On This Day

Saturday, June 30, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	37	24	.607	--
Yankees	35	25	.583	1.5
Red Sox	32	27	.542	4.0
Senators	31	29	.517	5.5
White Sox	32	30	.516	5.5
Browns	26	31	.456	9.0
Indians	26	33	.441	10.0
Athletics	20	40	.333	16.5

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Red Sox 2, Browns 2

Senators 3, Indians 0

Senators 7, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	40	25	.615	--
Cardinals	36	27	.571	3.0
Giants	36	30	.545	4.5
Cubs	32	27	.542	5.0
Pirates	33	31	.516	6.5
Braves	31	31	.500	7.5
Reds	28	31	.475	9.0
Blue Jays	18	52	.257	24.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 5

Braves 8, Cardinals 4

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Reds 13, Blue Jays 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Al Libke	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	4
1	Dixie Walker	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	George Case	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Libke	2
2	George Case	1
2	Dain Clay	1
2	Rick Ferrell	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.80
2	Clem Hausmann	0.60
2	Les Mueller	0.60
4	Nels Potter	0.50
5	Earl Caldwell	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	5
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Nels Potter	4
2	Ewald Pyle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde King	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.392
2	Phil Cavarretta	.362
3	Goody Rosen	.357
4	Whitey Kurowski	.351
5	Nap Reyes	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
1	Vern Stephens	13
3	Vince DiMaggio	12
4	Buster Adams	11
5	Chuck Workman	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	60
2	Tommy Holmes	56
3	Dixie Walker	54
4	Vince DiMaggio	49
4	Bob Elliott	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	George Myatt	11
2	Luis Olmo	11
2	Red Schoendienst	11
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.58
2	Roger Wolff	1.61
3	Hal Newhouser	1.65
4	Hank Borowy	1.91
5	Red Embree	1.93

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	Nels Potter	62

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	.429
2	George Hausmann	.408
3	Tommy Holmes	.404
4	Red Schoendienst	.403
5	Augie Galan	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Harlond Clift	3
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	Eddie Lake	3
1	Vern Stephens	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	19
2	Buster Adams	16
2	Dixie Walker	16
4	Tommy Holmes	14
4	Joe Mack	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	Joe Bowman	0.82
3	Nick Strincevich	0.95
4	Hal Newhouser	0.96
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Cy Buker	3
2	Ken Burkhart	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Jack Kramer	23
3	Harry Feldman	15
3	Nels Potter	15
5	Van Mungo	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Clyde King	2
4	Dick Barrett	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.393
2	Goody Rosen	.375
3	Phil Cavarretta	.374
4	Phil Masi	.356
5	Red Schoendienst	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	30
1	Goody Rosen	30
3	Luis Olmo	27
4	Buster Adams	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Barrett	0.72
2	Blix Donnelly	0.81
3	Dutch Leonard	1.17
4	Hal Newhouser	1.21
5	Joe Bowman	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Claude Passeau	6
3	Joe Bowman	5
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	Clem Hausmann	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	43
2	Hal Newhouser	42
3	Hal Gregg	31
3	Preacher Roe	31
5	Nels Potter	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	3
1	Earl Caldwell	3
3	Andy Hansen	2
3	Oscar Judd	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.347
2	Tommy Holmes	.343
3	Jim Russell	.333
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.329
5	Joe Medwick	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Bill Nicholson	25
3	Buster Adams	22
3	Nick Etten	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	130
2	Babe Dahlgren	115
3	Luis Olmo	111
4	Bob Johnson	110
4	Bill Nicholson	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
2	George Case	46
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	30
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.15
2	Nels Potter	2.16
3	Jack Kramer	2.35
4	Allie Reynolds	2.37
5	Dizzy Trout	2.37

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	216
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	9
2	Jim Turner	9
4	George Caster	7
4	2 others tied	7