On This Day

Tuesday, May 1, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 2 .750 --
Yankees 7 4 .636 0.5
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.0
Athletics 6 5 .545 1.5
Senators 6 6 .500 2.0
Browns 4 5 .444 2.5
Red Sox 4 8 .333 4.0
Indians 2 7 .222 4.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Binks 3
1 Leon Culberson 3
3 Pete Fox 2
3 George Metkovich 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Binks 4
2 Skeeter Newsome 3
2 Roy Schalk 3
4 Johnny Dickshot 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Johnny Dickshot 1
1 George Myatt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Haynes 1.00
2 Emmett O'Neill 0.33
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Emmett O'Neill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 4
2 Emmett O'Neill 3
3 Joe Haynes 1
3 Marino Pieretti 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pinky Woods 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .432
2 Tommy Holmes .426
3 Irv Hall .375
4 Butch Nieman .364
5 Eddie Mayo .359

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 6
2 Frank McCormick 5
2 George Myatt 5
4 George Binks 4
4 Butch Nieman 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
1 Pinky Woods 0.00
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 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Dixie Walker .339
3 Johnny Hopp .333
4 Joe Medwick .333
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
5 Vern Stephens 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 113
3 Bob Johnson 108
4 Babe Dahlgren 104
5 Frank McCormick 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 55
2 George Case 52
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 31
5 Wally Moses 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.07
2 Tex Hughson 2.22
3 Hal Newhouser 2.27
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Mort Cooper 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 28
3 Mort Cooper 23
4 Rip Sewell 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 196
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Dizzy Trout 151
4 Bobo Newsom 139
5 Max Lanier 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
3 Joe Berry 11
4 George Caster 10
5 Joe Heving 9