On This Day

Tuesday, June 26, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 22 .614 --
Yankees 34 23 .596 1.0
Red Sox 30 27 .526 5.0
White Sox 31 28 .525 5.0
Senators 27 28 .491 7.0
Browns 25 30 .455 9.0
Indians 23 31 .426 10.5
Athletics 20 36 .357 14.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Metheny 3
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
3 George McQuinn 2
3 Tex Shirley 2
5 10 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 2
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2
3 Frankie Crosetti 1
3 Bud Metheny 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monk Dubiel 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Zuber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Shirley 5
2 Monk Dubiel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Hank Borowy 1.91

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 .432
2 Phil Masi .404
3 Eddie Basinski .400
4 Tommy Holmes .386
5 Goody Rosen .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Whitey Kurowski 3
1 Eddie Lake 3
1 Charlie Metro 3
1 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Mack 17
2 Jimmy Wasdell 16
3 Luis Olmo 15
3 Rudy York 15
5 Dixie Walker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Maier 4
1 Ben Steiner 4
3 George Binks 3
3 Luis Olmo 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bevens 0.50
1 Allie Reynolds 0.50
3 Joe Bowman 0.58
4 Hal Newhouser 0.71
5 Blix Donnelly 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Clyde King 3
2 Claude Passeau 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Jack Kramer 23
3 Thornton Lee 19
4 Harry Feldman 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Oscar Judd 2
3 Dick Barrett 1
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .385
2 Tommy Holmes .367
3 Goody Rosen .366
4 Phil Masi .357
5 Eddie Basinski .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 28
2 Bob Elliott 27
2 Goody Rosen 27
4 Jimmy Wasdell 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Olmo 8
2 Ben Steiner 7
3 Carden Gillenwater 6
3 Don Gutteridge 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blix Donnelly 0.96
2 Russ Christopher 1.13
3 Hal Newhouser 1.35
4 Frank Barrett 1.45
5 Dutch Leonard 1.58

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
4 Thornton Lee 33
5 Preacher Roe 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
2 Frank Barrett 2
2 Hal Gregg 2
2 Andy Hansen 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .344
2 Jim Russell .341
3 Tommy Holmes .339
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .330
5 Bob Johnson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 26
2 Vern Stephens 24
3 Nick Etten 22
4 Ernie Lombardi 21
4 Frank McCormick 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 129
2 Babe Dahlgren 117
3 Bill Nicholson 112
4 Bob Johnson 110
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 49
2 George Case 46
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 29
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.10
2 Nels Potter 2.15
3 Allie Reynolds 2.23
4 Jack Kramer 2.24
5 Dizzy Trout 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 30
2 Dizzy Trout 26
3 Russ Christopher 22
4 Mort Cooper 21
4 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 219
2 Bill Voiselle 145
3 Steve Gromek 137
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 George Caster 7
4 2 others tied 7