On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	18	.600	--
Yankees	27	19	.587	0.5
Red Sox	24	23	.511	4.0
Browns	23	23	.500	4.5
White Sox	24	24	.500	4.5
Senators	21	23	.477	5.5
Indians	20	25	.444	7.0
Athletics	17	28	.378	10.0

Games

Browns 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Red Sox 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	20	.583	--
Pirates	29	21	.580	0.0
Giants	28	21	.571	0.5
Cardinals	26	22	.542	2.0
Cubs	23	22	.511	3.5
Braves	24	23	.511	3.5
Reds	22	24	.478	5.0
Blue Jays	13	40	.245	17.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Pirates 5, Cubs 2

Blue Jays 13, Braves 8

Pirates 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Stanky	4
2	Dick Culler	3
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Vern Stephens	2
3	Pete Coscarart	1
3	Tommy Holmes	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Jimmy Wasdell	5
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Vern Stephens	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Al Gionfriddo	1
1	Rene Monteagudo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.44
2	Dizzy Trout	0.43
3	Orval Grove	0.30
4	Sig Jakucki	0.22
5	Bill Voiselle	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Clem Hausmann	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Paul Erickson	3
2	Orval Grove	3
2	Oscar Judd	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Xavier Rescigno	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.392
2	Mel Ott	.361
3	Whitey Kurowski	.355
4	Goody Rosen	.354
5	2 tied	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	10
2	Vern Stephens	10
4	Buster Adams	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	42
1	Tommy Holmes	42
3	Ernie Lombardi	40
3	Luis Olmo	40
5	Vince DiMaggio	38

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	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	71
2	Hal Gregg	68
3	Preacher Roe	56
4	Bill Voiselle	54
5	Nels Potter	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Xavier Rescigno	5
2	Jim Turner	5
4	Vic Lombardi	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.429
2	Nick Etten	.410
3	Goody Rosen	.389
4	George Metkovich	.373
5	2 tied	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	George Metkovich	3
4	Buster Adams	2
4	17 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	16
1	Goody Rosen	16
3	Babe Dahlgren	15
3	Bob Elliott	15
3	Jimmy Wasdell	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Christopher	0.43
2	Jack Kramer	0.58
3	Bob Logan	0.69
4	Frank Barrett	0.73
5	Ed Klieman	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	22
2	Jack Kramer	20
3	Thornton Lee	18
3	Preacher Roe	18
5	Hal Newhouser	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Judd	2
1	Jack Kramer	2
1	Xavier Rescigno	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.387
2	Nick Etten	.360
3	Goody Rosen	.359
4	Whitey Kurowski	.353
5	Andy Pafko	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	8
2	Buster Adams	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	Tommy Holmes	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	27
1	Tommy Holmes	27
3	Luis Olmo	26
3	Jim Russell	26
5	Babe Dahlgren	25

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
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	42
2	Hal Gregg	38
3	Preacher Roe	36
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	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.336
2	Joe Medwick	.335
3	Tommy Holmes	.333
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331
5	Phil Cavarretta	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	31
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Nick Etten	22
3	Ernie Lombardi	22
3	Frank McCormick	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	128
2	Bill Nicholson	123
3	Babe Dahlgren	118
4	Bob Johnson	113
5	3 tied	105

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	Hal Newhouser	2.33
4	Dizzy Trout	2.35
5	Claude Passeau	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	213
2	Bill Voiselle	159
3	Steve Gromek	137
4	Dizzy Trout	131
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	4 tied	7