On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Tigers 17 11 .607 1.5
White Sox 16 13 .552 3.0
Browns 15 13 .536 3.5
Indians 13 14 .481 5.0
Senators 13 18 .419 7.0
Red Sox 13 18 .419 7.0
Athletics 11 20 .355 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 9 .735 --
Pirates 17 14 .548 6.5
Cubs 17 14 .548 6.5
Dodgers 18 15 .545 6.5
Cardinals 17 16 .515 7.5
Reds 12 18 .400 11.0
Braves 12 18 .400 11.0
Blue Jays 10 24 .294 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Don Johnson 3
2 Eddie Miller 3
4 Guy Curtright 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Bob Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 3
2 Oris Hockett 2
2 Cass Michaels 2
2 Ed Sauer 2
2 Dixie Walker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Dasso 0.67
2 Paul Derringer 0.38
3 Nate Andrews 0.25
4 Ray Hathaway 0.23
5 Orval Grove 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Orval Grove 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Dasso 4
2 Nate Andrews 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Ray Hathaway 3
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .402
2 Mel Ott .381
3 Whitey Kurowski .368
4 Nap Reyes .365
5 Tony Cuccinello .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 11
2 Vern Stephens 8
2 Phil Weintraub 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 32
1 Ernie Lombardi 32
3 Luis Olmo 30
4 Bob Elliott 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Johnny Barrett 7
3 George Myatt 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.47
2 Dave Ferriss 0.50
3 Mort Cooper 1.10
4 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
2 Paul Derringer 6
2 Dave Ferriss 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 51
2 Hal Gregg 44
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 .457
2 Mike Tresh .414
3 Tommy Holmes .404
4 Johnny Barrett .400
5 Whitey Kurowski .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
2 Buster Adams 4
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
4 Ray Sanders 3
4 Phil Weintraub 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 19
2 Luis Olmo 17
3 Jim Russell 14
4 Ray Sanders 13
5 Steve Mesner 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 3
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
1 Gee Walker 3
4 Dain Clay 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.33
2 Steve Gromek 0.47
3 Nels Potter 0.50
4 Johnny Humphries 0.59
5 Hal Newhouser 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Ken Burkhart 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Bill Voiselle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Preacher Roe 19
3 Hal Gregg 14
3 Van Mungo 14
3 Charley Schanz 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Creel 2
1 Jim Turner 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Reyes .398
2 Luis Olmo .390
3 Whitey Kurowski .388
4 Tommy Holmes .388
5 Goody Rosen .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 8
2 Vern Stephens 7
3 Buster Adams 6
3 Bob Johnson 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 28
2 Whitey Kurowski 26
3 Vince DiMaggio 22
3 Jim Russell 22
5 Dixie Walker 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
3 Johnny Rucker 5
4 Johnny Barrett 4
4 Butch Nieman 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.50
2 Al Benton 0.56
3 Dutch Leonard 0.67
4 Allie Reynolds 0.90
5 Andy Karl 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Bill Voiselle 5
2 Hank Wyse 5
4 Al Benton 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 39
2 Hal Gregg 33
3 Preacher Roe 29
4 Nels Potter 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Jack Creel 2
3 Vic Lombardi 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Johnny Hopp .331
3 Phil Cavarretta .331
4 Jim Russell .330
5 Dixie Walker .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Vern Stephens 24
4 Frank McCormick 23
5 Nick Etten 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 118
3 Babe Dahlgren 110
4 Vern Stephens 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 55
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 28
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.73
2 Mort Cooper 2.07
3 Allie Reynolds 2.09
4 Dizzy Trout 2.23
5 Hal Newhouser 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dizzy Trout 26
2 Bill Voiselle 26
4 Mort Cooper 23
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 204
2 Bill Voiselle 162
3 Dizzy Trout 137
4 Steve Gromek 126
5 Johnny Niggeling 122

Saves

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