On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	36	9	.800	--
Yankees	31	17	.646	6.5
Senators	24	19	.558	11.0
Tigers	25	21	.543	11.5
Indians	19	27	.413	17.5
Browns	18	26	.409	17.5
White Sox	15	26	.366	19.0
Athletics	11	34	.244	25.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Yankees 4, White Sox 0

Senators 4, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	14	.682	--
Cardinals	25	18	.581	4.5
Cubs	22	19	.537	6.5
Reds	19	19	.500	8.0
Giants	20	24	.455	10.0
Braves	19	23	.452	10.0
Pirates	17	23	.425	11.0
Phillies	14	26	.350	14.0

Games

Cubs 10, Giants 6

Phillies 9, Reds 3

Dodgers 13, Pirates 8

Braves 9, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Ferrell Anderson	3
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Ray Lamanno	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Augie Galan	4
1	Frank Secory	4
3	Phil Masi	3
3	Johnny Mize	3
3	Ron Northey	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	2
3	Dain Clay	1
3	Johnny Hopp	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.57
2	Dick Mauney	0.50
2	Hal Schumacher	0.50
4	Hank Borowy	0.33
4	Charlie Wagner	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Dick Mauney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Roser	5
2	Dick Mauney	4
2	Red Ruffing	4
2	Hal Schumacher	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Steve Roser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.371
2	Stan Musial	.337
3	Ted Williams	.335
4	Johnny Pesky	.330
5	Red Schoendienst	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
1	Hank Greenberg	11
3	Charlie Keller	10
3	Johnny Mize	10
3	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	43
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Dixie Walker	36
4	Enos Slaughter	35
4	Rudy York	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	George Case	8
4	Bert Haas	7
4	Phil Rizzuto	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	1.31
2	Spud Chandler	1.38
3	Roger Wolff	1.70
4	Dizzy Trout	1.71
5	Hal Newhouser	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	9
1	Hal Newhouser	9
3	Spud Chandler	8
3	Bob Feller	8
3	Mickey Harris	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	118
2	Hal Newhouser	76
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Virgil Trucks	51
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	3
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
5	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.457
2	Stan Hack	.417
3	Ralph Kiner	.404
4	Del Ennis	.400
5	Augie Galan	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Buddy Blattner	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Elbie Fletcher	16
3	Charlie Keller	14
4	Bobby Doerr	12
4	Joe Gordon	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
2	Bobby Adams	5
3	Eddie Mayo	4
4	Augie Galan	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.35
3	Johnny Hetki	0.54
4	Hal Newhouser	1.00
5	Kirby Higbe	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
4	Ed Bahr	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Joe Page	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16
5	Hank Borowy	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Hank Behrman	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.372
2	Del Ennis	.370
3	Dixie Walker	.366
4	Frank McCormick	.356
5	Red Schoendienst	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	Ted Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	25
2	Charlie Keller	24
3	Enos Slaughter	23
4	Bobby Doerr	21
4	Mickey Vernon	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	George Case	6
3	Bobby Adams	5
3	Augie Galan	5
3	Eddie Mayo	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	0.99
2	Red Ruffing	1.11
3	Roger Wolff	1.27
4	Hal Newhouser	1.38
5	Dizzy Trout	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Vic Lombardi	5
5	5 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Hal Newhouser	45
3	Johnny Schmitz	32
4	Tex Hughson	30
4	Dizzy Trout	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Dave Ferriss	2
2	Bill Kennedy	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.344
2	Tommy Holmes	.330
3	Stan Hack	.324
4	Dixie Walker	.322
5	Goody Rosen	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	25
2	Hank Greenberg	24
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
3	Rudy York	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	130
2	Andy Pafko	117
3	Tommy Holmes	115
4	Rudy York	108
5	Nick Etten	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	Red Schoendienst	26
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Barrett	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.76
2	Roger Wolff	2.24
3	Harry Brecheen	2.25
4	Dutch Leonard	2.31
5	Bob Feller	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Dizzy Trout	19
4	Roger Wolff	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	229
2	Bob Feller	177
3	Bobo Newsom	145
4	Preacher Roe	127
5	Dizzy Trout	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	18
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Jim Turner	6
4	Joe Berry	5
4	3 others tied	5