On This Day

Thursday, April 19, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Yankees 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Senators 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.5
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 0 2 .000 2.0
Red Sox 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 1 .750 --
Reds 2 1 .667 0.5
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Blue Jays 1 2 .333 1.5
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hausmann 5
2 Walker Cooper 4
2 Johnny Dickshot 4
2 Tommy Holmes 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Case 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Joe Mack 1
1 Johnny Rucker 1
1 Ed Sauer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
4 Eddie Carnett 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 2
1 Jim Russell 2
3 George Case 1
3 Tommy Holmes 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Gregg 0.88
2 Andy Hansen 0.50
3 Clem Dreisewerd 0.43
4 Boom-Boom Beck 0.38
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 7
2 Johnny Johnson 5
3 Jack Brewer 4
3 Nels Potter 4
3 Jim Tobin 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Gee 1
1 Johnny Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walker Cooper .667
1 Eddie Mayo .667
3 Doc Cramer .500
3 Tony Cuccinello .500
3 4 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Derry 2
1 Ernie Lombardi 2
1 Joe Mack 2
1 Chuck Workman 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 11
2 Doc Cramer 7
2 Chuck Workman 7
4 Dain Clay 5
4 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Johnny Barrett 2
2 George Binks 2
2 Jim Russell 2
5 13 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Christopher 0.00
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.00
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 Hank Borowy 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 19 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 8
2 Hal Gregg 7
3 Rex Cecil 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Johnny Gee 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Johnny Johnson 1
1 Jim Turner 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .352
2 Stan Musial .346
3 Joe Medwick .339
4 Johnny Hopp .332
5 Bob Johnson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 22
3 Ron Northey 22
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 121
2 Bob Elliott 111
3 Vern Stephens 107
4 Bob Johnson 106
5 Frank McCormick 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 55
2 George Case 52
3 Johnny Barrett 31
4 George Myatt 26
5 Wally Moses 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.07
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Johnny Niggeling 2.28
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Hal Newhouser 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 28
3 Bucky Walters 23
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 191
2 Bill Voiselle 160
3 Dizzy Trout 146
4 Bobo Newsom 142
5 Max Lanier 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 14
2 Joe Berry 12
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
4 George Caster 11
5 Joe Heving 10