On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	35	22	.614	--
Yankees	33	23	.589	1.5
Red Sox	30	27	.526	5.0
White Sox	31	28	.525	5.0
Senators	27	28	.491	7.0
Browns	25	29	.463	8.5
Indians	23	31	.426	10.5
Athletics	20	36	.357	14.5

Games

Yankees 13, Athletics 5

Tigers 5, Browns 1

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Indians 7, White Sox 3

White Sox 7, Indians 4

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

Senators 5, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	23	.617	--
Cardinals	33	25	.569	3.0
Pirates	32	27	.542	4.5
Giants	33	28	.541	4.5
Cubs	29	25	.537	5.0
Braves	29	28	.509	6.5
Reds	24	30	.444	10.0
Blue Jays	17	48	.262	22.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Braves 6

Braves 3, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 8, Cubs 2

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Giants 7, Blue Jays 6

Giants 5, Blue Jays 1

Pirates 7, Reds 5

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Peck	7
2	Doc Cramer	6
2	Dick Culler	6
2	Stan Hack	6
2	George Hausmann	6

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Cramer	2
1	Bud Metheny	2
3	Mark Christman	1
3	Harlond Clift	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bud Metheny	8
2	Howie Schultz	4
3	Vic Barnhart	3
3	George Binks	3
3	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Johnson	2
1	Bob Maier	2
3	Dain Clay	1
3	Carden Gillenwater	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.89
2	Curt Davis	0.86
3	Steve Gromek	0.67
4	Claude Passeau	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Lombardi	8
1	Hal Newhouser	8
3	Curt Davis	6
3	Steve Gromek	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	Nick Strincevich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.386
2	Goody Rosen	.366
3	Phil Cavarretta	.357
4	Whitey Kurowski	.357
5	Mel Ott	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	11
2	Vern Stephens	11
4	Buster Adams	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	54
2	Bob Elliott	48
3	Whitey Kurowski	47
3	Dixie Walker	47
5	Tommy Holmes	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Luis Olmo	11
3	George Myatt	10
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
5	Johnny Barrett	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Roger Wolff	1.45
3	Hal Newhouser	1.64
4	Dutch Leonard	1.65
5	Tex Shirley	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	11
1	Hal Newhouser	11
3	Dave Ferriss	10
4	Hank Borowy	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	90
2	Hal Gregg	74
3	Preacher Roe	63
4	Nels Potter	58
5	Bill Voiselle	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Xavier Rescigno	5
2	Jim Turner	5
4	Vic Lombardi	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.412
2	Eddie Basinski	.391
3	Tommy Holmes	.385
4	Doc Cramer	.382
5	Phil Masi	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Coscarart	3
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Danny Gardella	3
1	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Mack	18
2	Luis Olmo	16
2	Jimmy Wasdell	16
4	Dixie Walker	15
4	Rudy York	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	5
2	Bob Maier	4
2	Red Schoendienst	4
2	Ben Steiner	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bevens	0.50
2	Hal Newhouser	0.70
3	Blix Donnelly	0.92
4	Thornton Lee	1.04
4	Allie Reynolds	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Claude Passeau	4
3	Joe Bowman	3
3	Hal Gregg	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Jack Kramer	24
3	Thornton Lee	19
4	Preacher Roe	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Oscar Judd	2
3	Dick Barrett	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.391
2	Phil Cavarretta	.385
3	Tommy Holmes	.361
4	Phil Masi	.357
5	Eddie Basinski	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Luis Olmo	6
3	Tommy Holmes	5
3	Jimmy Wasdell	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	31
2	Babe Dahlgren	29
2	Goody Rosen	29
2	Dixie Walker	29
5	Bob Elliott	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	9
2	Don Gutteridge	7
2	George Metkovich	7
2	Ben Steiner	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Christopher	1.13
2	Hal Newhouser	1.35
3	Frank Barrett	1.41
4	Dutch Leonard	1.58
5	Joe Bowman	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Joe Bowman	5
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Dave Ferriss	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	44
2	Hal Gregg	35
2	Jack Kramer	35
2	Preacher Roe	35
5	Thornton Lee	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.344
2	Tommy Holmes	.338
3	Jim Russell	.336
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.329

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	129
2	Babe Dahlgren	119
3	Bill Nicholson	114
4	Bob Johnson	110
5	2 tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	49
2	George Case	47
3	Johnny Barrett	33
4	George Myatt	30
5	Wally Moses	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.20
2	Nels Potter	2.23
3	Jack Kramer	2.24
4	Claude Passeau	2.24
5	Allie Reynolds	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Dizzy Trout	26
3	Russ Christopher	22
3	Mort Cooper	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	221
2	Bill Voiselle	154
3	Steve Gromek	140
4	Dizzy Trout	129
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