On This Day

Saturday, June 22, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	43	17	.717	--
Yankees	38	25	.603	6.5
Tigers	33	26	.559	9.5
Senators	30	27	.526	11.5
Browns	27	33	.450	16.0
Indians	27	33	.450	16.0
White Sox	22	34	.393	19.0
Athletics	17	42	.288	25.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 2

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Browns 14, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	36	22	.621	--
Cardinals	35	24	.593	1.5
Cubs	30	23	.566	3.5
Reds	26	28	.481	8.0
Braves	27	31	.466	9.0
Phillies	24	30	.444	10.0
Pirates	23	32	.418	11.5
Giants	24	35	.407	12.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Cubs 8, Giants 5

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Phillies 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Thurman Tucker	4
1	Johnny Wyrostek	4
3	Bobby Adams	3
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Jack Graham	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Eddie Waitkus	3
4	Sam Chapman	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dain Clay	1
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.62
2	Red Embree	0.57
3	Bill Voiselle	0.50
4	Charley Stanceu	0.40
5	Fred Hutchinson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Stan Ferens	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	5
2	Rex Barney	4
2	Red Embree	4
2	Bob Malloy	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	Dixie Walker	.357
3	Johnny Hopp	.354
4	Ted Williams	.349
5	Johnny Mize	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	16
2	Hank Greenberg	15
2	Ted Williams	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
4	Johnny Mize	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	55
2	Ted Williams	50
3	Joe DiMaggio	47
3	Stan Musial	47
3	2 others tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	14
2	George Case	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Johnny Hopp	10
5	Don Kolloway	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.71
2	Red Ruffing	1.77
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.83
4	Roger Wolff	1.83
5	Max Lanier	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	12
2	Bob Feller	11
3	Spud Chandler	10
3	Dave Ferriss	10
5	Mickey Harris	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	152
2	Hal Newhouser	103
3	Virgil Trucks	75
4	Tex Hughson	73
5	Spud Chandler	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Mike Budnick	3
2	Andy Karl	3
2	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Ken Raffensberger	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.446
2	Pinky Higgins	.417
3	Whitey Platt	.413
4	Pat Seerey	.394
5	2 tied	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	20
2	Whitey Platt	14
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	13
3	Johnny Mize	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Buddy Blattner	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	0.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.50
3	Emil Kush	0.51
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.73
5	Bill Dietrich	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Jack Kramer	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	34
2	Hal Newhouser	27
3	Virgil Trucks	24
4	Spud Chandler	22
5	Denny Galehouse	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Raffensberger	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Pete Center	1
2	Bill Dietrich	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.374
2	Johnny Hopp	.372
3	Charlie Keller	.355
4	Stan Musial	.354
5	Augie Galan	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
3	Bobby Doerr	7
3	Ted Williams	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	29
2	Stan Musial	27
3	Bobby Doerr	24
4	Ralph Kiner	23
4	Rudy York	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Bobby Adams	7
2	George Case	7
4	Johnny Hopp	6
4	Don Kolloway	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Emil Kush	0.90
2	Bill Dietrich	1.01
3	Jack Kramer	1.34
4	Tex Hughson	1.35
5	Red Ruffing	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Bob Feller	5
4	Spud Chandler	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	59
2	Hal Newhouser	53
3	Virgil Trucks	37
4	Dizzy Trout	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Mike Budnick	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Art Herring	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.333
2	Dixie Walker	.329
3	Stan Hack	.320
4	Tommy Holmes	.317
5	Augie Galan	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	28
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Tommy Holmes	23
4	Rudy York	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	125
2	Rudy York	109
3	Tommy Holmes	105
4	Andy Pafko	104
5	Nick Etten	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
2	George Case	29
3	Red Schoendienst	24
4	Johnny Hopp	21
4	George Myatt	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.03
2	Harry Brecheen	2.07
3	Bob Feller	2.21
4	Dutch Leonard	2.38
5	Roger Wolff	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Dizzy Trout	19
5	Red Barrett	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	233
2	Bob Feller	211
3	Bobo Newsom	154
4	Dizzy Trout	120
5	Allie Reynolds	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	17
2	Ace Adams	8
3	Joe Berry	5
3	Cy Buker	5
3	3 others tied	5