On This Day

Sunday, June 30, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	50	19	.725	--
Yankees	42	28	.600	8.5
Tigers	36	30	.545	12.5
Senators	33	33	.500	15.5
Browns	31	36	.463	18.0
Indians	30	38	.441	19.5
White Sox	26	38	.406	21.5
Athletics	20	46	.303	28.5

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 3

Indians 5, White Sox 5

Athletics 6, Yankees 3

Tigers 1, Browns 0

Tigers 3, Browns 2

Red Sox 15, Senators 8

Senators 9, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	43	23	.652	--
Cardinals	37	28	.569	5.5
Cubs	34	28	.548	7.0
Reds	29	32	.475	11.5
Braves	31	36	.463	12.5
Phillies	28	33	.459	12.5
Giants	28	39	.418	15.5
Pirates	26	37	.413	15.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 1

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Phillies 6, Giants 5

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0

Cubs 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Lewis	6
2	Leon Culberson	5
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Jerry Priddy	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Hal Wagner	2
3	Lou Boudreau	1
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Jack Conway	5
2	Bobby Doerr	5
4	Jerry Priddy	4
4	Hal Wagner	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Whitman	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	1.00
2	Eddie Smith	0.71
3	Fred Hutchinson	0.70
4	Nick Strincevich	0.50
5	Red Embree	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Hutchinson	7
1	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Red Embree	5
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Bob Savage	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.374
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Ted Williams	.355
4	Johnny Hopp	.346
5	Dom DiMaggio	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Charlie Keller	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	Johnny Mize	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	66
2	Ted Williams	65
3	Rudy York	58
4	Dixie Walker	55
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	Spud Chandler	1.88
2	Bob Feller	2.00
3	Schoolboy Rowe	2.16
4	Fritz Ostermueller	2.18
5	Hal Newhouser	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	14
2	Bob Feller	13
3	Dave Ferriss	12
4	Spud Chandler	11
4	Mickey Harris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	174
2	Hal Newhouser	123
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	.444
2	Dixie Walker	.415
3	Sid Gordon	.407
4	Bobby Doerr	.403
5	Vance Dinges	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
2	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	17
1	Dixie Walker	17
3	Bobby Doerr	16
3	Johnny Mize	16
3	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	George Metkovich	4
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Don Kolloway	3
3	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	Joe Hatten	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	4
1	Tex Hughson	4
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Tex Hughson	23
4	Dave Ferriss	22
5	Virgil Trucks	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Center	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.412
2	Stan Musial	.388
3	Sid Gordon	.379
4	Ted Williams	.369
5	Dixie Walker	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Charlie Keller	10
3	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Stan Spence	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	31
2	Rudy York	30
3	Charlie Keller	28
4	Ted Williams	27
5	Dixie Walker	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	7
1	Don Kolloway	7
3	Bobby Adams	6
3	George Case	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dietrich	1.33
2	Bob Feller	1.38
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.61
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.66
5	Bucky Walters	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	60
3	Virgil Trucks	38
4	Spud Chandler	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Oscar Judd	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.331
2	Phil Cavarretta	.326
3	Charlie Keller	.317
4	Buddy Lewis	.315
5	Stan Hack	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Rudy York	24
4	Tommy Holmes	22
5	Pat Seerey	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	129
2	Rudy York	116
3	Hank Greenberg	105
4	Tommy Holmes	104
5	Andy Pafko	101

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	1.95
2	Hal Newhouser	2.05
3	Bob Feller	2.15
4	Roger Wolff	2.38
5	Spud Chandler	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Bob Feller	18
4	Dizzy Trout	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	239
2	Bob Feller	233
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