On This Day

Friday, June 22, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	32	22	.593	--
Yankees	30	23	.566	1.5
Red Sox	29	25	.537	3.0
White Sox	30	27	.526	3.5
Browns	25	26	.490	5.5
Senators	25	27	.481	6.0
Indians	22	30	.423	9.0
Athletics	20	33	.377	11.5

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

White Sox 3, Indians 0

Browns 8, Tigers 4

Red Sox 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	35	22	.614	--
Cardinals	31	24	.564	3.0
Cubs	28	23	.549	4.0
Pirates	31	26	.544	4.0
Giants	31	27	.534	4.5
Braves	28	26	.519	5.5
Reds	23	29	.442	9.5
Blue Jays	16	46	.258	21.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 7

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Blue Jays 0

Blue Jays 5, Giants 4

Pirates 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Reyes	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
1	Phil Weintraub	4
4	Buster Adams	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Clyde Kluttz	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	4
2	Eddie Lake	3
2	Joe Medwick	3
4	Mark Christman	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Al Gionfriddo	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	0.71
2	Van Mungo	0.57
3	Bill Bevens	0.50
3	Hal Gregg	0.50
5	Emmett O'Neill	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Emmett O'Neill	5
1	Allie Reynolds	5
1	Charlie Sproull	5
1	Sandy Ullrich	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.389
2	Phil Cavarretta	.359
3	Goody Rosen	.358
4	Whitey Kurowski	.351
5	Mel Ott	.344

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	51
2	Bob Elliott	48
3	Tommy Holmes	45
4	Whitey Kurowski	43
4	Dixie Walker	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	George Myatt	10
2	Luis Olmo	10
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
5	Johnny Barrett	9

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	6 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	82
2	Hal Gregg	74
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	.426
2	Phil Masi	.422
3	Eddie Basinski	.393
4	Goody Rosen	.391
5	Tommy Holmes	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Danny Gardella	3
1	Eddie Lake	3
1	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Mack	16
2	Bob Elliott	14
2	Luis Olmo	14
2	Jimmy Wasdell	14
2	Chuck Workman	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	6
2	Red Schoendienst	4
3	George Binks	3
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.50
2	Hal Newhouser	0.61
3	Blix Donnelly	0.63
4	Joe Bowman	0.81
5	Russ Christopher	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	3
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Hal Gregg	3
1	Orval Grove	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	22
2	Jack Kramer	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
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	Dick Barrett	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.385
2	Phil Cavarretta	.381
3	Tommy Holmes	.361
4	Bob Johnson	.356
5	Eddie Basinski	.350

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
1	Bob Elliott	28
1	Luis Olmo	28
4	Tommy Holmes	27
5	Jimmy Wasdell	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	8
2	Don Gutteridge	7
2	George Metkovich	7
2	Gee Walker	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.79
2	Atley Donald	1.00
3	Russ Christopher	1.29
4	Hal Newhouser	1.35
5	Claude Passeau	1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	47
2	Hal Gregg	38
3	Preacher Roe	35
4	Jack Kramer	33
4	Thornton Lee	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
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	.338
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.330
5	Johnny Hopp	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Vern Stephens	23
3	Nick Etten	22
3	Ernie Lombardi	22
5	Frank McCormick	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	131
2	Babe Dahlgren	118
3	Bill Nicholson	114
4	Bob Johnson	111
5	Luis Olmo	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	51
2	George Case	46
3	Johnny Barrett	33
4	George Myatt	30
5	Wally Moses	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nels Potter	2.20
2	Claude Passeau	2.21
3	Hal Newhouser	2.23
4	Allie Reynolds	2.25
5	Mort Cooper	2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	213
2	Bill Voiselle	154
3	Steve Gromek	134
4	Dizzy Trout	128
5	Hal Gregg	121

Saves

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