On This Day

Wednesday, June 27, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	35	23	.603	--
Yankees	35	23	.603	0.0
Red Sox	31	27	.534	4.0
White Sox	31	29	.517	5.0
Senators	28	28	.500	6.0
Browns	25	31	.446	9.0
Indians	24	31	.436	9.5
Athletics	20	37	.351	14.5

Games

Red Sox 11, White Sox 9

Yankees 7, Browns 2

Indians 8, Athletics 2

Senators 9, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	38	23	.623	--
Cardinals	34	26	.567	3.5
Giants	35	28	.556	4.0
Cubs	29	26	.527	6.0
Pirates	32	29	.525	6.0
Braves	29	30	.492	8.0
Reds	26	30	.464	9.5
Blue Jays	18	49	.269	23.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Reds 5, Braves 4

Reds 4, Braves 2

Giants 10, Pirates 4

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Blue Jays 8, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 6, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Hausmann	7
2	Jim Mallory	5
2	Nap Reyes	5
4	Dick Culler	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	George Hausmann	4
2	Eddie Lake	4
2	Wally Moses	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	2
2	Al Gionfriddo	1
2	Stew Hofferth	1
2	Tommy Holmes	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Blix Donnelly	1.50
2	Dutch Leonard	1.25
3	Jack Kramer	0.90
4	Jack Brewer	0.56
4	2 others tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Jack Brewer	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	9
2	Preacher Roe	6
3	Jack Brewer	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.386
2	Goody Rosen	.364
3	Phil Cavarretta	.362
4	Whitey Kurowski	.349
5	Nap Reyes	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	12
2	Vern Stephens	12
4	Buster Adams	10
5	7 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	55
2	Tommy Holmes	51
3	Vince DiMaggio	48
3	Bob Elliott	48
3	Whitey Kurowski	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Luis Olmo	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
4	George Myatt	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Roger Wolff	1.45
3	Dutch Leonard	1.58
4	Hal Newhouser	1.64
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	77
3	Preacher Roe	69
4	Jack Kramer	63
5	Nels Potter	58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.442
2	George Hausmann	.405
3	Eddie Basinski	.400
4	Tommy Holmes	.393
5	Harlond Clift	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	Eddie Lake	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
4	Tommy Holmes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	16
1	Joe Mack	16
1	Luis Olmo	16
1	Jimmy Wasdell	16
5	Rudy York	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	5
2	Bob Maier	4
2	Ben Steiner	4
2	Chuck Workman	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.50
2	Joe Bowman	0.58
3	Blix Donnelly	0.63
4	Hal Newhouser	0.67
5	Frank Barrett	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Clem Hausmann	3
1	Clyde King	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	23
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Harry Feldman	14
3	Van Mungo	14
3	Dizzy Trout	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Oscar Judd	2
4	Dick Barrett	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.396
2	Eddie Basinski	.383
3	Tommy Holmes	.370
4	Goody Rosen	.367
5	Phil Masi	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Tommy Holmes	6
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	Luis Olmo	5
3	Jimmy Wasdell	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goody Rosen	29
2	Tommy Holmes	28
3	Jimmy Wasdell	26
4	Buster Adams	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.81
2	Joe Berry	1.33
3	Hal Newhouser	1.40
4	Frank Barrett	1.41
5	Dutch Leonard	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Joe Bowman	5
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Orval Grove	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	44
2	Hal Newhouser	39
3	Preacher Roe	36
4	Hal Gregg	33
4	Thornton Lee	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.346
2	Tommy Holmes	.340
3	Jim Russell	.337
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.329
5	Joe Medwick	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Nick Etten	22
4	Buster Adams	21
4	2 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	129
2	Babe Dahlgren	117
3	Bill Nicholson	113
4	Bob Johnson	111
5	Luis Olmo	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
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	Claude Passeau	2.33
5	Jack Kramer	2.35

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	133
5	Jack Kramer	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Frank Barrett	10
3	Jim Turner	9
4	George Caster	7
4	2 others tied	7