On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	15	.615	--
Tigers	20	15	.571	2.0
Browns	18	17	.514	4.0
White Sox	19	18	.514	4.0
Red Sox	19	20	.487	5.0
Indians	16	19	.457	6.0
Senators	17	21	.447	6.5
Athletics	15	23	.395	8.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Athletics 3, Browns 1

Browns 0, Athletics 0

Senators 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	14	.659	--
Pirates	22	17	.564	4.0
Cardinals	23	18	.561	4.0
Dodgers	21	19	.525	5.5
Cubs	19	18	.514	6.0
Reds	18	18	.500	6.5
Braves	15	21	.417	9.5
Blue Jays	11	31	.262	16.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Reds 6, Dodgers 2

Reds 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 11, Giants 3

Cardinals 8, Giants 2

Pirates 7, Blue Jays 6

Blue Jays 11, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hersh Martin	5
1	George Metkovich	5
1	Fred Vaughn	5
1	Jimmy Wasdell	5
5	12 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Salkeld	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Bobby Estalella	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty Marion	6
2	Bill Salkeld	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	2
1	Paul O'Dea	2
1	Gee Walker	2
4	Glenn Crawford	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	1.67
2	Bobo Newsom	1.00
3	Nels Potter	0.64
4	Hal Newhouser	0.62
5	2 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Shirley	8
2	Nels Potter	7
3	Vern Kennedy	6
4	Steve Gromek	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Ferriss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Ott	.379
2	Tommy Holmes	.378
3	Whitey Kurowski	.378
4	Luis Olmo	.357
5	Tony Cuccinello	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
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	39
2	Whitey Kurowski	35
3	Bob Elliott	34
3	Luis Olmo	34
5	2 tied	32

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	0.56
3	Roger Wolff	1.08
4	Tex Shirley	1.23
5	Steve Gromek	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	8
1	Bill Voiselle	8
3	Hank Borowy	7
3	Dave Ferriss	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	59
2	Hal Gregg	56
3	Nels Potter	44
4	Bill Voiselle	41
5	Preacher Roe	40

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	Fred Vaughn	.368
2	Bob Johnson	.364
2	Whitey Kurowski	.364
4	Tony Cuccinello	.362
5	Goody Rosen	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	7
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Bill Salkeld	4
4	Buster Adams	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	18
2	Bob Elliott	17
2	Jim Russell	17
4	Vince DiMaggio	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	George Metkovich	4
4	Don Gutteridge	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.47
2	Joe Berry	0.57
2	Van Mungo	0.57
4	Dave Ferriss	0.64
5	Claude Passeau	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Hal Gregg	21
3	Preacher Roe	20
4	Bill Bevens	17
4	Nels Potter	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Clem Hausmann	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.419
2	Luis Olmo	.383
3	Nap Reyes	.380
4	Mel Ott	.379
5	George Case	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	10
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	Vince DiMaggio	27
3	Whitey Kurowski	26
4	Bob Elliott	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Gee Walker	5
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	Bill Hart	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.59
2	Dave Ferriss	0.65
3	Roger Wolff	1.15
4	Dutch Leonard	1.18
5	Tex Shirley	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Hal Gregg	38
3	Nels Potter	30
3	Preacher Roe	30
5	Van Mungo	29

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	.335
2	Phil Cavarretta	.333
3	Jim Russell	.333
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331
5	Joe Medwick	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	31
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Nick Etten	22
3	Ernie Lombardi	22
3	Frank McCormick	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Bill Nicholson	121
3	Babe Dahlgren	113
4	Bob Johnson	111
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	Mort Cooper	2.11
2	Dizzy Trout	2.32
3	Nels Potter	2.35
4	Allie Reynolds	2.36
5	Hal Newhouser	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Bill Voiselle	24
4	Russ Christopher	21
4	Mort Cooper	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	202
2	Bill Voiselle	159
3	Steve Gromek	134
4	Dizzy Trout	131
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