On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 7 .650 --
Tigers 12 8 .600 1.0
Yankees 13 9 .591 1.0
Browns 11 9 .550 2.0
Senators 11 13 .458 4.0
Red Sox 9 13 .409 5.0
Athletics 9 14 .391 5.5
Indians 8 13 .381 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 5 .800 --
Dodgers 17 7 .708 2.5
Cardinals 12 12 .500 7.5
Braves 10 12 .455 8.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 9.0
Cubs 10 13 .435 9.0
Reds 9 12 .429 9.0
Blue Jays 6 20 .231 14.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Outlaw 5
2 Lou Boudreau 4
2 Bobby Estalella 4
2 Bob Maier 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Paul O'Dea 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Gil Torres 3
3 Hal Newhouser 2
3 Roy Schalk 2
3 Tex Shirley 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Skeeter Webb 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 0.67
2 Dizzy Trout 0.60
3 Allie Reynolds 0.57
4 Don Black 0.33
5 Johnny Humphries 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 6
2 Allie Reynolds 4
3 Dizzy Trout 3
4 Don Black 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Frank Papish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .412
2 Tommy Holmes .409
3 Whitey Kurowski .386
4 Luis Olmo .370
5 Phil Weintraub .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
1 Vern Stephens 7
1 Phil Weintraub 7
4 Ernie Lombardi 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 24
2 Phil Weintraub 23
3 Luis Olmo 22
3 Mel Ott 22
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 George Myatt 6
3 Bill Hart 5
3 Frank McCormick 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.20
2 Dave Ferriss 0.50
3 Red Embree 1.24
4 Roger Wolff 1.32
5 Ed Heusser 1.36

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
1 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Bill Voiselle 32
4 Russ Christopher 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Red Barrett 2
3 Johnny Johnson 2
3 Vic Lombardi 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .480
2 Ernie Lombardi .459
3 Dixie Walker .449
4 Mel Ott .442
5 Luis Olmo .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Phil Weintraub 4
4 Buster Adams 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 20
2 Bill Hart 17
3 Phil Weintraub 14
4 Phil Cavarretta 12
4 Vince DiMaggio 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Bill Hart 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 0.50
4 Dave Ferriss 0.67
5 Boom-Boom Beck 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 4
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 Jack Kramer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Ferriss 17
1 Hal Gregg 17
3 Hal Newhouser 16
4 Van Mungo 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Vic Lombardi 2
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
4 Boom-Boom Beck 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Dixie Walker .343
3 Johnny Hopp .333
4 Phil Cavarretta .331
5 Mel Ott .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Vern Stephens 23
4 Nick Etten 22
4 Frank McCormick 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 112
3 Babe Dahlgren 106
3 Frank McCormick 106
5 Bob Johnson 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 1.90
2 Dizzy Trout 2.14
3 Mort Cooper 2.20
4 Hal Newhouser 2.25
5 Ed Heusser 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 197
2 Bill Voiselle 163
3 Dizzy Trout 144
4 Max Lanier 131
5 Steve Gromek 125

Saves

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