On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 14 .622 --
Tigers 19 14 .576 2.0
Browns 18 16 .529 3.5
White Sox 18 17 .514 4.0
Red Sox 18 19 .486 5.0
Indians 15 18 .455 6.0
Senators 16 20 .444 6.5
Athletics 14 23 .378 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 12 .692 --
Pirates 21 16 .568 5.0
Dodgers 21 17 .553 5.5
Cardinals 21 18 .538 6.0
Cubs 18 17 .514 7.0
Reds 16 18 .471 8.5
Braves 14 20 .412 10.5
Blue Jays 10 30 .250 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Handley 4
2 Frank Drews 3
2 Phil Masi 3
2 Andy Pafko 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Johnny Lazor 1
1 Phil Masi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Rick Ferrell 4
3 Johnny Lazor 3
4 Milt Byrnes 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Barnhart 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 0.80
1 Van Mungo 0.80
3 Ed Klieman 0.40
4 Charlie Sproull 0.30
5 Johnny Hutchings 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Gerheauser 1
1 Clem Hausmann 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Johnson 4
1 Ed Klieman 4
1 Jack Kramer 4
1 Van Mungo 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Xavier Rescigno 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .391
2 Whitey Kurowski .378
3 Mel Ott .377
4 Luis Olmo .367
5 Tony Cuccinello .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 12
2 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Vern Stephens 8
2 Phil Weintraub 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 36
2 Whitey Kurowski 35
3 Luis Olmo 34
4 Bob Elliott 31
4 Mel Ott 31

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 7
2 Xavier Rescigno 4
2 Jim Turner 4
4 Red Barrett 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Outlaw .370
2 Tony Cuccinello .368
3 Whitey Kurowski .364
3 Luis Olmo .364
5 Augie Galan .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 16
2 Whitey Kurowski 15
3 Bob Elliott 14
3 Augie Galan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Don Gutteridge 3
2 Ben Steiner 3
2 Gee Walker 3
5 17 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 0.57
2 Dave Ferriss 0.67
3 Joe Berry 0.67
4 Roger Wolff 0.95
5 Claude Passeau 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Bill Bevens 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 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 Clem Hausmann 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .419
2 Luis Olmo .397
3 Tommy Holmes .380
3 Nap Reyes .380
5 Mel Ott .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 32
2 Whitey Kurowski 26
3 Vince DiMaggio 25
4 Bill Hart 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Bill Hart 4
2 Luis Olmo 4
2 Johnny Rucker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.59
2 Dave Ferriss 0.67
3 Dutch Leonard 1.18
4 Allie Reynolds 1.23
5 Stubby Overmire 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Van Mungo 5
2 Rip Sewell 5
2 Bill Voiselle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 38
2 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Van Mungo 29
3 Preacher Roe 29
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 5
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
2 Jim Turner 3
4 Jack Creel 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .339
2 Phil Cavarretta .337
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331
4 Jim Russell .328
5 Dixie Walker .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 122
2 Bill Nicholson 120
3 Babe Dahlgren 111
4 Bob Johnson 109
5 Vern Stephens 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 54
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 2.27
4 Nels Potter 2.35
5 Hal Newhouser 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Dizzy Trout 25
3 Bill Voiselle 24
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 197
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Steve Gromek 129
4 Dizzy Trout 127
5 Johnny Niggeling 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 16
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
3 Frank Barrett 9
3 Joe Berry 9
3 Xavier Rescigno 9