On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	17	.595	--
Tigers	22	16	.579	1.0
Browns	21	18	.538	2.5
Red Sox	22	20	.524	3.0
White Sox	20	21	.488	4.5
Senators	19	22	.463	5.5
Indians	17	21	.447	6.0
Athletics	15	26	.366	9.5

Games

Browns 6, White Sox 0

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Browns 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	15	.651	--
Cardinals	24	18	.571	3.5
Pirates	23	20	.535	5.0
Reds	21	19	.525	5.5
Dodgers	22	20	.524	5.5
Cubs	19	19	.500	6.5
Braves	19	21	.475	7.5
Blue Jays	11	35	.239	18.5

Games

Giants 10, Dodgers 5

Reds 7, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Braves 3, Blue Jays 1

Braves 7, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Carden Gillenwater	4
3	Dain Clay	3
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Luis Olmo	1
1	Hal Peck	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George McQuinn	5
2	Len Schulte	4
3	Tommy Holmes	3
3	Bob Johnson	3
3	Luis Olmo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	3
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Carden Gillenwater	1
2	Al Gionfriddo	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.71
2	Jack Kramer	0.44
3	Van Mungo	0.38
4	Eddie Lopat	0.33
4	Tex Shirley	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Jack Creel	1
1	Tom Earley	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	5
1	Ray Prim	5
3	Charlie Gassaway	4
3	Jack Kramer	4
3	Tex Shirley	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Andy Hansen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.390
2	Mel Ott	.377
3	Whitey Kurowski	.375
4	Luis Olmo	.352
5	2 tied	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Buster Adams	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	39
2	Luis Olmo	37
3	Tommy Holmes	35
3	Whitey Kurowski	35
5	Bob Elliott	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	George Myatt	8
4	Butch Nieman	7
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7

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	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	8
1	Dave Ferriss	8
1	Bill Voiselle	8
4	Hank Borowy	7
4	Hal Newhouser	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	64
2	Hal Gregg	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	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.388
2	Bobby Estalella	.373
3	Bob Johnson	.371
4	Nick Etten	.368
5	Ben Steiner	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	18
2	Jim Russell	17
3	Tommy Holmes	15
4	Bob Elliott	14
4	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	6
2	Gee Walker	5
3	Carden Gillenwater	4
3	George Metkovich	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.47
2	Mort Cooper	0.50
3	Bucky Walters	0.87
4	Dave Ferriss	0.96
5	Atley Donald	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	23
2	Preacher Roe	19
3	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Red Embree	16
4	Tex Shirley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Hansen	2
1	Clem Hausmann	2
1	Jim Turner	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Reyes	.390
2	Whitey Kurowski	.389
3	Mel Ott	.378
4	Goody Rosen	.353
5	2 tied	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	8
2	Buster Adams	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	Frank McCormick	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	26
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
2	Luis Olmo	25
4	Vince DiMaggio	24
5	Babe Dahlgren	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	6
1	Gee Walker	6
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	George Case	4
3	5 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	Stubby Overmire	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Van Mungo	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Preacher Roe	37
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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.333
2	Jim Russell	.332
3	Mel Ott	.332
4	Phil Cavarretta	.332
5	Joe Medwick	.331

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	119
3	Babe Dahlgren	112
3	Bob Johnson	112
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	2.39
4	Dizzy Trout	2.39
5	Hal Newhouser	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dizzy Trout	24
2	Bill Voiselle	24
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	Russ Christopher	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	207
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