Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, June 20, 1945

On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	31	21	.596	--
Yankees	28	23	.549	2.5
Red Sox	28	24	.538	3.0
White Sox	29	26	.527	3.5
Senators	25	26	.490	5.5
Browns	24	26	.480	6.0
Indians	21	28	.429	8.5
Athletics	20	32	.385	11.0

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 0

White Sox 4, Browns 1

Senators 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	22	.600	--
Cubs	27	22	.551	3.0
Cardinals	29	24	.547	3.0
Pirates	30	25	.545	3.0
Giants	30	26	.536	3.5
Braves	28	25	.528	4.0
Reds	23	27	.460	7.5
Blue Jays	15	44	.254	20.0

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 3

Braves 15, Giants 10

Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 2

Dodgers 8, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goody Rosen	4
1	Chuck Workman	4
3	Glenn Crawford	3
3	Fats Dantonio	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Mack	6
2	Danny Gardella	4
2	Luis Olmo	4
4	Hal Newhouser	3
4	Butch Nieman	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	George Myatt	1
1	Andy Pafko	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Haefner	0.75
2	Art Herring	0.44
2	Hal Newhouser	0.44
4	Eddie Lopat	0.38
5	Curt Davis	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	Ira Hutchinson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Haefner	6
2	Art Herring	4
2	Hal Newhouser	4
4	Eddie Lopat	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Logan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.385
2	Goody Rosen	.363
3	Phil Cavarretta	.356
4	Mel Ott	.353
5	Whitey Kurowski	.352

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	Luis Olmo	46
3	Tommy Holmes	45
4	Whitey Kurowski	42
4	2 others tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	George Myatt	10
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
4	Luis Olmo	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Roger Wolff	1.06
3	Dave Ferriss	1.33
4	Tex Shirley	1.62
5	Hal Newhouser	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	11
2	Hal Newhouser	10
3	Dave Ferriss	9
3	Hal Gregg	9
5	5 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	82
2	Hal Gregg	71
3	Preacher Roe	58
4	Bill Voiselle	56
5	Nels Potter	52

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	.409
2	Phil Masi	.408
3	Tommy Holmes	.400
3	Goody Rosen	.400
5	Eddie Basinski	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Danny Gardella	3
1	Johnny Rucker	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Mack	19
2	Tommy Holmes	15
2	Jimmy Wasdell	15
4	Goody Rosen	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	5
2	Don Gutteridge	4
3	George Binks	3
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.50
2	Harry Feldman	0.82
3	Russ Christopher	0.83
4	Blix Donnelly	0.92
5	Hal Newhouser	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	23
2	Jack Kramer	22
3	Thornton Lee	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	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.386
2	Phil Cavarretta	.378
3	Tommy Holmes	.354
4	Bob Johnson	.351
5	Eddie Basinski	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
3	Tommy Holmes	5
3	Jimmy Wasdell	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	29
2	Babe Dahlgren	28
3	Tommy Holmes	27
4	Jimmy Wasdell	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.72
2	Roger Wolff	0.79
3	Atley Donald	1.00
4	Russ Christopher	1.29
5	Hal Newhouser	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Russ Christopher	6
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	Claude Passeau	5
3	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	47
2	Hal Gregg	35
3	Jack Kramer	33
4	Thornton Lee	30
4	Preacher Roe	30

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	.340
2	Phil Cavarretta	.340
3	Tommy Holmes	.337
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331
5	Joe Medwick	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	28
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Nick Etten	22
3	Ernie Lombardi	22
5	Frank McCormick	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	130
2	Babe Dahlgren	119
3	Bill Nicholson	115
4	Bob Johnson	110
5	3 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
2	George Case	47
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	30
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nels Potter	2.19
2	Hal Newhouser	2.20
3	Mort Cooper	2.21
4	Allie Reynolds	2.25
5	Dizzy Trout	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Russ Christopher	23
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	216
2	Bill Voiselle	157
3	Steve Gromek	134
4	Dizzy Trout	130
5	Johnny Niggeling	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Frank Barrett	10
3	Jim Turner	9
4	Gordon Maltzberger	8
5	3 tied	7