“DIARY OF A WINNER”
DOM DiMAGGIO, BOBBY DOERR & JOHNNY PESKY (2004)

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

August 5, 1946 ... No game scheduled ... Ted Williams went to bed early and expects to be back in the lineup tomorrow.  The Sox released catcher Frankie Pytlak who has been trying to make a comeback this year, but has been suffering with a sore shoulder.

Baseball owners and players reached a mutual agreement on the principles discussed at their meetings in Chicago.  Spokesman Larry MacPhail, president of the New York Yankees, called the owners to the discussions as very favorable.  A request for a $5500 minimum wage, a recommendation for a $5/day expense allowance during spring training are among the items agreed upon.

 

 

 

 RED SOX BATTING

 

 

AB

R

H

AVG

HR

RBI

 

 

 Mike Ryba 2 0 2 1.00 0 0

 

 

 Earl Johnson 12 3 5 .417 0 3

 

 

 Roy Partee 48 4 14 .354 0 4

 

 

 Ted Williams 362 105 127 .351 29 97

 

 

 Tom McBride 78 16 27 .346 0 10

 

 

 Johnny Pesky 423 88 139 .325 1 42

 

 

 Leon Culberson 126 21 40 .317 2 14

 

 

 Dom DiMaggio 348 55 110 .316 4 51

 

 

 Bobby Doerr 409 77 125 .306 14 80

 

 

 Bob Klinger 10 1 3 .300 0 2

 

 

 Rudy York 393 54 112 .285 13 88

 

 

 Wally Moses 212 30 60 .283 4 19

 

 

 Mike Higgins 184 14 48 .261 1 26

 

 

 Hal Wagner 266 35 67 .252 7 37

 

 

 Glenn Russell 181 15 43 .238 4 30

 

 

 George Metkovich 260 38 60 .231 3 21

 

 

 Mickey Harris 57 10 13 .228 0 5

 

 

 Eddie McGah 27 1 6 .222 0 1

 

 

 Dave Ferriss 33 10 18 .216 0 5

 

 

 Johnny Lazor 22 1 4 .182 1 4

 

 

 Jim Bagby 23 2 4 .174 0 1

 

 

 Eddie Pellagrini 55 5 9 .164 2 4

 

 

 Tex Hughson 59 4 9 .153 0 3

 

 

 Don Gutteridge 8 0 1 .125 0 1

 

 

 Paul Campbell 19 0 2 .105 0 0

 

 

 Bill Zuber 10 1 1 .100 0 0

 

 

 Joe Dobson 34 3 3 .088 0 3

 

 

 Charley Wagner 14 0 1 .071 0 0

 

 

 Clem Dreisewerd 10 0 0 .000 0 0

 

 

 Mace Brown 12 0 0 .000 0 0

 

 

              

 

 

 

1946 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

 72 31 -

 

 

 New York Yankees 58 42 12

 

 

 Detroit Tigers 57 43 13 1/2

 

 

 Washington Senators 51 51 20 1/2

 

 

 Cleveland Indians 49 53 22 1/2

 

 

 St. Louis Browns 45 56 26

 

 

 Chicago White Sox 43 59 28 1/2

 

 

 Philadelphia Athletics 30 71 41