On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 7 .682 --
Tigers 13 9 .591 2.0
Browns 13 9 .591 2.0
Yankees 13 11 .542 3.0
Senators 12 14 .462 5.0
Athletics 10 15 .400 6.5
Indians 9 14 .391 6.5
Red Sox 9 15 .375 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 6 .778 --
Dodgers 17 9 .654 3.5
Cardinals 13 13 .500 7.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 8.0
Braves 11 13 .458 8.5
Pirates 11 14 .440 9.0
Reds 10 13 .435 9.0
Blue Jays 7 21 .250 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Workman 6
2 Tommy Holmes 5
2 Don Johnson 5
2 Whitey Kurowski 5
2 Emil Verban 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 2
1 Bucky Walters 2
3 George Binks 1
3 Leon Culberson 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
1 Steve Mesner 4
1 Butch Nieman 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Wilkins 2
2 George Case 1
2 Dain Clay 1
2 Johnny Dickshot 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Preacher Roe 2.67
2 Orval Grove 0.88
3 Charlie Gassaway 0.78
4 Red Embree 0.71
4 Johnny Niggeling 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Charlie Gassaway 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 8
2 Charlie Gassaway 7
2 Orval Grove 7
4 Rex Cecil 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Creel 1
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .426
2 Mel Ott .402
3 Whitey Kurowski .402
4 Luis Olmo .382
5 Vance Dinges .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 7
1 Mel Ott 7
1 Vern Stephens 7
1 Phil Weintraub 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 25
2 Whitey Kurowski 24
2 Phil Weintraub 24
4 Butch Nieman 23
4 Luis Olmo 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 George Myatt 6
3 Dain Clay 5
3 Bill Hart 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.33
2 Dave Ferriss 0.50
3 Roger Wolff 1.32
4 Red Embree 1.40
5 Hank Borowy 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 8
2 Al Benton 5
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Russ Christopher 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 36
2 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Bill Voiselle 34
4 Nels Potter 31
5 Rex Cecil 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Red Barrett 2
3 Jack Creel 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .491
2 Tommy Holmes .475
3 Nap Reyes .463
4 Ernie Lombardi .447
5 Luis Olmo .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
1 Frank McCormick 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
1 Phil Weintraub 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 19
2 Vince DiMaggio 15
2 Bill Hart 15
2 Whitey Kurowski 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Bill Hart 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 Dain Clay 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
2 Al Benton 0.33
3 Andy Karl 0.49
4 Allie Reynolds 0.50
5 Dave Ferriss 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 5
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
2 Hank Wyse 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 18
2 Red Embree 17
2 Dave Ferriss 17
2 Nels Potter 17
5 Hal Newhouser 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Jack Creel 2
1 Xavier Rescigno 2
4 Boom-Boom Beck 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Dixie Walker .338
3 Johnny Hopp .332
4 Phil Cavarretta .331
5 Mel Ott .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 35
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Frank McCormick 23
3 Vern Stephens 23
5 Nick Etten 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 126
2 Bob Elliott 112
3 Frank McCormick 106
4 Babe Dahlgren 105
5 Vern Stephens 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 57
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
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 2.14
4 Hal Newhouser 2.25
5 Allie Reynolds 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dizzy Trout 27
3 Bill Voiselle 26
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rip Sewell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 197
2 Bill Voiselle 165
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