On This Day

Wednesday, May 30, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	12	.647	--
Tigers	18	12	.600	2.0
White Sox	17	15	.531	4.0
Browns	15	16	.484	5.5
Indians	14	16	.467	6.0
Senators	15	18	.455	6.5
Red Sox	15	19	.441	7.0
Athletics	13	21	.382	9.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 7, Indians 6

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Senators 3, Browns 2

Senators 5, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	11	.703	--
Pirates	19	15	.559	5.5
Dodgers	20	16	.556	5.5
Cubs	18	16	.529	6.5
Cardinals	19	17	.528	6.5
Reds	14	18	.438	9.5
Braves	13	19	.406	10.5
Blue Jays	10	27	.270	16.0

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Cubs 11, Giants 2

Pirates 13, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Braves 9, Cardinals 2

Reds 3, Blue Jays 0

Reds 9, Blue Jays 8

Dodgers 14, Pirates 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ben Steiner	6
2	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Don Johnson	5
2	Luis Olmo	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Hayes	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Augie Galan	6
2	Babe Dahlgren	4
2	George Hausmann	4
2	Eddie Joost	4
2	Andy Pafko	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carden Gillenwater	2
1	Johnny Hopp	2
3	George Binks	1
3	George Case	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Gerheauser	1.00
2	Thornton Lee	0.90
3	Ed Heusser	0.83
4	Marino Pieretti	0.80
5	Dutch Leonard	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Bosser	1
1	Pete Center	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	9
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Ed Heusser	5
2	Ray Prim	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Clem Hausmann	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.392
2	Mel Ott	.385
3	Whitey Kurowski	.380
4	Luis Olmo	.365
5	Nap Reyes	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	12
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Vince DiMaggio	7
4	Mel Ott	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	34
1	Ernie Lombardi	34
3	Luis Olmo	33
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Dixie Walker	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Johnny Barrett	7
2	George Myatt	7
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
5	6 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	Jack Creel	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Russ Christopher	7
3	Hank Borowy	6
3	Paul Derringer	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	54
2	Hal Gregg	46
3	Bill Voiselle	39
4	Preacher Roe	38
5	Nels Potter	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	6
2	Jim Turner	4
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
4	Red Barrett	2
4	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.407
2	Whitey Kurowski	.403
3	Mel Ott	.385
4	Johnny Barrett	.380
5	Mike Tresh	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	7
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Ray Sanders	4
4	Buster Adams	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	19
1	Luis Olmo	19
3	Jim Russell	15
3	Ray Sanders	15
5	Augie Galan	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	3
1	Gee Walker	3
3	George Case	2
3	Dain Clay	2
3	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	0.33
2	Marino Pieretti	0.69
3	Jim Turner	0.73
4	Roger Wolff	0.95
5	Hal Newhouser	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	4
2	Ken Burkhart	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Preacher Roe	18
3	Hal Gregg	16
4	Allie Reynolds	14
5	Charley Schanz	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Jack Creel	2
2	Clem Hausmann	2
4	Rube Fischer	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.423
2	Nap Reyes	.411
3	Luis Olmo	.391
4	Phil Cavarretta	.378
5	Tommy Holmes	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	9
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Vern Stephens	6
4	Buster Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	31
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Vince DiMaggio	24
4	Bill Hart	22
4	Dixie Walker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Johnny Rucker	5
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	Luis Olmo	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.46
2	Dave Ferriss	0.60
3	Allie Reynolds	1.09
4	Dutch Leonard	1.24
5	Stubby Overmire	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
1	Bill Voiselle	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	35
2	Nels Potter	31
3	Hal Gregg	28
3	Preacher Roe	28
5	Allie Reynolds	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Jim Turner	3
3	Jack Creel	2
3	Clem Hausmann	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.335
2	Johnny Hopp	.332
3	Jim Russell	.331
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.329
5	Mel Ott	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	33
2	Mel Ott	26
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	111
4	Bob Johnson	109
5	Vern Stephens	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	56
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	53
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.08
2	Mort Cooper	2.14
3	Dizzy Trout	2.23
4	Hal Newhouser	2.32
5	Nels Potter	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dizzy Trout	26
3	Bill Voiselle	25
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	Rip Sewell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	207
2	Bill Voiselle	162
3	Dizzy Trout	137
4	Steve Gromek	129
5	Johnny Niggeling	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
3	Joe Berry	9
3	George Caster	9
5	4 tied	8