Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, June 28, 1946

On This Day

Friday, June 28, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	48	18	.727	--
Yankees	42	26	.618	7.0
Tigers	34	30	.531	13.0
Senators	32	31	.508	14.5
Browns	31	34	.477	16.5
Indians	29	37	.439	19.0
White Sox	25	37	.403	21.0
Athletics	18	46	.281	29.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Senators 1

Indians 7, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Athletics 1

Browns 9, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	23	.641	--
Cardinals	37	26	.587	3.5
Cubs	33	27	.550	6.0
Braves	31	34	.477	10.5
Reds	28	31	.475	10.5
Phillies	27	31	.466	11.0
Giants	26	38	.406	15.0
Pirates	24	37	.393	15.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 1

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Phillies 7, Giants 5

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Marshall	4
2	Johnny Berardino	3
2	Vern Stephens	3
4	George Case	2
4	36 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	2
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	Chet Laabs	1
2	Eddie Miller	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	4
1	Andy Seminick	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Les Fleming	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Jimmy Outlaw	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Galehouse	0.88
2	Bill Bevens	0.75
3	Steve Gromek	0.67
4	Howie Pollet	0.55
4	Dizzy Trout	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	7
2	Bill Bevens	6
2	Steve Gromek	6
2	Howie Pollet	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.378
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Ted Williams	.356
4	Johnny Hopp	.343
5	Johnny Berardino	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Charlie Keller	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	Johnny Mize	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	62
2	Bobby Doerr	60
3	Rudy York	54
4	Joe DiMaggio	51
4	Dixie Walker	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	17
2	George Case	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Don Kolloway	11
5	Johnny Hopp	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1.85
2	Spud Chandler	1.88
3	Bob Feller	2.12
4	Roger Wolff	2.30
5	Fritz Ostermueller	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	13
2	Bob Feller	12
3	Spud Chandler	11
3	Dave Ferriss	11
3	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	165
2	Hal Newhouser	116
3	Virgil Trucks	87
4	Tex Hughson	79
5	2 tied	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Mike Budnick	3
2	Art Herring	3
2	Andy Karl	3
2	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.431
2	Charlie Keller	.429
3	Dixie Walker	.415
4	Bobby Doerr	.377
5	Marv Rickert	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Stan Spence	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	17
2	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Whitey Platt	15
2	Ted Williams	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.33
3	Hank Behrman	0.57
4	Howie Pollet	0.67
5	Al Hollingsworth	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	4
2	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	31
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Bob Feller	29
4	Denny Galehouse	23
5	Tex Hughson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	2
2	Pete Center	1
2	Spud Chandler	1
2	Bill Dietrich	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.403
2	Dixie Walker	.389
3	Charlie Keller	.383
4	Stan Musial	.373
5	Ted Williams	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Hank Greenberg	11
3	Charlie Keller	10
4	Stan Spence	7
5	7 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	31
2	Rudy York	30
3	Bobby Doerr	27
4	Dixie Walker	26
4	Ted Williams	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	7
1	George Case	7
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Don Kolloway	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dietrich	1.16
2	Tex Hughson	1.35
3	Red Ruffing	1.38
4	Bob Feller	1.38
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Bill Bevens	5
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Hal Newhouser	60
3	Virgil Trucks	44
4	Dizzy Trout	35
5	Spud Chandler	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.336
2	Phil Cavarretta	.328
3	Tommy Holmes	.315
4	Augie Galan	.315
5	Buddy Lewis	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Rudy York	23
4	Tommy Holmes	22
5	5 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	128
2	Rudy York	112
3	Tommy Holmes	105
4	Hank Greenberg	104
4	Andy Pafko	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	29
3	George Myatt	21
3	Red Schoendienst	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.04
2	Hal Newhouser	2.10
3	Bob Feller	2.24
4	Roger Wolff	2.42
5	Spud Chandler	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Dizzy Trout	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	238
2	Bob Feller	224
3	Bobo Newsom	156
4	Dizzy Trout	122
5	Allie Reynolds	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	17
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Charley Schanz	6
4	Joe Berry	5
4	4 others tied	5