On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	45	17	.726	--
Yankees	39	25	.609	7.0
Tigers	33	27	.550	11.0
Senators	31	28	.525	12.5
Browns	28	34	.452	17.0
Indians	27	35	.435	18.0
White Sox	23	35	.397	20.0
Athletics	18	43	.295	26.5

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 1

Red Sox 6, Indians 0

Yankees 10, Tigers 8

Athletics 6, White Sox 1

Senators 7, Browns 4

Browns 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	22	.627	--
Cardinals	35	25	.583	2.5
Cubs	31	24	.564	4.0
Braves	29	31	.483	8.5
Reds	26	29	.473	9.0
Phillies	25	30	.455	10.0
Giants	25	36	.410	13.0
Pirates	23	34	.404	13.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Braves 4, Pirates 0

Giants 15, Cubs 10

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Reds 3, Phillies 3

Cubs 9, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Johnny Berardino	5
1	Billy Cox	5
1	Joe Grace	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
1	Del Ennis	2
1	Tommy Henrich	2
4	Buster Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Blattner	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Phil Cavarretta	4
3	Buddy Lewis	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	George Case	1
2	Phil Masi	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Harris	0.78
2	Virgil Trucks	0.75
3	Orval Grove	0.62
3	Johnny Sain	0.62
5	Joe Beggs	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Harris	7
2	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Orval Grove	5
3	Al Jurisich	5
3	Johnny Sain	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Bill Posedel	1
1	Sam Zoldak	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.362
3	Johnny Hopp	.357
4	Ted Williams	.350
5	Johnny Mize	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
1	Charlie Keller	16
1	Ted Williams	16
4	Joe DiMaggio	15
5	Johnny Mize	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	56
2	Ted Williams	55
3	Joe DiMaggio	49
3	Rudy York	49
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	15
2	George Case	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Johnny Hopp	10
5	Don Kolloway	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.70
2	Red Ruffing	1.77
3	Roger Wolff	1.83
4	Schoolboy Rowe	1.85
5	Max Lanier	1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Hal Newhouser	106
3	Virgil Trucks	81
4	Tex Hughson	73
5	Spud Chandler	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Mike Budnick	3
2	Andy Karl	3
2	Bill Kennedy	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.438
2	Johnny Mize	.397
3	Johnny Hopp	.389
4	Ted Williams	.375
5	Pat Mullin	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Vern Stephens	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	Charlie Keller	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	17
2	Joe DiMaggio	14
2	Vern Stephens	14
2	Ted Williams	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Johnny Hopp	4
2	Pete Reiser	4
4	Dain Clay	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.00
2	Emil Kush	0.45
3	Tex Hughson	0.50
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.94
5	Bill Dietrich	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Schoolboy Rowe	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	30
2	Hal Newhouser	29
3	Bob Feller	26
4	Spud Chandler	22
5	Denny Galehouse	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Posedel	2
1	Ken Raffensberger	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	.391
2	Johnny Hopp	.376
3	Dixie Walker	.358
4	Charlie Keller	.352
5	Stan Musial	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Blattner	27
2	Charlie Keller	26
2	Stan Musial	26
4	Bobby Doerr	25
4	Rudy York	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	8
1	George Case	8
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
4	Johnny Hopp	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Emil Kush	0.84
2	Bill Dietrich	1.01
3	Tex Hughson	1.35
4	Red Ruffing	1.38
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Bob Feller	5
4	Spud Chandler	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	59
2	Hal Newhouser	56
3	Virgil Trucks	43
4	Dizzy Trout	31
5	Kirby Higbe	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Art Herring	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.335
2	Dixie Walker	.328
3	Stan Hack	.320
4	Tommy Holmes	.318
5	Augie Galan	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	29
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Tommy Holmes	23
4	Vern Stephens	22
4	Rudy York	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	125
2	Rudy York	109
3	Tommy Holmes	106
4	Andy Pafko	104
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	30
3	Red Schoendienst	23
4	George Myatt	21
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.10
2	Harry Brecheen	2.14
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	236
2	Bob Feller	211
3	Bobo Newsom	154
4	Dizzy Trout	118
5	Allie Reynolds	112

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