On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	36	24	.600	--
Yankees	35	24	.593	0.5
Red Sox	32	27	.542	3.5
White Sox	31	30	.508	5.5
Senators	29	29	.500	6.0
Browns	26	31	.456	8.5
Indians	26	31	.456	8.5
Athletics	20	39	.339	15.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Senators 8, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	39	25	.609	--
Cardinals	36	26	.581	2.0
Giants	36	29	.554	3.5
Cubs	31	27	.534	5.0
Pirates	33	30	.524	5.5
Braves	30	31	.492	7.5
Reds	27	31	.466	9.0
Blue Jays	18	51	.261	23.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 3, Dodgers 1

Reds 4, Braves 1

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 9, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dixie Walker	4
2	George Binks	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Chuck Workman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	Marino Pieretti	3
1	Del Rice	3
4	George Binks	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Glenn Crawford	1
1	Kerby Farrell	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Lombardi	0.40
2	Ray Prim	0.38
3	Bucky Walters	0.33
4	Hy Vandenberg	0.29
5	Bill Voiselle	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Cy Buker	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Lombardi	4
2	Ray Prim	3
2	Bucky Walters	3
2	Walter Wilson	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.385
2	Phil Cavarretta	.364
3	Goody Rosen	.361
4	Whitey Kurowski	.349
5	Nap Reyes	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	59
2	Tommy Holmes	52
3	Dixie Walker	50
4	Bob Elliott	49
5	2 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Luis Olmo	11
2	Red Schoendienst	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
5	George Myatt	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
2	Dave Ferriss	11
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	2 tied	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	.489
2	George Hausmann	.423
3	Phil Masi	.386
4	Red Schoendienst	.380
5	Harlond Clift	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Lake	4
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Whitey Kurowski	3
2	Luis Olmo	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	19
2	Joe Mack	15
3	Bud Metheny	14
3	Goody Rosen	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	7
2	Bob Maier	4
2	Ben Steiner	4
2	Chuck Workman	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.00
2	Frank Barrett	0.71
3	Joe Bowman	0.82
4	Hal Newhouser	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Claude Passeau	4
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	Cy Buker	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
3	Dick Barrett	1
3	Russ Christopher	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.396
2	Goody Rosen	.371
3	Tommy Holmes	.369
4	Phil Masi	.360
5	Bob Johnson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Eddie Lake	5
2	Luis Olmo	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goody Rosen	31
2	Tommy Holmes	28
3	Luis Olmo	27
4	Jimmy Wasdell	26
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	8
1	Red Schoendienst	8
3	Ben Steiner	7
4	Carden Gillenwater	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Barrett	0.72
2	Blix Donnelly	0.81
3	Joe Berry	1.30
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	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	45
2	Jack Kramer	43
3	Hal Gregg	33
3	Thornton Lee	33
5	Preacher Roe	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	3
1	Earl Caldwell	3
3	Hal Gregg	2
3	Andy Hansen	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.348
2	Tommy Holmes	.340
3	Jim Russell	.331
4	Joe Medwick	.328
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Bill Nicholson	25
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	115
3	Bob Johnson	111
4	Bill Nicholson	110
4	Luis Olmo	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
2	George Case	45
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.10
2	Nels Potter	2.15
3	Allie Reynolds	2.24
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	147
3	Steve Gromek	136
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