On This Day

Monday, June 24, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	45	17	.726	--
Yankees	40	25	.615	6.5
Tigers	33	27	.550	11.0
Senators	31	29	.517	13.0
Browns	28	34	.452	17.0
Indians	27	36	.429	18.5
White Sox	24	35	.407	19.5
Athletics	18	43	.295	26.5

Games

White Sox 12, Senators 7

Yankees 1, Indians 0

Red Sox 5, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	38	22	.633	--
Cardinals	35	25	.583	3.0
Cubs	31	25	.554	5.0
Braves	30	31	.492	8.5
Reds	26	30	.464	10.0
Phillies	25	30	.455	10.5
Giants	25	36	.410	13.5
Pirates	23	34	.404	13.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 5

Braves 5, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dain Clay	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	Pat Mullin	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Mullin	4
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3
4	Grady Hatton	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Taffy Wright	1
1	Benny Zientara	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bevens	1.17
2	Allie Reynolds	0.45
3	Kirby Higbe	0.43
4	Ed Wright	0.33
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Ed Wright	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Behrman	7
1	Bill Bevens	7
3	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Dizzy Trout	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.367
2	Stan Musial	.363
3	Johnny Hopp	.353
4	Ted Williams	.351
5	Johnny Mize	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	17
1	Ted Williams	17
3	Charlie Keller	16
4	Joe DiMaggio	15
5	Johnny Mize	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	57
1	Ted Williams	57
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
4	Don Kolloway	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.70
2	Schoolboy Rowe	1.85
3	Bob Feller	2.06
4	Roger Wolff	2.13
5	Ed Heusser	2.23

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	2 tied	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	.439
2	Johnny Mize	.400
3	Pat Mullin	.390
4	Johnny Hopp	.388
5	Buddy Kerr	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Vern Stephens	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	16
2	Joe DiMaggio	14
2	Whitey Platt	14
4	Phil Cavarretta	13
4	Ted Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Don Kolloway	4
2	George Metkovich	4
2	Pete Reiser	4
5	Buddy Kerr	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Emil Kush	0.00
1	Bill Lee	0.00
3	Tex Hughson	0.50
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.67
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	30
2	Hal Newhouser	29
3	Bob Feller	26
4	Kirby Higbe	21
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Posedel	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Pete Center	1
2	Spud Chandler	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.400
2	Johnny Hopp	.378
3	Dixie Walker	.369
4	Stan Musial	.364
5	Charlie Keller	.349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	8
1	George Case	8
3	Don Kolloway	7
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
5	4 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	Bob Feller	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Bill Bevens	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	59
2	Hal Newhouser	50
3	Virgil Trucks	43
4	Dizzy Trout	35
5	3 tied	29

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	.336
2	Dixie Walker	.331
3	Stan Hack	.319
4	Tommy Holmes	.316
5	Augie Galan	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	30
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	124
2	Tommy Holmes	108
2	Rudy York	108
4	Andy Pafko	104
5	Nick Etten	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	29
3	Red Schoendienst	23
4	George Myatt	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.04
2	Hal Newhouser	2.10
3	Bob Feller	2.21
4	Roger Wolff	2.36
5	Dutch Leonard	2.41

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	122
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