Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, May 9, 1945

On This Day

Wednesday, May 9, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	10	4	.714	--
Tigers	10	5	.667	0.5
Yankees	10	6	.625	1.0
Senators	9	9	.500	3.0
Browns	6	8	.429	4.0
Athletics	7	10	.412	4.5
Red Sox	6	11	.353	5.5
Indians	5	10	.333	5.5

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	13	4	.765	--
Dodgers	10	6	.625	2.5
Cardinals	8	7	.533	4.0
Cubs	8	7	.533	4.0
Pirates	7	9	.438	5.5
Braves	7	9	.438	5.5
Reds	6	8	.429	5.5
Blue Jays	4	13	.235	9.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4

Pirates 9, Braves 5

Giants 6, Reds 1

Blue Jays 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Crosetti	3
1	Augie Galan	3
1	Tommy Holmes	3
1	Johnny Hopp	3
1	Rudy York	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	George Hausmann	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Chuck Workman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	3
2	Doc Cramer	2
2	Babe Dahlgren	2
2	Johnny Dickshot	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1
1	Skeeter Webb	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	0.60
2	Jim Wilson	0.56
3	Harry Brecheen	0.50
3	Thornton Lee	0.50
3	Allie Reynolds	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	6
2	Don Black	5
2	Allie Reynolds	5
2	Jim Wilson	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Xavier Rescigno	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luis Olmo	.396
2	Mel Ott	.390
3	Tommy Holmes	.389
4	Butch Nieman	.370
5	Vance Dinges	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	5
1	Mel Ott	5
3	Russ Derry	4
3	Butch Nieman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	21
2	Butch Nieman	16
2	Mel Ott	16
4	Russ Derry	15
4	Phil Weintraub	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	George Myatt	6
3	Frank McCormick	5
4	Johnny Barrett	4
4	3 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	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	24
2	Hal Newhouser	23
2	Dizzy Trout	23
2	Bill Voiselle	23
5	Russ Christopher	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Red Barrett	2
2	Xavier Rescigno	2
4	Ken Burkhart	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Johnny Hopp	.342
3	Dixie Walker	.339
4	Phil Cavarretta	.324
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	34
2	Mel Ott	28
3	Ron Northey	21
4	Nick Etten	20
4	Vern Stephens	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	123
2	Bob Elliott	115
3	Babe Dahlgren	105
3	Bob Johnson	105
5	2 tied	101

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	1.97
3	Mort Cooper	2.15
4	Ed Heusser	2.24
5	Hal Newhouser	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	30
2	Hal Newhouser	28
3	Mort Cooper	24
4	Bill Voiselle	22
5	Rip Sewell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	195
2	Bill Voiselle	161
3	Dizzy Trout	155
4	Max Lanier	136
5	Bobo Newsom	133

Saves

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