“DIARY OF A WINNER”
WALTER JOHNSON

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

September 20, 1946 ... No game scheduled ... The game tomorrow was switched from an afternoon game to a night game in Washington.  The first $5000 of the gate receipts will go to Walter Johnson, who for months has been in a local hospital.

 

 

1946 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

(*) BOSTON RED SOX

 99 48 -

 

 

 Detroit Tigers 85 59 12 1/2

 

 

 New York Yankees 82 65 17

 

 

 Washington Senators 71 75 27 1/2

 

 

 Chicago White Sox 68 78 30 1/2

 

 

 Cleveland Indians 66 81 33

 

 

 St. Louis Browns 63 80 34

 

 

 Philadelphia Athletics 49 97 49 1/2

 
     
 

(*) Clinched American League Pennant