On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 39 24 .619 --
Yankees 36 28 .563 3.5
White Sox 35 31 .530 5.5
Red Sox 33 30 .524 6.0
Senators 32 30 .516 6.5
Browns 29 32 .475 9.0
Indians 27 34 .443 11.0
Athletics 20 42 .323 18.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Christman 5
2 Oris Hockett 4
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
4 Johnny Dickshot 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sig Jakucki 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Kreevich 6
2 Eddie Lopat 3
2 Mike Milosevich 3
2 Wally Moses 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Pete Gray 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1
1 Mike Tresh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 0.67
2 Randy Heflin 0.44
3 Yank Terry 0.40
4 Bill Zuber 0.30
5 Eddie Lopat 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sig Jakucki 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Bill Zuber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yank Terry 6
2 Randy Heflin 4
2 Jack Kramer 4
4 Eddie Lopat 3
4 Bill Zuber 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
4 Luis Olmo 11
4 Red Schoendienst 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 67
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 .451
1 Vern Stephens .451
3 Stan Hack .438
3 George Hausmann .438
5 Vance Dinges .409

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 Tommy Holmes 17
3 Buster Adams 16
4 Bud Metheny 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Bob Maier 4
2 Ben Steiner 4
2 Mike Tresh 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Buker 0.64
2 Bill Zuber 0.69
3 Les Mueller 0.92
4 Hal Newhouser 0.95
5 Red Barrett 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Buker 3
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Sig Jakucki 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 19
2 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Preacher Roe 17
4 Harry Feldman 15
4 Nels Potter 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Frank Barrett 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .400
2 Phil Masi .389
3 Goody Rosen .371
4 Phil Cavarretta .360
5 Eddie Basinski .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 8
2 Chuck Workman 6
3 Vince DiMaggio 5
3 Eddie Lake 5
3 Vern Stephens 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 8
2 Luis Olmo 7
3 George Metkovich 6
3 Ben Steiner 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.21
2 Jack Kramer 1.49
3 Red Barrett 1.76
4 Blix Donnelly 1.83
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 Jack Kramer 45
2 Hal Newhouser 42
3 Preacher Roe 36
4 Thornton Lee 31
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .347
2 Phil Cavarretta .347
3 Jim Russell .333
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .329
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 125
2 Babe Dahlgren 112
2 Bob Johnson 112
2 Luis Olmo 112
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 2.21
3 Jack Kramer 2.27
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 Jack Kramer 132

Saves

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