On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	29	20	.592	--
Yankees	28	22	.560	1.5
Red Sox	27	24	.529	3.0
Browns	24	24	.500	4.5
White Sox	26	26	.500	4.5
Senators	22	26	.458	6.5
Indians	21	26	.447	7.0
Athletics	20	29	.408	9.0

Games

Yankees 7, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

White Sox 6, Tigers 1

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	22	.577	--
Giants	30	23	.566	0.5
Cardinals	29	23	.558	1.0
Pirates	30	24	.556	1.0
Cubs	26	22	.542	2.0
Braves	26	25	.510	3.5
Reds	22	27	.449	6.5
Blue Jays	15	42	.263	17.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Braves 6

Braves 4, Dodgers 1

Blue Jays 11, Giants 9

Cardinals 7, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Blue Jays 6, Giants 2

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Antonelli	6
2	Buster Adams	5
2	Wally Flager	5
4	Eddie Basinski	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Wasdell	2
2	Glenn Crawford	1
2	Hal Gregg	1
2	Hersh Martin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Wasdell	5
2	Glenn Crawford	4
2	Wally Flager	4
4	John Antonelli	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Workman	2
2	George Binks	1
2	Ed Busch	1
2	Dick Culler	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Haynes	1.00
2	Van Mungo	0.62
3	Thornton Lee	0.50
3	Bob Logan	0.50
5	Russ Christopher	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Christopher	5
1	Van Mungo	5
3	Andy Karl	4
3	Dutch Leonard	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Clyde King	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.385
2	Whitey Kurowski	.357
3	Mel Ott	.354
4	Goody Rosen	.354
5	Phil Cavarretta	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	11
3	Vern Stephens	10
4	Buster Adams	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	47
2	Tommy Holmes	44
3	Whitey Kurowski	42
3	Luis Olmo	42
5	Ernie Lombardi	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	George Myatt	9
3	Luis Olmo	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Roger Wolff	1.18
3	Dave Ferriss	1.33
4	Tex Shirley	1.64
5	Dutch Leonard	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	11
2	Dave Ferriss	9
2	Hal Gregg	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
5	5 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	78
2	Hal Gregg	71
3	Preacher Roe	58
4	Bill Voiselle	55
5	Jack Kramer	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Xavier Rescigno	5
2	Jim Turner	5
4	Vic Lombardi	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Basinski	.392
2	Joe Medwick	.383
3	Tommy Holmes	.371
4	Goody Rosen	.371
5	Emil Verban	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Wasdell	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Chuck Workman	3
4	Pete Coscarart	2
4	19 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Wasdell	18
2	Bob Elliott	16
2	Goody Rosen	16
4	Babe Dahlgren	14
4	Tommy Holmes	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	5
1	Gee Walker	5
3	George Metkovich	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Berry	0.75
2	Bob Logan	0.77
3	Russ Christopher	0.88
4	Blix Donnelly	0.92
5	Roger Wolff	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	4
1	Hal Gregg	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
4	Joe Bowman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Jack Kramer	22
3	Thornton Lee	21
4	Preacher Roe	19
5	Johnny Niggeling	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	Harry Brecheen	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.368
2	Tommy Holmes	.367
3	Phil Cavarretta	.357
4	Whitey Kurowski	.345
5	Eddie Basinski	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	7
1	Ernie Lombardi	7
3	Whitey Kurowski	6
4	Tommy Holmes	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	30
2	Luis Olmo	27
2	Jimmy Wasdell	27
4	Babe Dahlgren	26
4	Tommy Holmes	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	8
2	Luis Olmo	7
3	Don Gutteridge	6
3	George Metkovich	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Berry	0.71
2	Roger Wolff	0.99
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.32
4	Hal Newhouser	1.35
5	Frank Barrett	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Russ Christopher	6
2	Dave Ferriss	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	49
2	Jack Kramer	39
3	Preacher Roe	38
4	Hal Gregg	36
5	Thornton Lee	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	4
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Jack Creel	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.339
2	Jim Russell	.337
3	Tommy Holmes	.332
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Johnny Hopp	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	30
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Nick Etten	23
4	Ernie Lombardi	22
5	Frank McCormick	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	131
2	Bill Nicholson	120
3	Babe Dahlgren	118
4	Bob Johnson	114
5	Nick Etten	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	53
2	George Case	48
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	Buddy Kerr	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nels Potter	2.14
2	Mort Cooper	2.21
3	Hal Newhouser	2.26
4	Allie Reynolds	2.28
5	Claude Passeau	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dizzy Trout	26
3	Russ Christopher	24
4	Mort Cooper	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	217
2	Bill Voiselle	160
3	Steve Gromek	134
4	Dizzy Trout	128
5	2 tied	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Frank Barrett	10
3	Jim Turner	9
4	Gordon Maltzberger	8
5	4 tied	7