On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	17	11	.607	--
White Sox	15	10	.600	0.5
Tigers	15	10	.600	0.5
Browns	14	11	.560	1.5
Indians	12	14	.462	4.0
Senators	12	17	.414	5.5
Red Sox	11	16	.407	5.5
Athletics	11	18	.379	6.5

Games

Browns 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

Indians 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	7	.774	--
Cardinals	17	13	.567	6.5
Dodgers	17	13	.567	6.5
Pirates	15	14	.517	8.0
Cubs	14	14	.500	8.5
Braves	11	16	.407	11.0
Reds	10	16	.385	11.5
Blue Jays	8	23	.258	16.0

Games

Cubs 4, Blue Jays 3

Giants 5, Reds 2

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 7

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	4
2	Augie Bergamo	3
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	Ray Sanders	1
1	Gee Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	4
2	Don Johnson	2
2	Mike Kreevich	2
2	Whitey Kurowski	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Mayo	1
1	Bill Nagel	1
1	Luis Olmo	1
1	Johnny Rucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Smith	0.60
2	Preacher Roe	0.45
3	Nels Potter	0.38
4	Harry Feldman	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Al Gettel	1
1	Stubby Overmire	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	5
1	Jim Wilson	5
3	Curt Davis	4
4	Al Gettel	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.407
2	Whitey Kurowski	.398
3	Mel Ott	.396
4	Nap Reyes	.354
5	Luis Olmo	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	10
2	Phil Weintraub	8
3	Mel Ott	7
3	Vern Stephens	7
5	Vince DiMaggio	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	31
2	Ernie Lombardi	28
3	Butch Nieman	25
3	Luis Olmo	25
3	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Johnny Barrett	7
3	George Myatt	6
4	Dain Clay	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	0.60
3	Hank Borowy	1.25
3	Roger Wolff	1.25
5	Red Embree	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Hank Borowy	6
2	Russ Christopher	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	46
2	Hal Gregg	39
3	Bill Voiselle	36
4	Nels Potter	34
5	Preacher Roe	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	6
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
2	Jim Turner	3
4	Red Barrett	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Reyes	.468
2	Carden Gillenwater	.455
3	Tommy Holmes	.435
4	Whitey Kurowski	.433
5	Mel Ott	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	5
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Ray Sanders	4
2	Phil Weintraub	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	21
2	Vince DiMaggio	14
3	Steve Mesner	13
3	Ken O'Dea	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	3
1	Bill Hart	3
1	Johnny Rucker	3
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.59
1	Andy Karl	0.59
3	Steve Gromek	0.64
4	Boom-Boom Beck	0.69
5	Al Benton	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	4
1	Hank Wyse	4
3	Red Barrett	3
3	Ken Burkhart	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	23
2	Van Mungo	19
2	Preacher Roe	19
4	Dave Ferriss	15
4	Hal Gregg	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Jack Creel	2
1	Mike Ryba	2
1	Jim Turner	2
5	13 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Phil Cavarretta	.334
3	Johnny Hopp	.329
4	Dixie Walker	.327
5	Augie Galan	.324

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	114
3	Frank McCormick	106
4	Babe Dahlgren	105
5	Vern Stephens	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	57
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	51
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tex Hughson	1.84
2	Allie Reynolds	2.14
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	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	202
2	Bill Voiselle	162
3	Dizzy Trout	141
4	Steve Gromek	126
5	2 tied	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
3	Joe Berry	10
4	George Caster	9
4	Joe Heving	9