On This Day

Sunday, July 1, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	39	24	.619	--
Yankees	35	27	.565	3.5
Red Sox	33	28	.541	5.0
White Sox	34	30	.531	5.5
Senators	32	30	.516	6.5
Browns	27	32	.458	10.0
Indians	27	34	.443	11.0
Athletics	20	42	.323	18.5

Games

White Sox 11, Yankees 4

Tigers 9, Athletics 5

Browns 7, Red Sox 3

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 7, Browns 4

Senators 6, Indians 5

Indians 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	26	.612	--
Cardinals	36	29	.554	4.0
Giants	37	31	.544	4.5
Cubs	33	28	.541	5.0
Braves	33	31	.516	6.5
Pirates	34	32	.515	6.5
Reds	28	33	.459	10.0
Blue Jays	20	52	.278	23.5

Games

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Braves 8, Cardinals 7

Giants 7, Cubs 4

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Blue Jays 3, Reds 2

Blue Jays 8, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	6
1	Glenn Crawford	6
3	Stan Hack	5
3	George Myatt	5
3	Gil Torres	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Danny Gardella	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	6
2	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Eric Tipton	5
2	Gil Torres	5
5	Vince DiMaggio	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Tresh	2
2	George Case	1
2	Dain Clay	1
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Mauney	1.00
2	Curt Davis	0.71
3	Thornton Lee	0.64
4	Mike Ryba	0.60
5	Dutch Leonard	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	7
2	Preacher Roe	6
3	Curt Davis	5
3	Vern Kennedy	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Cookie Cuccurullo	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.397
2	Goody Rosen	.358
3	Phil Cavarretta	.356
4	Whitey Kurowski	.346
5	Nap Reyes	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
1	Vern Stephens	13
3	Vince DiMaggio	12
3	Tommy Holmes	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	61
1	Luis Olmo	61
3	Dixie Walker	54
4	Vince DiMaggio	53
5	Buster Adams	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	George Myatt	12
3	Luis Olmo	11
3	Red Schoendienst	11
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	1.61
2	Hal Newhouser	1.65
3	Dutch Leonard	1.92
4	Red Embree	1.93
5	Tex Shirley	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	12
1	Hal Newhouser	12
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Hank Borowy	9
4	5 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	96
2	Hal Gregg	81
3	Preacher Roe	75
4	Jack Kramer	63
5	Nels Potter	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	8
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	Tommy Holmes	.424
2	George Hausmann	.419
3	Vance Dinges	.408
4	Stan Hack	.404
5	Leon Culberson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Buster Adams	3
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Danny Gardella	3
2	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	19
2	Buster Adams	18
2	Tommy Holmes	18
4	Bud Metheny	15
4	Dixie Walker	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	5
1	Ben Steiner	5
3	Bob Maier	4
3	George Myatt	4
3	Chuck Workman	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.95
2	Bill Bevens	1.00
2	Ken Burkhart	1.00
4	Red Barrett	1.15
5	Cy Buker	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Cy Buker	3
1	Ken Burkhart	3
1	Dave Ferriss	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Preacher Roe	17
3	Harry Feldman	15
3	Jack Kramer	15
3	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Clyde King	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.400
2	Phil Masi	.389
3	Goody Rosen	.372
4	Phil Cavarretta	.360
5	George Case	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
2	Chuck Workman	6
3	Buster Adams	5
3	Vince DiMaggio	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	33
2	Buster Adams	28
2	Luis Olmo	28
4	Vince DiMaggio	27
4	Goody Rosen	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	8
2	Luis Olmo	7
2	Ben Steiner	7
4	George Metkovich	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Barrett	0.72
2	Hal Newhouser	1.21
3	Jack Kramer	1.73
4	Red Barrett	1.76
5	Dutch Leonard	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Claude Passeau	6
3	Joe Bowman	5
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	42
2	Jack Kramer	41
3	Preacher Roe	37
4	Hal Gregg	35
5	Thornton Lee	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	3
1	Earl Caldwell	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Andy Hansen	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.346
2	Phil Cavarretta	.345
3	Jim Russell	.333
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.325
5	Bob Johnson	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	127
2	Babe Dahlgren	112
2	Luis Olmo	112
4	Bob Johnson	111
5	Bill Nicholson	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
2	George Case	46
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	31
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	2.36
5	Mort Cooper	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Dizzy Trout	27
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	135
5	2 tied	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	14
2	Frank Barrett	9
2	Jim Turner	9
4	George Caster	7
4	2 others tied	7