Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 6/14
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 2 (11):
WP Tommy de la Cruz 92-3)
LP Bill Donovan (1-2)
HR
Mel Ott (7)
Cubs hand Dodger 7th straight loss with five in the 11th.
Saturday 6/15
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bill Bevens (10-3)
LP Marv Breuer (4-9)
HR Johnny Mize (14)
Mel Ott (8)
Phil Rizzuto
Frankie Gustine 3 RBIs. Dodgers are hitting a crappy .230 as a team.
News Alert
Phillies, Dodgers Trade Players
Sunday, June 16th, 1946
The Philadelphia Phillies addressed a concern today, coming to terms with the Brooklyn Dodgers on a trade that will send 31-year-old right fielder Ralph Hodgin from the Phillies to the Dodgers in exchange for 27-year-old right fielder Al Zarilla and 17-year-old minor league reliever Joe Nuxhall.
Thus far this year Hodgin is batting .600 with no home runs, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored.
For the season Zarilla has hit .243 with 2 home runs and 9 RBIs. He has played in 46 games and scored 12 times.
Sunday 6/16
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5:
WP Johnny Johnson (1-0)
LP Virgil Trucks (8-7)
HR Merv Connors (4)
Mel Ott (9)
Catfish Metkovich (2)
Dodgers snap 8 game losing streak.
Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Tuesday 6/18
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Warren Spahn (9-6)
LP Bob Savage (6-6)
HR
Calvin Chapman (2)
Joe Garagiola (4)
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 6/19
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-2)
LP Eddie Smith (2-8)
HR
Mel Ott (10)
Ott 2-2, 3 RBIs.
Rowe fires a 7 hit shut out.
Thursday 6/20
Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Marv Breuer (5-9)
LP Dutch Leonard (13-3)
HR
Mel Ott (11)
Phil Rizzuto 3-4, 4 RBIs.
Ott 2-5, 2 RBIs.
St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 6/21
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4 (10)
WP Nick Stirncevich (4-2)
LP Bill Donovan (1-3)
HR
Mel Ott (12)
Johnny Pesky 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Saturday 6/22
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 2:
WP Nick Stirncevich (5-2)
LP Warren Spahn (9-7)
Snuffy Stirnweiss 3-5, 3 RBIs. Joe Gordon 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 6/23
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Nick Stirncevich (6-2)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (2-3)
HR Mickey Rocco (3)
Schoolboy Rowe
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| New York Yankees | 41 | 29 | .586 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 31 | .557 | 2.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 36 | 29 | .554 | 2.5 |
| Washington Senators | 35 | 32 | .522 | 4.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 34 | 36 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 29 | 37 | .439 | 10.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 29 | 38 | .433 | 10.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 29 | 40 | .420 | 11.5 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 41 | 26 | .612 | - |
| Boston Braves | 38 | 32 | .543 | 4.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 30 | .538 | 5.0 |
| New York Giants | 36 | 33 | .522 | 6.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 34 | .500 | 7.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 37 | .464 | 10.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 39 | .426 | 12.5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 26 | 40 | .394 | 14.5 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Stan Musial | SLN | .353 | | 3 | Johnny Hopp | SLA | .351 | | 4 | Johnny Pesky | SLN | .344 | | 5 | Whitey Kurowski | NY1 | .343 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Ralph Kiner | NYA | 16 | | 3 | Ted Williams | PIT | 14 | | 4 | Mel Ott | BRO | 12 | | 5 | Wally Judnich | PIT | 11 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Danny Gardella | DET | 50 | | 3 | Johnny Mize | CHN | 49 | | 4 | Ted Williams | PIT | 48 | | 5 | Yogi Berra | PHI | 47 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Ewell Blackwell | NYA | 12 | | 3 | Bill Bevens | CHN | 11 | | 3 | Tex Hughson | WS1 | 11 | | 3 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 11 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Tex Hughson | WS1 | 2.00 | | 3 | Roger Wolff | PHA | 2.21 | | 4 | Russ Christopher | CIN | 2.28 | | 5 | Art Johnson | NY1 | 2.39 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 125 | | 3 | Ewell Blackwell | NYA | 100 | | 4 | Virgil Trucks | CHN | 77 | | 5 | Red Munger | NY1 | 75 | |