“DIARY OF A WINNER”
JOE CRONIN

THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO, PART 2 ...
A POWERFUL RED SOX TEAM FAILS
IN THE WORLD SERIES ...

May 31, 1946 ... No game scheduled ... The Red Sox petitioned the city of Boston for permission to construct two of eight light towers to provide night games at Fenway Park.  They would be constructed on the back of the left field fence on property owned by the city.  The Sox hope to play night games next year.

Joe Cronin put himself on the inactive list since the Red Sox have to reduce their roster by June 15th.  In doing so, owner Tom Yawkey tore up Cronin's current contract and agreed to a new contract which would bring Cronin's salary up from $35,000 to $50,000 per year through 1947.

 

 

 

 

RED SOX BATTING
 

 

 

 

G

AB

R

H

HR

RBI

AVG

 

 

 Bob Klinger 1 3 0 2 0 2 .667

 

 

 Randy Heflin 3 2 0 1 0 0 .500

 

 

 Earl Johnson 7 8 2 4 0 2 .500

 

 

 Ted Williams 41 145 37 50 9 37 .345

 

 

 Dom DiMaggio 34 122 33 41 2 19 .336

 

 

 Johnny Pesky 40 170 41 57 1 16 .335

 

 

 Leon Culberson 16 47 12 15 1 10 .319

 

 

 Johnny Lazor 4 10 1 3 1 4 .300

 

 

 Tom McBride 8 11 0 3 0 1 .283

 

 

 Rudy York 41 155 21 42 4 28 .278

 

 

 Hal Wagner 33 105 16 29 2 11 .276

 

 

 Jim Bagby 5 8 2 2 0 1 .250

 

 

 Eddie McGah 5 16 1 4 0 0 .250

 

 

 George Metkovich 36 151 12 37 2 15 .245

 

 

 Bobby Doerr 41 172 31 42 4 35 .244

 

 

 Dave Ferriss 12 31 4 7 0 3 .226

 

 

 Joe Dobson 9 14 2 2 0 1 .214

 

 

 Rip Russell 17 52 6 11 3 13 .212

 

 

 Mickey Harris 10 31 5 6 0 4 .192

 

 

 Eddie Pellagrini 13 55 5 9 2 4 .164

 

 

 Tex Hughson 12 26 1 2 0 0 .115

 

 

 Clem Dreisewerd 6 7 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Paul Campbell 4 4 1 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Mace Brown 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Mike Ryba 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Roy Partee 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 Mike Higgins 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000

 

 

 

 AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING

 

 

 

   G AB R H AVG

 

 

 Mickey Vernon Wash 31 127 35 48 .375

 

 

 Ted Williams Bost 41 145 37 50 .345

 

 

 Dom DiMaggio Bost 34 122 33 41 .336

 

 

 Johnny Pesky Bost 40 170 41 57 .335

 

 

 Charlie Keller NY 39 137 39 46 .333

 

 

 

 HOME RUNS

  

  RBIs 

 

 

 

Joe DiMaggio

 NY

11

Ted Williams

Bost

 37

 

 

Hank Greenburg

Det

11

Bobby Doerr

Bost

 35

 

 

Ted Williams

Bost

9

 

Joe DiMaggio

NY

 32

 

 

 

 

1946 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

 32 9 -

 

 

 New York Yankees 26 16 6 1/2

 

 

 Washington Senators 20 17 10

 

 

 Detroit Tigers 22 19 10

 

 

 St. Louis Browns 17 23 14 1/2

 

 

 Cleveland Indians 17 23 14 1/2

 

 

 Chicago White Sox 15 21 14 1/2

 

 

 Philadelphia Athletics 9 30 22