On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Yankees 13 7 .650 0.0
Tigers 11 7 .611 1.0
Browns 9 9 .500 3.0
Senators 10 12 .455 4.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 4.5
Red Sox 8 12 .400 5.0
Indians 6 13 .316 6.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 5 .792 --
Dodgers 16 6 .727 2.0
Cubs 10 11 .476 7.5
Braves 10 11 .476 7.5
Cardinals 10 12 .455 8.0
Pirates 9 13 .409 9.0
Reds 8 12 .400 9.0
Blue Jays 6 18 .250 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
2 Buster Adams 3
2 Carden Gillenwater 3
2 Buddy Kerr 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carden Gillenwater 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Phil Weintraub 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carden Gillenwater 3
1 Mel Ott 3
3 Whitey Kurowski 2
3 Ernie Lombardi 2
3 Phil Masi 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Gregg 0.83
2 Bill Voiselle 0.50
3 Dick Barrett 0.40
4 Bud Byerly 0.29
5 Bob Logan 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 Bob Logan 1
1 Bill Voiselle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Creel 6
2 Hal Gregg 5
3 Dick Barrett 4
3 Bill Voiselle 4
5 Blix Donnelly 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .413
2 Mel Ott .395
3 Luis Olmo .375
4 Nap Reyes .367
5 Whitey Kurowski .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
1 Phil Weintraub 7
3 Ernie Lombardi 6
3 Vern Stephens 6
5 Chuck Workman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 23
2 Mel Ott 21
2 Phil Weintraub 21
4 Russ Derry 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.20
2 Dave Ferriss 0.67
3 Hank Borowy 0.80
4 Tex Shirley 1.11
5 Red Embree 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 7
2 Al Benton 5
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Russ Christopher 5
2 Hal Gregg 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 35
2 Bill Voiselle 32
3 Hal Newhouser 29
4 Nels Potter 27
5 Russ Christopher 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Red Barrett 2
3 Johnny Johnson 2
5 15 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Reyes .478
2 Whitey Kurowski .447
3 Luis Olmo .440
4 Dixie Walker .422
5 Ernie Lombardi .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
1 Phil Weintraub 4
4 Vince DiMaggio 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 15
2 Bill Hart 13
2 Luis Olmo 13
4 Phil Weintraub 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Johnny Rucker 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 Mike Guerra 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
3 Allie Reynolds 0.82
4 Red Embree 0.95
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
2 Van Mungo 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 21
2 Hal Gregg 17
2 Bill Voiselle 17
4 Van Mungo 15
5 Dave Ferriss 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 George Caster 1
3 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .346
2 Dixie Walker .342
3 Johnny Hopp .333
4 Phil Cavarretta .327
5 Tommy Holmes .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Vern Stephens 23
4 Nick Etten 21
4 Frank McCormick 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 121
2 Bob Elliott 110
3 Babe Dahlgren 106
4 Bob Johnson 104
4 Frank McCormick 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 31
4 George Myatt 29
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.86
2 Dizzy Trout 2.12
3 Mort Cooper 2.20
4 Ed Heusser 2.25
5 Hal Newhouser 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 28
2 Hal Newhouser 27
3 Bill Voiselle 25
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 195
2 Bill Voiselle 163
3 Dizzy Trout 147
4 Max Lanier 135
5 Steve Gromek 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 18
2 Joe Berry 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 George Caster 10
5 Joe Heving 9