On This Day

Sunday, June 10, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	18	.600	--
Tigers	25	17	.595	0.5
Browns	22	21	.512	4.0
Red Sox	23	22	.511	4.0
Indians	20	22	.476	5.5
White Sox	21	24	.467	6.0
Senators	20	23	.465	6.0
Athletics	16	27	.372	10.0

Games

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Indians 2, Browns 1

Browns 4, Indians 1

White Sox 9, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	18	.609	--
Dodgers	25	20	.556	2.5
Pirates	26	21	.553	2.5
Cubs	23	19	.548	3.0
Cardinals	25	21	.543	3.0
Braves	22	21	.512	4.5
Reds	21	23	.477	6.0
Blue Jays	11	38	.224	18.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Blue Jays 4

Braves 8, Giants 5

Braves 3, Giants 1

Cubs 10, Reds 7

Cubs 7, Reds 4

Pirates 8, Cardinals 6

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Gray	5
1	Gee Walker	5
3	Heinz Becker	4
3	Dain Clay	4
3	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinz Becker	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinz Becker	5
1	Chuck Workman	5
3	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Andy Pafko	4
3	Paul Richards	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	2
1	Gee Walker	2
3	Phil Cavarretta	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.50
2	Hal Gregg	0.55
3	Lefty West	0.50
4	Johnny Humphries	0.43
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	9
2	Hal Gregg	6
3	Mort Cooper	4
3	Andy Hansen	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.386
2	Mel Ott	.371
3	Goody Rosen	.360
4	Whitey Kurowski	.358
5	Luis Olmo	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Buster Adams	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	8
2	Mel Ott	8
2	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	40
2	Luis Olmo	39
3	Bob Elliott	37
3	Tommy Holmes	37
5	2 tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	George Myatt	8
2	Luis Olmo	8
2	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	1.00
3	Roger Wolff	1.19
4	Tex Shirley	1.33
5	Dutch Leonard	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	9
2	Hank Borowy	8
2	Dave Ferriss	8
2	Bill Voiselle	8
5	5 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	65
2	Hal Newhouser	64
3	Preacher Roe	56
4	Bill Voiselle	51
5	Nels Potter	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Jim Turner	5
3	Xavier Rescigno	4
4	Vic Lombardi	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lee Handley	.396
2	Andy Pafko	.380
3	Bob Johnson	.371
4	Nick Etten	.365
5	Bobby Estalella	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Salkeld	4
2	Bobby Estalella	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Frankie Hayes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	21
2	Jim Russell	18
3	Bob Elliott	16
3	Bob Johnson	16
5	Tommy Holmes	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	6
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	George Metkovich	5
2	Luis Olmo	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.87
3	Russ Christopher	1.00
3	Blix Donnelly	1.00
3	Roger Wolff	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	Orval Grove	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	26
2	Preacher Roe	23
3	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Bill Bevens	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Hausmann	2
1	Jack Kramer	2
1	Jim Turner	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Reyes	.385
2	Tommy Holmes	.385
3	Goody Rosen	.374
4	Mel Ott	.361
5	Andy Pafko	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	28
2	Luis Olmo	27
3	Babe Dahlgren	25
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	8
2	Luis Olmo	7
3	Don Gutteridge	6
3	George Metkovich	6
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.96
2	Dutch Leonard	1.18
3	Steve Gromek	1.21
4	Dave Ferriss	1.29
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Steve Gromek	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	42
2	Hal Gregg	41
2	Hal Newhouser	41
4	Bill Voiselle	28
5	Red Embree	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.334
2	Johnny Hopp	.334
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.332
4	Tommy Holmes	.332
5	Phil Cavarretta	.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	126
2	Bill Nicholson	122
3	Babe Dahlgren	116
4	Bob Johnson	114
5	Frank McCormick	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	53
2	George Case	52
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	Buddy Kerr	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nels Potter	2.12
2	Mort Cooper	2.14
3	Allie Reynolds	2.36
4	Dizzy Trout	2.37
5	Hal Newhouser	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Mort Cooper	23
3	Bill Voiselle	23
5	Russ Christopher	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	206
2	Bill Voiselle	159
3	Steve Gromek	140
4	Dizzy Trout	133
5	Hal Gregg	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	10
3	Frank Barrett	9
3	Jim Turner	9
5	2 tied	8