On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 3 .750 --
Yankees 10 5 .667 0.5
Tigers 9 5 .643 1.0
Senators 9 8 .529 2.5
Athletics 7 9 .438 4.0
Browns 5 8 .385 4.5
Red Sox 6 10 .375 5.0
Indians 3 10 .231 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 4 .750 --
Dodgers 9 6 .600 2.5
Cardinals 8 6 .571 3.0
Cubs 8 6 .571 3.0
Braves 7 8 .467 4.5
Reds 6 7 .462 4.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 5.5
Blue Jays 3 13 .188 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Olmo 8
2 Augie Bergamo 5
2 Whitey Kurowski 5
4 Buster Adams 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 8
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Bill Nagel 3
2 Coaker Triplett 3
2 Emil Verban 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Leon Culberson 1
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 Gene Moore 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 0.89
2 Hal Newhouser 0.80
3 Hank Borowy 0.78
4 Andy Hansen 0.60
5 Al Benton 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 8
2 Hank Borowy 7
3 Al Benton 6
4 Russ Christopher 5
4 Joe Haynes 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .409
2 Butch Nieman .400
3 Mel Ott .375
4 Vance Dinges .369
5 Tommy Holmes .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Russ Derry 4
2 Butch Nieman 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Phil Weintraub 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 20
2 Russ Derry 15
2 Butch Nieman 15
2 Mel Ott 15
5 Phil Weintraub 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 George Myatt 6
3 Frank McCormick 5
4 Johnny Barrett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.00
2 Al Benton 0.25
3 Ed Heusser 0.33
4 Mort Cooper 0.46
5 Hank Borowy 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 4
1 Hank Borowy 4
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Bill Voiselle 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
2 Bill Voiselle 23
4 Russ Christopher 22
5 Rex Cecil 18

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 Stan Musial .339
2 Dixie Walker .338
3 Johnny Hopp .336
4 Joe Medwick .330
5 Phil Cavarretta .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Ron Northey 21
3 Vern Stephens 21
5 Nick Etten 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 116
3 Bob Johnson 105
4 Babe Dahlgren 104
5 Frank McCormick 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 54
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 32
5 Wally Moses 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.91
2 Dizzy Trout 2.00
3 Mort Cooper 2.15
4 Hal Newhouser 2.19
5 Ed Heusser 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 28
3 Mort Cooper 24
4 Rip Sewell 22
4 Bill Voiselle 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 197
2 Bill Voiselle 163
3 Dizzy Trout 149
4 Max Lanier 140
5 Bobo Newsom 134

Saves

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