On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	41	10	.804	--
Yankees	33	22	.600	10.0
Senators	28	23	.549	13.0
Tigers	28	24	.538	13.5
Browns	22	29	.431	19.0
Indians	22	31	.415	20.0
White Sox	18	30	.375	21.5
Athletics	14	37	.275	27.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

Browns 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	31	19	.620	--
Cardinals	29	21	.580	2.0
Cubs	25	21	.543	4.0
Reds	24	21	.533	4.5
Braves	22	26	.458	8.0
Pirates	21	25	.457	8.0
Giants	21	30	.412	10.5
Phillies	18	28	.391	11.0

Games

Reds 3, Giants 2

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Pat Seerey	3
1	Ted Williams	3
4	George Case	2
4	18 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Dain Clay	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Pat Seerey	3
3	Buster Adams	2
3	Pat Mullin	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Billy Hitchcock	1
2	Buddy Lewis	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.11
2	Dave Koslo	1.00
2	Bobo Newsom	1.00
4	Jack Kramer	0.75
5	Dizzy Trout	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	10
1	Bobo Newsom	10
3	Dave Koslo	7
3	Dizzy Trout	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.367
2	Ted Williams	.357
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Frankie Gustine	.340
5	Johnny Mize	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
1	Ted Williams	14
3	Charlie Keller	13
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
5	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	47
1	Ted Williams	47
3	Rudy York	44
4	Enos Slaughter	42
5	Charlie Keller	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	12
2	George Case	11
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
4	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	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	136
2	Hal Newhouser	86
3	Dizzy Trout	60
4	Tex Hughson	57
5	Virgil Trucks	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	3
1	Andy Karl	3
1	Bill Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.449
2	Bobby Doerr	.431
3	Jimmy Brown	.424
4	Rudy York	.418
5	Stan Hack	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	6
1	Charlie Keller	6
1	Ted Williams	6
4	Pat Seerey	5
5	Rudy York	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	20
1	Rudy York	20
3	Enos Slaughter	15
4	Bobby Doerr	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	5
1	Johnny Hopp	5
3	George Case	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Mickey Vernon	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Al Brazle	0.47
3	Roger Wolff	0.73
4	Claude Passeau	1.00
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Hal Newhouser	30
3	Dizzy Trout	21
4	Joe Page	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Budnick	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.383
2	Del Ennis	.379
3	Mickey Vernon	.376
4	Bobby Doerr	.352
5	Whitey Kurowski	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	10
2	Charlie Keller	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Buddy Blattner	6
4	Pat Seerey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	31
2	Enos Slaughter	26
2	Rudy York	26
4	Johnny Berardino	24
5	Ralph Kiner	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	George Case	7
3	Bobby Adams	6
4	Buddy Blattner	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.33
2	Roger Wolff	1.54
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.54
4	Kirby Higbe	1.56
5	Jack Kramer	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Kirby Higbe	5
5	5 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Hal Newhouser	52
3	Dizzy Trout	33
4	Dave Koslo	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Earl Johnson	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.342
2	Tommy Holmes	.329
3	Stan Hack	.325
4	Dixie Walker	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	27
2	Tommy Holmes	25
3	Rudy York	24
4	Charlie Keller	23
5	Whitey Kurowski	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	128
2	Rudy York	117
3	Andy Pafko	111
4	Tommy Holmes	110
5	Nick Etten	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	27
3	Red Schoendienst	26
4	George Myatt	23
5	Johnny Hopp	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.93
2	Harry Brecheen	2.11
3	Roger Wolff	2.20
4	Bob Feller	2.34
5	Dutch Leonard	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dave Ferriss	23
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Dizzy Trout	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	234
2	Bob Feller	195
3	Bobo Newsom	156
4	Dizzy Trout	122
5	2 tied	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	18
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Joe Berry	5
3	Cy Buker	5
3	4 others tied	5