On This Day

Tuesday, June 25, 1946

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 46 17 .730 --
Yankees 40 26 .606 7.5
Tigers 33 28 .541 12.0
Senators 31 30 .508 14.0
Browns 29 34 .460 17.0
Indians 28 36 .438 18.5
White Sox 25 35 .417 19.5
Athletics 18 44 .290 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 38 23 .623 --
Cardinals 35 26 .574 3.0
Cubs 32 25 .561 4.0
Braves 30 32 .484 8.5
Reds 27 30 .474 9.0
Phillies 26 30 .464 9.5
Pirates 24 34 .414 12.5
Giants 25 37 .403 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Lukon 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Ray Mueller 4
4 Bruce Edwards 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 2
1 Ray Mueller 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 1
3 Wally Judnich 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Mueller 5
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Chet Laabs 3
2 Eddie Lukon 3
2 Dutch Meyer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Peanuts Lowrey 2
2 Jeff Cross 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Don Kolloway 1
2 Skeeter Newsome 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 1.50
2 Bob Feller 0.93
3 Fred Hutchinson 0.67
4 Bobo Newsom 0.55
5 Sam Zoldak 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Tex Hughson 6
2 Fred Hutchinson 6
2 Bobo Newsom 6
5 Sam Zoldak 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charley Schanz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .365
2 Johnny Hopp .356
3 Stan Musial .355
4 Ted Williams .349
5 Johnny Mize .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 17
1 Ted Williams 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 16
3 Charlie Keller 16
5 Johnny Mize 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 58
2 Ted Williams 57
3 Joe DiMaggio 51
4 Rudy York 49
5 2 tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 15
2 George Case 14
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
4 Don Kolloway 11
5 Johnny Hopp 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.70
2 Schoolboy Rowe 1.85
3 Bob Feller 2.12
4 Roger Wolff 2.13
5 Ed Heusser 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 165
2 Hal Newhouser 106
3 Virgil Trucks 81
4 Tex Hughson 79
5 2 tied 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .414
2 Johnny Hopp .396
3 Charlie Keller .388
4 Buddy Kerr .381
5 Marv Rickert .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Chet Laabs 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Stan Musial 15
3 Whitey Platt 14
4 Ted Williams 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Don Kolloway 4
2 George Metkovich 4
2 Pete Reiser 4
5 Buddy Kerr 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Kush 0.00
1 Bill Lee 0.00
3 Tex Hughson 0.33
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.67
5 Schoolboy Rowe 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 3
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Hal Newhouser 29
3 Virgil Trucks 25
4 Tex Hughson 22
5 Bobo Newsom 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Pete Center 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .386
2 Bobby Doerr .386
3 Dixie Walker .365
4 Buddy Kerr .350
5 Stan Musial .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Charlie Keller 9
2 Ted Williams 9
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Bobby Doerr 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 27
2 Bobby Doerr 26
2 Stan Musial 26
4 Buddy Blattner 25
4 Rudy York 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 8
1 George Case 8
1 Don Kolloway 8
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Kush 0.84
2 Tex Hughson 1.06
3 Bill Dietrich 1.16
4 Red Ruffing 1.38
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
4 Bill Bevens 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 72
2 Hal Newhouser 50
3 Virgil Trucks 43
4 Dizzy Trout 35
5 Tex Hughson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Mike Budnick 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Art Herring 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .332
2 Dixie Walker .328
3 Tommy Holmes .319
4 Stan Hack .314
5 Augie Galan .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 30
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Tommy Holmes 23
4 Rudy York 22
5 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Tommy Holmes 110
3 Rudy York 107
4 Andy Pafko 104
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 35
2 George Case 29
3 Red Schoendienst 23
4 George Myatt 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.04
2 Hal Newhouser 2.14
3 Bob Feller 2.24
4 Roger Wolff 2.36
5 Dutch Leonard 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Dave Ferriss 21
2 Hank Wyse 21
4 Dizzy Trout 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 228
2 Bob Feller 224
3 Bobo Newsom 156
4 Dizzy Trout 121
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 3 others tied 5