On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 21 .580 --
Yankees 28 22 .560 1.0
Red Sox 27 24 .529 2.5
White Sox 27 26 .509 3.5
Browns 24 24 .500 4.0
Senators 22 26 .458 6.0
Indians 21 26 .447 6.5
Athletics 20 29 .408 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 22 .585 --
Cardinals 29 23 .558 1.5
Giants 30 24 .556 1.5
Pirates 30 24 .556 1.5
Cubs 26 22 .542 2.5
Braves 26 25 .510 4.0
Reds 22 27 .449 7.0
Blue Jays 15 42 .263 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Basinski 2
1 Tony Cuccinello 2
1 Danny Gardella 2
1 Mel Ott 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Gardella 1
1 Howie Schultz 1
1 Mike Tresh 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Feldman 1.14
2 Lee Pfund 0.38
3 Dizzy Trout 0.25
4 Bill Dietrich 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Clyde King 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Feldman 8
2 Clyde King 4
3 Lee Pfund 3
3 Dizzy Trout 3
5 Bill Dietrich 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .385
2 Mel Ott .357
3 Whitey Kurowski .357
4 Goody Rosen .355
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 2 tied 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 Phil Cavarretta .390
2 Eddie Basinski .388
3 Emil Verban .378
4 Joe Medwick .370
5 Goody Rosen .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Jimmy Wasdell 3
1 Chuck Workman 3
4 Pete Coscarart 2
4 16 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goody Rosen 15
1 Jimmy Wasdell 15
3 Tommy Holmes 14
4 Bob Elliott 13
4 Chuck Workman 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Olmo 5
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
3 Augie Galan 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Logan 0.69
2 Harry Feldman 0.82
3 Russ Christopher 0.83
4 Blix Donnelly 0.92
5 Frank Barrett 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Gregg 4
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Orval Grove 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 22
2 Thornton Lee 19
2 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Preacher Roe 18
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 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .367
2 Goody Rosen .361
3 Phil Cavarretta .351
4 Tony Cuccinello .350
5 Eddie Basinski .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 7
1 Ernie Lombardi 7
3 Tommy Holmes 5
3 Whitey Kurowski 5
3 Jimmy Wasdell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 30
2 Jimmy Wasdell 27
3 Babe Dahlgren 26
3 Tommy Holmes 26
5 Jim Russell 24

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 Clyde King 0.72
3 Roger Wolff 0.99
4 Al Hollingsworth 1.32
5 Hal Newhouser 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Russ Christopher 6
3 Red Barrett 5
3 Dave Ferriss 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 49
2 Preacher Roe 38
3 Hal Gregg 36
4 Jack Kramer 33
5 Thornton Lee 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 4
2 Frank Barrett 2
2 Earl Caldwell 2
2 Andy Hansen 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Russell .339
2 Phil Cavarretta .338
3 Tommy Holmes .333
4 Joe Medwick .332
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 Babe Dahlgren 118
2 Bill Nicholson 118
4 Bob Johnson 112
5 Nick Etten 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
2 George Case 47
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 Dizzy Trout 2.28
5 Allie Reynolds 2.28

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 156
3 Steve Gromek 134
4 Dizzy Trout 131
5 Johnny Niggeling 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 14
2 Frank Barrett 10
3 Jim Turner 9
4 Gordon Maltzberger 8
5 3 tied 7