On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 49 18 .731 --
Yankees 42 27 .609 8.0
Tigers 34 30 .531 13.5
Senators 32 32 .500 15.5
Browns 31 34 .477 17.0
Indians 30 37 .448 19.0
White Sox 25 38 .397 22.0
Athletics 19 46 .292 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 23 .646 --
Cardinals 37 26 .587 4.0
Cubs 33 27 .550 6.5
Reds 28 31 .475 11.0
Braves 31 35 .470 11.5
Phillies 27 32 .458 12.0
Giants 27 38 .415 15.0
Pirates 24 37 .393 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vance Dinges 3
1 Hank Edwards 3
1 Del Ennis 3
1 Sid Gordon 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Stan Spence 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Dick Whitman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Higbe 4
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Blattner 1
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.12
2 Russ Christopher 0.67
3 Kirby Higbe 0.36
4 Orval Grove 0.25
4 2 others tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Rube Fischer 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Tex Hughson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Russ Christopher 4
2 Kirby Higbe 4
4 Orval Grove 3
5 Hal Schumacher 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .376
2 Stan Musial .362
3 Ted Williams .361
4 Johnny Hopp .353
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 65
2 Bobby Doerr 61
3 Rudy York 55
4 Dixie Walker 54
5 Joe DiMaggio 51

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.77
2 Schoolboy Rowe 1.85
3 Spud Chandler 1.88
4 Bob Feller 2.00
5 Roger Wolff 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 174
2 Hal Newhouser 116
3 Virgil Trucks 87
4 Tex Hughson 80
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 Dixie Walker .415
3 Marv Rickert .405
4 Charlie Keller .404
5 Bobby Doerr .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Ted Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 17
1 Dixie Walker 17
3 Ted Williams 16
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 Stan Musial 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 5
2 Don Kolloway 4
2 George Metkovich 4
4 George Case 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.51
2 Hank Behrman 0.61
3 Howie Pollet 0.67
4 Bill Bevens 0.75
5 Schoolboy Rowe 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 4
1 Tex Hughson 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
3 Mort Cooper 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Hal Newhouser 30
3 Denny Galehouse 23
3 Tex Hughson 23
5 Virgil Trucks 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 2
2 Pete Center 1
2 Spud Chandler 1
2 Bill Dietrich 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .410
2 Stan Musial .383
3 Dixie Walker .381
4 Johnny Hopp .380
5 Ted Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Hank Greenberg 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Stan Spence 8
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 31
2 Rudy York 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Bobby Doerr 28
4 Dixie Walker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 7
1 George Case 7
1 Johnny Hopp 7
1 Don Kolloway 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dietrich 1.16
2 Bob Feller 1.22
3 Al Brazle 1.64
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.72
5 Bucky Walters 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Bill Bevens 5
3 Spud Chandler 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 76
2 Hal Newhouser 53
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 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .333
2 Phil Cavarretta .325
3 Tommy Holmes .314
4 Augie Galan .312
5 Buddy Lewis .308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 129
2 Rudy York 113
3 Hank Greenberg 104
3 Tommy Holmes 104
5 Andy Pafko 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 George Case 29
3 George Myatt 21
4 Johnny Hopp 20
4 Red Schoendienst 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.04
2 Hal Newhouser 2.11
3 Bob Feller 2.15
4 Roger Wolff 2.38
5 Claude Passeau 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Dave Ferriss 22
3 Hank Wyse 21
4 Bob Feller 18
4 Dizzy Trout 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 233
2 Hal Newhouser 232
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