Trout 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 227
2 Bob Feller 204
3 Bobo Newsom 157
4 Dizzy Trout 120
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