On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 17 .614 --
Yankees 27 19 .587 1.0
Red Sox 23 23 .500 5.0
White Sox 23 24 .489 5.5
Browns 22 23 .489 5.5
Senators 21 23 .477 6.0
Indians 20 24 .455 7.0
Athletics 17 27 .386 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 20 .583 --
Dodgers 27 20 .574 0.5
Pirates 27 21 .563 1.0
Cardinals 26 22 .542 2.0
Cubs 23 20 .535 2.5
Braves 24 22 .522 3.0
Reds 22 24 .478 5.0
Blue Jays 12 40 .231 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 5
2 Rene Monteagudo 4
2 Mickey Rocco 4
4 Wally Flager 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Flager 2
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 Tommy Holmes 1
2 Joe Hoover 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
3 Eddie Basinski 2
3 Mort Cooper 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Dick Culler 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Phil Masi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Feldman 0.67
2 Joe Orrell 0.43
3 Bob Logan 0.40
4 Mort Cooper 0.38
4 Steve Gromek 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Feldman 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Blix Donnelly 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 Oscar Judd 1
1 Les Mueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .395
2 Goody Rosen .363
3 Mel Ott .358
4 Whitey Kurowski .355
5 Tony Cuccinello .346

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 Tommy Holmes 40
1 Ernie Lombardi 40
3 Bob Elliott 39
3 Luis Olmo 39
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Johnny Barrett 8
2 George Myatt 8
2 Butch Nieman 8
2 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.47
2 Dave Ferriss 1.00
3 Roger Wolff 1.17
4 Tex Shirley 1.64
5 Dutch Leonard 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 10
2 Hank Borowy 8
2 Dave Ferriss 8
2 Hal Gregg 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 71
2 Hal Gregg 68
3 Preacher Roe 56
4 Bill Voiselle 51
5 Nels Potter 47

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 Nick Etten .409
2 Bill Nicholson .395
3 Lee Handley .393
4 Goody Rosen .390
5 Dutch Meyer .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 4
2 Bobby Estalella 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 George Metkovich 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 18
2 Goody Rosen 17
3 Tommy Holmes 16
4 Bob Elliott 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Olmo 5
1 Gee Walker 5
3 Carden Gillenwater 4
3 Don Gutteridge 4
3 George Metkovich 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kramer 0.58
2 Frank Barrett 0.73
3 Russ Christopher 0.90
4 Hal Gregg 0.95
4 Roger Wolff 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 4
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 27
2 Hal Gregg 24
3 Jack Kramer 20
3 Hal Newhouser 20
5 Steve Gromek 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Kramer 2
1 Jim Turner 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .392
2 Goody Rosen .372
3 Nap Reyes .366
4 Nick Etten .360
5 Andy Pafko .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 8
2 Buster Adams 6
3 Vince DiMaggio 4
3 Bobby Estalella 4
3 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 26
1 Jim Russell 26
3 Tommy Holmes 25
4 Babe Dahlgren 24
4 Bob Elliott 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.95
2 Dave Ferriss 1.17
3 Al Hollingsworth 1.32
4 Hal Newhouser 1.40
5 Steve Gromek 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Russ Christopher 5
3 Dave Ferriss 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
1 Preacher Roe 42
3 Hal Gregg 38
4 Jack Kramer 31
5 Thornton Lee 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .339
2 Joe Medwick .335
3 Jim Russell .334
4 Phil Cavarretta .333
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .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 122
3 Babe Dahlgren 117
4 Bob Johnson 113
5 Frank McCormick 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
2 George Case 51
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 28
5 Buddy Kerr 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nels Potter 2.18
2 Mort Cooper 2.21
3 Dizzy Trout 2.33
4 Hal Newhouser 2.33
5 Allie Reynolds 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 25
3 Russ Christopher 23
3 Mort Cooper 23
5 Bill Voiselle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 213
2 Bill Voiselle 156
3 Steve Gromek 137
4 Dizzy Trout 128
5 Hal Gregg 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Frank Barrett 9
2 Gordon Maltzberger 9
2 Jim Turner 9
5 George Caster 8