On This Day

Thursday, June 27, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 23 .635 --
Cardinals 36 26 .581 3.5
Cubs 33 26 .559 5.0
Braves 31 33 .484 9.5
Reds 27 31 .466 10.5
Phillies 26 31 .456 11.0
Giants 26 37 .413 14.0
Pirates 24 36 .400 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Cox 2
1 Nanny Fernandez 2
1 Billy Herman 2
1 Ralph Kiner 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 2
1 Lou Stringer 2
1 Chuck Workman 2
4 Billy Cox 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 0.44
2 Ken Heintzelman 0.14
3 Joe Hatten 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Behrman 1
1 Paul Erickson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Hank Behrman 3
3 Si Johnson 2
4 Paul Erickson 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .376
2 Stan Musial .361
3 Ted Williams .356
4 Johnny Hopp .345
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 Dixie Walker 49

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 Charlie Keller .444
2 Stan Musial .434
3 Dixie Walker .408
4 Bobby Doerr .375
4 Marv Rickert .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
1 Chet Laabs 15
1 Whitey Platt 15
4 Stan Musial 13
4 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Tex Hughson 0.33
3 Howie Pollet 0.50
4 Hank Behrman 0.57
5 Al Hollingsworth 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 3
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 31
2 Hal Newhouser 30
3 Bob Feller 29
4 Tex Hughson 22
5 Spud Chandler 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 2
2 Pete Center 1
2 Spud Chandler 1
2 Bill Dietrich 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .404
2 Dixie Walker .385
3 Charlie Keller .374
4 Stan Musial .373
5 Johnny Hopp .364

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 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Dietrich 1.16
2 Tex Hughson 1.35
3 Red Ruffing 1.38
4 Bob Feller 1.38
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.58

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 Dixie Walker .332
2 Phil Cavarretta .332
3 Tommy Holmes .317
4 Buddy Lewis .314
5 Augie Galan .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 126
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