On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 11 .621 --
Tigers 16 10 .615 0.5
White Sox 15 11 .577 1.5
Browns 15 11 .577 1.5
Indians 12 14 .462 4.5
Senators 12 17 .414 6.0
Red Sox 11 17 .393 6.5
Athletics 11 19 .367 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 7 .781 --
Dodgers 18 13 .581 6.5
Cardinals 17 14 .548 7.5
Pirates 15 14 .517 8.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 8.5
Braves 11 16 .407 11.5
Reds 10 17 .370 12.5
Blue Jays 8 24 .250 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Mayo 4
2 Buster Adams 3
2 Monk Dubiel 3
2 Oscar Grimes 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Luis Olmo 1
1 Goody Rosen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Grimes 4
1 Luis Olmo 4
3 Don Gutteridge 3
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Oscar Grimes 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Mike Sandlock 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Pfund 0.56
2 Oscar Judd 0.44
3 Paul Erickson 0.33
3 Walter Wilson 0.33
5 Monk Dubiel 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Andy Hansen 1
1 Lee Pfund 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Pfund 5
2 Oscar Judd 4
2 Walter Wilson 4
4 Paul Erickson 3
5 7 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .407
2 Mel Ott .391
3 Whitey Kurowski .385
4 Nap Reyes .368
5 Goody Rosen .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 10
2 Vern Stephens 8
2 Phil Weintraub 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 32
2 Ernie Lombardi 29
2 Luis Olmo 29
4 Butch Nieman 25
4 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 Tex Shirley 1.35

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 .469
2 Carden Gillenwater .455
3 Mike Tresh .452
4 Tommy Holmes .435
5 Goody Rosen .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Buster Adams 4
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 22
2 Luis Olmo 17
3 Vince DiMaggio 13
3 Steve Mesner 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 3
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
1 Bill Hart 3
1 Johnny Rucker 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.50
2 Johnny Humphries 0.59
2 Andy Karl 0.59
4 Steve Gromek 0.64
5 Al Benton 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 4
2 Red Barrett 3
2 Ken Burkhart 3
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 19
2 Hal Newhouser 17
3 Dave Ferriss 15
3 Hal Gregg 15
5 Van Mungo 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Creel 2
1 Jim Turner 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Phil Cavarretta .332
3 Johnny Hopp .328
4 Dixie Walker .328
5 Jim Russell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 35
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Vern Stephens 24
4 Frank McCormick 23
5 Nick Etten 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 125
2 Bob Elliott 114
3 Frank McCormick 106
3 Vern Stephens 106
5 Babe Dahlgren 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 51
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 28
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.73
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