On This Day

Saturday, May 5, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 3 .700 --
Yankees 9 4 .692 -0.5
Tigers 7 5 .583 1.0
Senators 8 7 .533 1.5
Browns 5 6 .455 2.5
Athletics 6 8 .429 3.0
Red Sox 5 9 .357 4.0
Indians 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 4 .733 --
Cubs 8 4 .667 1.5
Dodgers 7 6 .538 3.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 3.5
Braves 7 7 .500 3.5
Reds 5 6 .455 4.0
Pirates 5 8 .385 5.0
Blue Jays 3 11 .214 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 6
2 George Case 5
2 Dick Culler 5
2 Vance Dinges 5
2 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 2
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Oscar Grimes 1
2 Johnny Hopp 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Holmes 5
2 Oscar Grimes 4
2 Phil Weintraub 4
4 George Case 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Vance Dinges 1
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 Don Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Wolff 0.88
2 Jack Kramer 0.80
3 Thornton Lee 0.67
4 Hal Gregg 0.43
4 Van Mungo 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Wolff 7
2 Hal Gregg 6
2 Thornton Lee 6
2 Van Mungo 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
2 Vic Lombardi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Butch Nieman .432
2 Tommy Holmes .393
3 Mel Ott .388
4 Vance Dinges .386
5 Eddie Mayo .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Derry 4
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
1 Butch Nieman 4
1 Mel Ott 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 19
2 Butch Nieman 15
3 Russ Derry 14
3 Mel Ott 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Frank McCormick 5
2 George Myatt 5
4 Johnny Barrett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
2 Al Benton 0.33
3 Steve Gromek 0.50
4 Hank Borowy 0.67
5 Dizzy Trout 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 24
2 Hal Newhouser 19
2 Bill Voiselle 19
4 Rex Cecil 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Red Barrett 2
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .342
2 Stan Musial .339
3 Johnny Hopp .337
4 Joe Medwick .333
5 Phil Cavarretta .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 122
2 Bob Elliott 114
3 Babe Dahlgren 104
3 Bob Johnson 104
5 Johnny Lindell 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 54
2 George Case 53
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 31
5 Wally Moses 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.00
2 Tex Hughson 2.22
3 Mort Cooper 2.23
4 Hal Newhouser 2.25
5 Ed Heusser 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 27
3 Mort Cooper 23
4 Rip Sewell 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 193
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Dizzy Trout 149
4 Bobo Newsom 134
5 Max Lanier 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 17
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
3 Joe Berry 11
4 George Caster 9
4 Joe Heving 9