On This Day

Monday, June 10, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	40	9	.816	--
Yankees	33	20	.623	9.0
Senators	28	21	.571	12.0
Tigers	26	24	.520	14.5
Indians	21	30	.412	20.0
Browns	20	29	.408	20.0
White Sox	17	30	.362	22.0
Athletics	14	36	.280	26.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Yankees 3

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	18	.625	--
Cardinals	28	20	.583	2.0
Cubs	25	20	.556	3.5
Reds	22	21	.512	5.5
Braves	22	25	.468	7.5
Pirates	20	25	.444	8.5
Giants	21	28	.429	9.5
Phillies	17	28	.378	11.5

Games

Phillies 9, Cubs 8

Reds 7, Giants 5

Braves 10, Pirates 5

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Culler	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nate Andrews	3
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	Dick Culler	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Al Evans	1
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	1.00
2	Bill Butland	0.78
3	Jesse Flores	0.71
4	Roger Wolff	0.62
5	Virgil Trucks	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Butland	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Bob Malloy	1
1	Charlie Ripple	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Butland	7
1	Kirby Higbe	7
3	Jesse Flores	5
3	Virgil Trucks	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Bill Posedel	1
1	Charley Schanz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.369
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Frankie Gustine	.342
4	Johnny Mize	.337
5	Stan Musial	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	13
1	Charlie Keller	13
3	Ted Williams	12
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
5	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	47
2	Ted Williams	44
3	Rudy York	43
4	Enos Slaughter	39
5	Charlie Keller	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	George Case	9
3	Johnny Hopp	9
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	1.62
2	Spud Chandler	1.63
3	Max Lanier	1.93
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.09
5	Dizzy Trout	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	10
2	Spud Chandler	9
2	Bob Feller	9
2	Mickey Harris	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	126
2	Hal Newhouser	77
3	Tex Hughson	57
4	Virgil Trucks	56
5	Spud Chandler	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	3
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.478
2	Bobby Doerr	.469
3	Jimmy Brown	.448
4	Stan Hack	.413
5	Rudy York	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Hank Greenberg	5
3	Ted Williams	4
4	Johnny Berardino	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	19
1	Rudy York	19
3	Bobby Doerr	14
4	Elbie Fletcher	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	6
2	Johnny Hopp	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	Don Kolloway	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Al Brazle	0.60
3	Roger Wolff	0.73
3	Gene Thompson	0.73
5	Bob Feller	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Hank Borowy	18
4	Joe Page	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.400
2	Mickey Vernon	.379
3	Del Ennis	.358
4	Frankie Gustine	.340
5	Bobby Doerr	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
3	Ted Williams	7
4	Buddy Blattner	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	31
2	Dixie Walker	25
2	Rudy York	25
4	Enos Slaughter	24
5	Johnny Berardino	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Bobby Adams	6
2	George Case	6
4	Buddy Blattner	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.33
2	Kirby Higbe	1.31
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.43
4	Roger Wolff	1.54
5	Claude Passeau	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Ewell Blackwell	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Hal Newhouser	43
3	Virgil Trucks	33
4	Dizzy Trout	30
5	Tex Hughson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Earl Johnson	2
2	Bill Kennedy	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.341
2	Tommy Holmes	.331
3	Stan Hack	.329
4	Dixie Walker	.323
5	Goody Rosen	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	26
2	Tommy Holmes	25
3	Charlie Keller	23
3	Rudy York	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	129
2	Rudy York	116
3	Andy Pafko	115
4	Tommy Holmes	112
5	Nick Etten	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	Red Schoendienst	27
3	George Case	25
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.90
2	Roger Wolff	2.20
3	Harry Brecheen	2.25
4	Dutch Leonard	2.35
5	Bob Feller	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Red Barrett	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	225
2	Bob Feller	185
3	Bobo Newsom	146
4	Preacher Roe	122
5	Dizzy Trout	118

Saves

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