On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	13	.639	--
Tigers	19	13	.594	2.0
White Sox	18	16	.529	4.0
Browns	17	16	.515	4.5
Red Sox	17	19	.472	6.0
Indians	14	18	.438	7.0
Senators	15	20	.429	7.5
Athletics	14	22	.389	9.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

Yankees 9, Indians 2

Browns 4, Athletics 0

White Sox 11, Senators 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	12	.684	--
Pirates	20	16	.556	5.0
Cardinals	21	17	.553	5.0
Dodgers	21	17	.553	5.0
Cubs	18	16	.529	6.0
Reds	16	18	.471	8.0
Braves	13	20	.394	10.5
Blue Jays	10	29	.256	16.5

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 3

Pirates 6, Blue Jays 5

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Glenn Crawford	3
1	Joe Kuhel	3
1	Gus Mancuso	3
1	Cass Michaels	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Gutteridge	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	Cass Michaels	3
1	Emmett O'Neill	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Goody Rosen	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Dain Clay	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sig Jakucki	1.33
2	Bill Bevens	0.89
3	Hal Gregg	0.83
4	Steve Gerkin	0.67
5	Blix Donnelly	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	10
2	Bill Bevens	8
3	Blix Donnelly	4
3	Steve Gerkin	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.395
2	Mel Ott	.385
3	Whitey Kurowski	.380
4	Luis Olmo	.367
5	Tony Cuccinello	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	12
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Buster Adams	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	35
2	Ernie Lombardi	34
2	Luis Olmo	34
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Dixie Walker	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	George Myatt	8
4	Dain Clay	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	0.57
3	Roger Wolff	1.25
4	Tex Shirley	1.54
5	Allie Reynolds	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Russ Christopher	7
2	Dave Ferriss	7
4	Hank Borowy	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	56
2	Hal Newhouser	54
3	Bill Voiselle	41
4	Preacher Roe	39
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	Whitey Kurowski	.397
2	Jimmy Outlaw	.392
3	Luis Olmo	.380
4	Nap Reyes	.373
5	Phil Cavarretta	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	19
2	Whitey Kurowski	18
3	Ray Sanders	16
4	Augie Galan	14
4	Jim Russell	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Gee Walker	3
3	George Case	2
3	Dain Clay	2
3	16 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	0.50
2	Joe Berry	0.67
3	Jim Turner	0.73
4	Roger Wolff	0.95
5	Claude Passeau	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Hal Gregg	21
3	Preacher Roe	19
4	Bill Bevens	18
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Jack Creel	2
2	Clem Hausmann	2
4	Frank Barrett	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.422
2	Nap Reyes	.410
3	Luis Olmo	.392
4	Tommy Holmes	.380
5	Phil Cavarretta	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	32
2	Whitey Kurowski	26
3	Vince DiMaggio	24
4	Dixie Walker	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Johnny Barrett	5
2	Johnny Rucker	5
4	Bill Hart	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.46
2	Dave Ferriss	0.67
3	Allie Reynolds	1.09
4	Dutch Leonard	1.24
5	Stubby Overmire	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	38
2	Hal Newhouser	35
3	Nels Potter	31
4	Preacher Roe	29
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	Johnny Hopp	.341
2	Phil Cavarretta	.337
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331
4	Jim Russell	.328
5	Mel Ott	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	31
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Frank McCormick	23
3	Mel Ott	23
5	Nick Etten	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	121
2	Bob Elliott	120
3	Babe Dahlgren	112
4	Bob Johnson	109
5	Vern Stephens	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
3	Johnny Barrett	33
4	George Myatt	30
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.03
2	Mort Cooper	2.14
3	Dizzy Trout	2.26
4	Nels Potter	2.35
5	Hal Newhouser	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dizzy Trout	25
2	Bill Voiselle	25
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	Rip Sewell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	201
2	Bill Voiselle	164
3	Steve Gromek	129
4	Dizzy Trout	128
5	Johnny Niggeling	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
3	Frank Barrett	9
3	Joe Berry	9
5	4 tied	8