On This Day

Sunday, April 29, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 2 .714 --
Tigers 6 3 .667 0.0
Yankees 7 4 .636 0.0
Senators 6 5 .545 1.0
Athletics 6 5 .545 1.0
Browns 4 5 .444 2.0
Red Sox 3 8 .273 4.0
Indians 2 7 .222 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 4 .667 --
Cubs 7 4 .636 0.5
Cardinals 5 4 .556 1.5
Braves 6 5 .545 1.5
Dodgers 5 5 .500 2.0
Reds 5 6 .455 2.5
Pirates 4 7 .364 3.5
Blue Jays 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vance Dinges 4
1 Tommy Holmes 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 George Metkovich 4
1 Vern Stephens 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Derry 2
2 Atley Donald 1
2 Oscar Grimes 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Derry 6
2 Don Gutteridge 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank McCormick 3
2 Butch Nieman 2
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2
4 George Binks 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 1.14
2 Preacher Roe 1.00
3 Hal Gregg 0.78
4 Red Embree 0.67
5 Roger Wolff 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 8
2 Jesse Flores 7
2 Hal Gregg 7
2 Hal Newhouser 7
5 Preacher Roe 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Xavier Rescigno 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .432
2 Tommy Holmes .426
3 Mike Kreevich .391
4 Eddie Mayo .389
5 Irv Hall .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Derry 4
1 Butch Nieman 4
3 Frankie Hayes 3
3 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 16
2 Butch Nieman 14
3 Russ Derry 13
3 Nick Etten 13
5 Mel Ott 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
3 George Binks 4
3 George Myatt 4
3 Butch Nieman 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.47
3 Al Benton 0.50
3 Steve Gromek 0.50
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
1 Bill Voiselle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 19
2 Hal Gregg 18
3 Dizzy Trout 15
3 Bill Voiselle 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Red Barrett 2
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .345
2 Stan Musial .341
3 Johnny Hopp .335
4 Joe Medwick .331
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Ron Northey 22
4 Nick Etten 21
4 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 124
2 Bob Elliott 114
3 Bob Johnson 109
4 Babe Dahlgren 108
5 Frank McCormick 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 55
2 George Case 52
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 30
5 Wally Moses 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.07
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Johnny Niggeling 2.25
4 Hal Newhouser 2.26
5 Ed Heusser 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 28
3 Mort Cooper 23
4 Rip Sewell 22
4 Bucky Walters 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 197
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Dizzy Trout 151
4 Bobo Newsom 139
5 Max Lanier 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
3 Joe Berry 11
3 George Caster 11
5 Joe Heving 9