On This Day

Wednesday, June 26, 1946

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	47	18	.723	--
Yankees	41	26	.612	7.0
Tigers	34	29	.540	12.0
Senators	32	30	.516	13.5
Browns	30	34	.469	16.5
Indians	28	37	.431	19.0
White Sox	25	36	.410	20.0
Athletics	18	45	.286	28.0

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 8, Indians 4

Tigers 16, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 9, Tigers 3

Browns 11, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	39	23	.629	--
Cardinals	36	26	.581	3.0
Cubs	32	26	.552	5.0
Braves	31	32	.492	8.5
Reds	27	31	.466	10.0
Phillies	26	31	.456	10.5
Giants	26	37	.413	13.5
Pirates	24	35	.407	13.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Reds 2

Braves 11, Cubs 2

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Hoot Evers	4
1	Jimmy Outlaw	4
1	Ted Williams	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Ted Williams	2
3	Buddy Blattner	1
3	Erv Dusak	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Hal Newhouser	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	2
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Marv Rickert	1
2	Bill Rigney	1
2	Hank Wyse	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Murry Dickson	1.17
2	Hal Newhouser	0.77
3	Red Embree	0.71
4	Dave Koslo	0.67
5	Dave Ferriss	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	10
2	Murry Dickson	7
3	Spud Chandler	6
3	Dave Ferriss	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Art Herring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.372
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Ted Williams	.356
4	Johnny Hopp	.347
5	Charlie Keller	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	19
1	Ted Williams	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	16
3	Charlie Keller	16
5	Johnny Mize	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	60
2	Bobby Doerr	58
3	Rudy York	52
4	Joe DiMaggio	51
5	4 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	17
2	George Case	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Don Kolloway	11
5	Johnny Hopp	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1.85
2	Spud Chandler	1.88
3	Bob Feller	2.12
4	Roger Wolff	2.13
5	Fritz Ostermueller	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	13
2	Bob Feller	12
3	Spud Chandler	11
3	Dave Ferriss	11
5	Mickey Harris	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	165
2	Hal Newhouser	116
3	Virgil Trucks	87
4	Tex Hughson	79
5	Spud Chandler	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Mike Budnick	3
2	Art Herring	3
2	Andy Karl	3
2	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.421
2	Charlie Keller	.408
3	Dixie Walker	.392
4	Marv Rickert	.385
5	Ted Williams	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Chet Laabs	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Chet Laabs	15
2	Stan Musial	15
2	Whitey Platt	15
5	Ted Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	6
2	George Case	5
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	George Metkovich	4
5	Buddy Kerr	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.33
3	Al Hollingsworth	0.67
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.87
5	Bill Bevens	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Virgil Trucks	31
3	Hal Newhouser	30
4	Tex Hughson	22
5	Bobo Newsom	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Pete Center	1
2	Spud Chandler	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.404
2	Dixie Walker	.378
3	Charlie Keller	.374
4	Johnny Hopp	.368
5	Ted Williams	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
1	Ted Williams	11
3	Charlie Keller	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	29
2	Rudy York	28
3	Stan Musial	26
4	Bobby Doerr	25
5	Ted Williams	24

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	Bill Dietrich	1.16
3	Tex Hughson	1.35
4	Red Ruffing	1.38
5	Bob Feller	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Hal Newhouser	60
3	Virgil Trucks	44
4	Spud Chandler	34
5	Dave Koslo	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.333
2	Dixie Walker	.330
3	Tommy Holmes	.319
4	Buddy Lewis	.314
5	Stan Hack	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
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	125
2	Tommy Holmes	110
2	Rudy York	110
4	Hank Greenberg	104
4	Andy Pafko	104

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	2.10
3	Bob Feller	2.24
4	Roger Wolff	2.36
5	Dutch Leonard	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dave Ferriss	22
3	Hank Wyse	21
4	Dizzy Trout	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	238
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	4 others tied	5