On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	17	.595	--
Tigers	21	16	.568	1.5
Browns	19	18	.514	3.5
White Sox	20	19	.513	3.5
Red Sox	21	20	.512	3.5
Senators	19	22	.463	5.5
Indians	17	20	.459	5.5
Athletics	15	25	.375	9.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Browns 0

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Indians 1

Senators 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	15	.643	--
Cardinals	23	18	.561	3.5
Pirates	23	19	.548	4.0
Dodgers	22	19	.537	4.5
Cubs	19	18	.514	5.5
Reds	20	19	.513	5.5
Braves	17	21	.447	8.0
Blue Jays	11	33	.250	17.0

Games

Reds 3, Pirates 0

Braves 15, Blue Jays 1

Braves 7, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Glenn Crawford	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Charlie Metro	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Cramer	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Frank Drews	3
2	Joe Mack	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.17
2	Johnny Hutchings	0.50
2	Dutch Leonard	0.50
4	Charlie Sproull	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Hutchings	7
1	Preacher Roe	7
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	Dave Ferriss	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.383
2	Whitey Kurowski	.378
3	Mel Ott	.377
4	Luis Olmo	.348
5	Goody Rosen	.346

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	3 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	George Myatt	8
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	0.74
3	Roger Wolff	1.08
4	Mort Cooper	1.08
5	Tex Shirley	1.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	59
1	Hal Newhouser	59
3	Preacher Roe	47
3	Bill Voiselle	47
5	Nels Potter	44

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	Goody Rosen	.388
2	Al Gionfriddo	.386
3	Bob Johnson	.381
4	Ben Steiner	.373
5	Eddie Lake	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	17
1	Jim Russell	17
1	Ray Sanders	17
4	Augie Galan	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	4
1	Gee Walker	4
3	Johnny Barrett	3
3	Carden Gillenwater	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.47
2	Mort Cooper	0.50
3	Van Mungo	0.57
4	Dave Ferriss	0.97
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Hal Gregg	23
3	Preacher Roe	19
4	Bill Bevens	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Hausmann	2
1	Jim Turner	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.394
2	Nap Reyes	.390
3	Mel Ott	.379
4	Goody Rosen	.357
5	Phil Cavarretta	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
3	Buster Adams	5
3	Frank McCormick	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	25
1	Jim Russell	25
3	Vince DiMaggio	24
4	Babe Dahlgren	22
4	Luis Olmo	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.71
2	Dave Ferriss	0.98
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.07
4	Dutch Leonard	1.18
5	Tex Shirley	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Red Barrett	5
3	Russ Christopher	4
3	Atley Donald	4
3	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	37
2	Hal Newhouser	36
3	Hal Gregg	35
4	Red Embree	33
5	Nels Potter	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.333
2	Joe Medwick	.333
3	Phil Cavarretta	.332
4	Johnny Hopp	.332
5	Mel Ott	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	31
2	Vern Stephens	23
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	118
3	Babe Dahlgren	111
4	Bob Johnson	109
5	Nick Etten	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	Mort Cooper	2.07
2	Nels Potter	2.21
3	Allie Reynolds	2.31
4	Dizzy Trout	2.39
5	Ed Heusser	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dizzy Trout	24
2	Bill Voiselle	24
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	Russ Christopher	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	202
2	Bill Voiselle	159
3	Steve Gromek	133
4	Dizzy Trout	129
5	2 tied	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	10
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	Joe Berry	8
4	3 others tied	8