On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	33	22	.600	--
Yankees	31	23	.574	1.5
Red Sox	29	26	.527	4.0
White Sox	30	27	.526	4.0
Senators	26	27	.491	6.0
Browns	25	27	.481	6.5
Indians	22	30	.423	9.5
Athletics	20	34	.370	12.5

Games

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

Tigers 5, Browns 1

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	36	22	.621	--
Cardinals	32	24	.571	3.0
Pirates	31	26	.544	4.5
Cubs	28	24	.538	5.0
Giants	31	28	.525	5.5
Braves	28	27	.509	6.5
Reds	23	29	.442	10.0
Blue Jays	17	46	.270	21.5

Games

Dodgers 14, Braves 12

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Blue Jays 9, Giants 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tuck Stainback	4
2	Leon Culberson	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Mike Garbark	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Charlie Metro	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goody Rosen	4
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Mike Garbark	3
2	Gus Mancuso	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Bob Maier	1
1	Ben Steiner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Kramer	0.60
2	Les Mueller	0.40
3	Joe Page	0.25
4	Bob Logan	0.23
5	Jim Wilson	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Buker	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	George Dockins	1
1	Les Mueller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	6
2	Bob Logan	3
2	Joe Page	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.392
2	Goody Rosen	.366
3	Phil Cavarretta	.355
4	Whitey Kurowski	.353
5	Mel Ott	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	11
3	Vern Stephens	10
4	Buster Adams	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	53
2	Bob Elliott	48
3	Tommy Holmes	46
4	Dixie Walker	45
5	2 tied	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
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	1.45
3	Tex Shirley	1.62
4	Dutch Leonard	1.65
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	7 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	82
2	Hal Gregg	74
3	Preacher Roe	63
4	Bill Voiselle	56
5	Jack Kramer	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Xavier Rescigno	5
2	Jim Turner	5
4	Vic Lombardi	4
5	12 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Masi	.420
2	Tommy Holmes	.400
3	Goody Rosen	.397
4	Eddie Basinski	.391
5	Phil Cavarretta	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Danny Gardella	3
1	Eddie Lake	3
1	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Mack	18
2	Luis Olmo	16
3	Goody Rosen	15
3	Chuck Workman	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	5
2	Red Schoendienst	4
2	Ben Steiner	4
4	George Binks	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Hausmann	0.00
2	Mickey Haefner	0.50
3	Hal Newhouser	0.61
4	Joe Bowman	0.81
5	Blix Donnelly	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Gregg	3
1	Orval Grove	3
1	Clyde King	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	24
2	Thornton Lee	19
3	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Hank Wyse	17
5	Preacher Roe	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	.400
2	Tommy Holmes	.380
3	Phil Cavarretta	.370
4	Eddie Basinski	.359
5	Bob Johnson	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Luis Olmo	6
3	Buster Adams	5
3	Tommy Holmes	5
3	Jimmy Wasdell	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	30
2	Babe Dahlgren	28
2	Bob Elliott	28
2	Goody Rosen	28
5	Dixie Walker	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	8
2	Don Gutteridge	7
2	George Metkovich	7
2	Ben Steiner	7
2	Gee Walker	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	1.00
2	Russ Christopher	1.29
3	Hal Newhouser	1.40
4	Frank Barrett	1.50
5	Joe Bowman	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Orval Grove	5
4	Red Barrett	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	39
2	Hal Gregg	38
3	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Preacher Roe	35
5	Thornton Lee	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Hal Gregg	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.343
2	Jim Russell	.342
3	Tommy Holmes	.340
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.329
5	Bob Johnson	.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	129
2	Babe Dahlgren	118
3	Bill Nicholson	114
4	Bob Johnson	109
5	Luis Olmo	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
2	George Case	47
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	Jack Kramer	2.24
5	Allie Reynolds	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Russ Christopher	22
3	Mort Cooper	22
5	2 tied	20

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	9
2	Jim Turner	9
4	Gordon Maltzberger	8
5	2 tied	7