On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 21 .604 --
Yankees 29 23 .558 2.5
Red Sox 28 25 .528 4.0
White Sox 29 26 .527 4.0
Senators 25 26 .490 6.0
Browns 24 26 .480 6.5
Indians 21 29 .420 9.5
Athletics 20 32 .385 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 22 .607 --
Cubs 28 22 .560 3.0
Cardinals 30 24 .556 3.0
Giants 30 26 .536 4.0
Pirates 30 26 .536 4.0
Braves 28 25 .528 4.5
Reds 23 28 .451 8.5
Blue Jays 15 45 .250 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Fats Dantonio 3
1 Don Ross 3
4 Vic Barnhart 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken O'Dea 1
1 Luis Olmo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Luis Olmo 3
3 Eddie Basinski 2
3 Jim Bucher 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Barnhart 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Fats Dantonio 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Wyse 0.80
2 Preacher Roe 0.33
3 Vern Kennedy 0.25
3 Stubby Overmire 0.25
5 Izzy Leon 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Buker 1
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Stubby Overmire 1
1 Hank Wyse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Wyse 8
2 Preacher Roe 5
3 Monk Dubiel 2
3 Dave Ferriss 2
3 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Lombardi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .385
2 Goody Rosen .365
3 Phil Cavarretta .365
4 Mel Ott .353
5 Whitey Kurowski .350

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 Luis Olmo 49
2 Bob Elliott 47
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 Tex Shirley 1.62
4 Hal Newhouser 1.69
5 Dutch Leonard 1.71

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 63
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 4
5 11 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .438
2 Goody Rosen .406
3 Phil Masi .400
4 Tommy Holmes .391
5 Eddie Basinski .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 3
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Danny Gardella 3
1 Luis Olmo 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Mack 16
2 Luis Olmo 15
3 Goody Rosen 14
3 Jimmy Wasdell 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Haefner 0.50
2 Blix Donnelly 0.63
3 Harry Feldman 0.82
4 Russ Christopher 0.83
5 Hal Newhouser 0.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 23
2 Jack Kramer 22
3 Thornton Lee 19
4 Hank Wyse 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 2
1 Oscar Judd 2
1 Vic Lombardi 2
4 Frank Barrett 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goody Rosen .397
2 Phil Cavarretta .394
3 Eddie Basinski .354
4 Tommy Holmes .354
5 Bob Johnson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Tommy Holmes 5
2 Luis Olmo 5
2 Jimmy Wasdell 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 28
2 Bob Elliott 27
2 Tommy Holmes 27
4 Luis Olmo 26
5 Jimmy Wasdell 25

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
2 Preacher Roe 35
4 Jack Kramer 33
5 Thornton Lee 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 4
2 Frank Barrett 2
2 Earl Caldwell 2
2 Andy Hansen 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .345
2 Jim Russell .342
3 Tommy Holmes .337
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .332
5 Johnny Hopp .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 27
2 Vern Stephens 24
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 109
5 Nick Etten 108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nels Potter 2.19
2 Hal Newhouser 2.20
3 Mort Cooper 2.21
4 Dizzy Trout 2.29
5 Jack Kramer 2.33

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 126
5 Hal Gregg 118

Saves

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