On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 8 .652 --
Tigers 14 9 .609 1.0
Yankees 15 11 .577 1.5
Browns 13 10 .565 2.0
Senators 12 15 .444 5.0
Indians 10 14 .417 5.5
Red Sox 10 15 .400 6.0
Athletics 10 17 .370 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 7 .759 --
Dodgers 17 11 .607 4.5
Cardinals 15 13 .536 6.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 7.5
Pirates 13 14 .481 8.0
Braves 11 14 .440 9.0
Reds 10 14 .417 9.5
Blue Jays 7 22 .241 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Garbark 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Mel Ott 3
5 33 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Hersh Martin 1
1 Ray Sanders 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 5
2 Roy Cullenbine 2
2 Al Gerheauser 2
2 Tommy Holmes 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Kerr 2
2 Johnny Barrett 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Mike Kreevich 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 2.50
2 Hal Newhouser 1.38
3 Joe Haynes 0.62
4 Dutch Leonard 0.57
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Jack Creel 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 11
2 Van Mungo 10
3 Allie Reynolds 6
4 Joe Haynes 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .408
2 Tommy Holmes .407
3 Whitey Kurowski .394
4 Luis Olmo .354
5 Nap Reyes .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 9
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Vern Stephens 7
2 Phil Weintraub 7
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 28
2 Ernie Lombardi 27
3 Phil Weintraub 24
4 Butch Nieman 23
4 Luis Olmo 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Johnny Barrett 6
2 George Myatt 6
4 Dain Clay 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.33
2 Dave Ferriss 0.60
3 Hank Borowy 1.25
4 Roger Wolff 1.32
5 Red Embree 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 8
2 Hank Borowy 6
3 Al Benton 5
3 Russ Christopher 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 46
2 Hal Gregg 36
3 Bill Voiselle 34
4 Van Mungo 32
5 Nels Potter 31

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carden Gillenwater .500
2 Nap Reyes .488
3 Tommy Holmes .475
4 Mel Ott .452
5 Whitey Kurowski .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
1 Frank McCormick 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 18
2 Vince DiMaggio 13
2 Bill Hart 13
4 Bill Nicholson 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hart 3
2 Johnny Barrett 2
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
2 Dain Clay 2
2 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.50
2 Andy Karl 0.59
3 Boom-Boom Beck 0.75
4 Roger Wolff 0.95
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 4
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
2 Van Mungo 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 23
2 Van Mungo 19
3 Preacher Roe 18
4 Dave Ferriss 15
4 Allie Reynolds 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Jack Creel 2
1 Xavier Rescigno 2
4 Boom-Boom Beck 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Dixie Walker .332
3 Phil Cavarretta .332
4 Johnny Hopp .329
5 Mel Ott .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 35
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Frank McCormick 23
3 Vern Stephens 23
5 Nick Etten 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 125
2 Bob Elliott 113
3 Frank McCormick 105
4 Babe Dahlgren 104
4 Vern Stephens 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 57
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 51
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 29
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.84
2 Allie Reynolds 2.11
3 Mort Cooper 2.14
4 Dizzy Trout 2.17
5 Hal Newhouser 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dizzy Trout 26
2 Bill Voiselle 26
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 202
2 Bill Voiselle 164
3 Dizzy Trout 141
4 Steve Gromek 123
5 3 tied 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 16
2 Joe Berry 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 George Caster 9
4 Joe Heving 9