On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	36	23	.610	--
Yankees	35	24	.593	1.0
Red Sox	31	27	.534	4.5
White Sox	31	29	.517	5.5
Senators	28	29	.491	7.0
Browns	26	31	.456	9.0
Indians	25	31	.446	9.5
Athletics	20	38	.345	15.5

Games

Browns 9, Yankees 4

Indians 11, Athletics 0

Tigers 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	38	24	.613	--
Cardinals	35	26	.574	2.5
Giants	35	29	.547	4.0
Cubs	30	26	.536	5.0
Pirates	33	29	.532	5.0
Braves	30	30	.500	7.0
Reds	26	31	.456	9.5
Blue Jays	18	50	.265	23.0

Games

Cubs 11, Dodgers 8

Braves 7, Reds 6

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Gionfriddo	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Lennie Merullo	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Russ Derry	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	3
1	Paul O'Dea	3
1	Len Schulte	3
4	Augie Bergamo	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Bud Metheny	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.86
1	Roger Wolff	0.86
3	Joe Page	0.60
4	Frank Dasso	0.50
4	Nick Strincevich	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Dasso	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Joe Page	6
1	Roger Wolff	6
5	Harry Feldman	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Signer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.384
2	Goody Rosen	.369
3	Phil Cavarretta	.367
4	Whitey Kurowski	.350
5	Nap Reyes	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
1	Vern Stephens	13
3	Vince DiMaggio	12
4	Buster Adams	10
5	Chuck Workman	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	57
2	Tommy Holmes	52
3	Bob Elliott	49
3	Dixie Walker	49
5	2 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Luis Olmo	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
4	George Myatt	10
4	Red Schoendienst	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dutch Leonard	1.58
3	Roger Wolff	1.61
4	Hal Newhouser	1.67
5	Hank Borowy	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	12
2	Russ Christopher	11
3	Dave Ferriss	10
4	Hank Borowy	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	96
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	.458
2	Phil Masi	.422
3	George Hausmann	.397
4	Harlond Clift	.394
5	Goody Rosen	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Eddie Lake	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	18
2	Vince DiMaggio	16
3	Joe Mack	15
3	Jimmy Wasdell	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	6
2	Bob Maier	4
2	Ben Steiner	4
2	Chuck Workman	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.00
2	Allie Reynolds	0.50
3	Frank Barrett	0.71
4	Joe Bowman	0.82
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Claude Passeau	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Ken Burkhart	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Jack Kramer	23
3	Harry Feldman	15
4	Van Mungo	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Dick Barrett	1
3	Russ Christopher	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.409
2	Goody Rosen	.380
3	Phil Masi	.376
4	Eddie Basinski	.369
5	Tommy Holmes	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Eddie Lake	5
2	Luis Olmo	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goody Rosen	30
2	Tommy Holmes	28
3	Luis Olmo	27
4	Jimmy Wasdell	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	8
2	Red Schoendienst	7
2	Ben Steiner	7
4	Carden Gillenwater	6
4	George Metkovich	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.81
2	Joe Berry	1.33
3	Frank Barrett	1.45
4	Dutch Leonard	1.47
5	Hal Newhouser	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Claude Passeau	6
3	Joe Bowman	5
3	Russ Christopher	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	45
2	Jack Kramer	44
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	.348
2	Tommy Holmes	.339
3	Jim Russell	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.329
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	130
2	Babe Dahlgren	117
3	Bill Nicholson	113
4	Bob Johnson	111
4	Luis Olmo	111

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	Jack Kramer	2.35
5	Dizzy Trout	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Dizzy Trout	26
3	Russ Christopher	22
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Rip Sewell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	225
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