On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	43	16	.729	--
Yankees	37	25	.597	7.5
Tigers	33	25	.569	9.5
Senators	30	26	.536	11.5
Browns	26	33	.441	17.0
Indians	26	33	.441	17.0
White Sox	22	33	.400	19.0
Athletics	16	42	.276	26.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 3

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	36	21	.632	--
Cardinals	34	24	.586	2.5
Cubs	28	23	.549	5.0
Reds	26	26	.500	7.5
Braves	26	31	.456	10.0
Pirates	23	31	.426	11.5
Phillies	22	30	.423	11.5
Giants	24	33	.421	12.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 5

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	4
2	Buddy Blattner	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	Johnny Mize	3
1	Jimmy Outlaw	3
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Barney McCosky	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Thurman Tucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	3.00
2	Schoolboy Rowe	2.33
3	Hal Newhouser	1.43
4	Bob Feller	1.00
4	Denny Galehouse	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	10
2	Denny Galehouse	9
2	Tex Hughson	9
4	Mort Cooper	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.365
2	Stan Musial	.356
3	Ted Williams	.354
4	Johnny Hopp	.351
5	Johnny Mize	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	15
1	Charlie Keller	15
1	Ted Williams	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
5	Johnny Mize	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	55
2	Ted Williams	50
3	Enos Slaughter	47
3	Rudy York	47
5	2 tied	46

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	Schoolboy Rowe	1.83
3	Roger Wolff	1.83
4	Max Lanier	1.93
5	Jack Kramer	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	12
2	Bob Feller	11
3	Spud Chandler	10
3	Dave Ferriss	10
5	Mickey Harris	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Hal Newhouser	103
3	Virgil Trucks	75
4	Tex Hughson	73
5	Spud Chandler	68

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	.435
2	Whitey Platt	.419
3	Pat Mullin	.417
3	Ted Williams	.417
5	Charlie Keller	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	19
2	Charlie Keller	14
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	13
3	Whitey Platt	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Buddy Blattner	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	0.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.50
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
4	Emil Kush	0.51
5	2 tied	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	34
2	Hal Newhouser	27
3	Virgil Trucks	24
4	Spud Chandler	22
4	Mort Cooper	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Pete Center	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.385
2	Johnny Hopp	.359
3	Charlie Keller	.355
4	Dixie Walker	.349
5	Johnny Mize	.348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	30
2	Stan Musial	27
3	Bobby Doerr	24
3	Enos Slaughter	24
5	2 tied	23

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	Red Ruffing	0.71
2	Emil Kush	0.90
3	Bill Dietrich	1.01
4	Tex Hughson	1.31
5	Jack Kramer	1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	59
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Virgil Trucks	37
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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.335
2	Dixie Walker	.330
3	Stan Hack	.322
4	Tommy Holmes	.317
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	110
3	Tommy Holmes	104
3	Andy Pafko	104
5	Nick Etten	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	29
3	Red Schoendienst	24
4	Johnny Hopp	21
4	George Myatt	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.03
2	Harry Brecheen	2.07
3	Bob Feller	2.21
4	Dutch Leonard	2.38
5	Roger Wolff	2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	233
2	Bob Feller	211
3	Bobo Newsom	154
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