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

Red Sox 5, Tigers 1

Indians 4, Yankees 0

Browns 9, Athletics 0

Senators 8, White Sox 1

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

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 7, Blue Jays 6

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