On This Day

Friday, May 11, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 5 .667 --
Yankees 11 6 .647 0.0
Tigers 10 6 .625 0.5
Senators 9 10 .474 3.0
Browns 7 8 .467 3.0
Athletics 8 10 .444 3.5
Red Sox 7 11 .389 4.5
Indians 5 11 .313 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 4 .778 --
Dodgers 11 6 .647 2.5
Cubs 9 7 .563 4.0
Cardinals 8 8 .500 5.0
Pirates 7 9 .438 6.0
Braves 7 9 .438 6.0
Reds 6 9 .400 6.5
Blue Jays 4 14 .222 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
2 Loyd Christopher 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 Frank McCormick 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Kell 2
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Bill Hart 1
2 Tuck Stainback 1
2 Phil Weintraub 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Kell 3
1 Phil Weintraub 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 Rex Cecil 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 Luis Olmo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Shirley 0.80
2 Hal Newhouser 0.67
3 Tom Seats 0.62
4 Rex Cecil 0.55
5 Van Mungo 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Rex Cecil 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Shirley 8
2 Rex Cecil 6
2 Eddie Lopat 6
2 Hal Newhouser 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Mike Ryba 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .404
2 Tommy Holmes .389
3 Mel Ott .387
4 Whitey Kurowski .386
5 Butch Nieman .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Phil Weintraub 5
4 Russ Derry 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 21
2 Phil Weintraub 18
3 Butch Nieman 16
3 Mel Ott 16
5 3 tied 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 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 5
1 Russ Christopher 5
3 Al Benton 4
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Russ Christopher 25
3 Rex Cecil 24
3 Hal Gregg 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 5
2 Red Barrett 2
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
4 Ken Burkhart 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Johnny Hopp .339
3 Dixie Walker .339
4 Phil Cavarretta .329
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 28
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 114
3 Babe Dahlgren 105
4 Bob Johnson 104
5 Johnny Lindell 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 54
3 Johnny Barrett 32
3 George Myatt 32
5 2 tied 17

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 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 28
3 Mort Cooper 23
4 Bill Voiselle 22
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 201
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Dizzy Trout 151
4 Max Lanier 136
5 Bobo Newsom 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 18
2 Joe Berry 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 George Caster 9
4 Joe Heving 9