Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 3, 1945

On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	39	25	.609	--
Yankees	36	29	.554	3.5
Red Sox	34	30	.531	5.0
Senators	33	30	.524	5.5
White Sox	35	32	.522	5.5
Browns	30	32	.484	8.0
Indians	28	34	.452	10.0
Athletics	20	43	.317	18.5

Games

Indians 5, Yankees 2

Browns 2, Athletics 1

Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

Senators 12, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	27	.603	--
Giants	38	31	.551	3.5
Cubs	34	28	.548	4.0
Cardinals	36	30	.545	4.0
Pirates	35	32	.522	5.5
Braves	33	32	.508	6.5
Reds	29	33	.468	9.0
Blue Jays	20	53	.274	23.5

Games

Reds 5, Dodgers 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 10, Blue Jays 3

Cubs 24, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
1	Don Johnson	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	George Metkovich	4
3	Andy Pafko	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Augie Bergamo	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Frank Colman	1
1	Clyde Kluttz	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
1	Frank Colman	5
1	Andy Pafko	5
4	Don Johnson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Dain Clay	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty West	1.20
2	Harry Feldman	0.75
3	Roger Wolff	0.57
4	Hal Newhouser	0.50
5	Frank Dasso	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Dasso	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty West	6
2	Frank Dasso	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Claude Passeau	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.402
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.364
4	Whitey Kurowski	.340
5	Luis Olmo	.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	55
4	Vince DiMaggio	53
5	2 tied	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	George Myatt	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Dain Clay	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	1.64
2	Hal Newhouser	1.68
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	7 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	101
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	.473
2	Stan Hack	.462
3	Vern Stephens	.453
4	George Hausmann	.429
5	Phil Cavarretta	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Danny Gardella	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	19
2	Tommy Holmes	17
3	Buster Adams	16
3	Phil Cavarretta	16
5	Bud Metheny	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	5
1	Red Schoendienst	5
3	Dain Clay	4
3	Bob Maier	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Buker	0.56
2	Bill Zuber	0.69
3	Les Mueller	0.92
4	Red Barrett	1.15
5	Hal Newhouser	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	4
2	Cy Buker	3
2	Dave Ferriss	3
2	Sig Jakucki	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	23
2	Jack Kramer	19
3	Preacher Roe	17
4	Nels Potter	15
5	3 tied	13

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	.416
2	Phil Cavarretta	.394
3	Goody Rosen	.383
4	Phil Masi	.376
5	Stan Hack	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	7
2	Chuck Workman	6
3	Eddie Lake	5
3	Vern Stephens	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	31
2	Buster Adams	27
2	Luis Olmo	27
2	Goody Rosen	27
5	Andy Pafko	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	8
2	George Metkovich	7
2	Luis Olmo	7
4	George Myatt	6
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.33
2	Johnny Hutchings	1.69
3	Jack Kramer	1.73
4	Red Barrett	1.76
5	Blix Donnelly	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	47
2	Jack Kramer	41
3	Preacher Roe	36
4	Thornton Lee	31
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Andy Hansen	2
2	Oscar Judd	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.352
2	Tommy Holmes	.350
3	Jim Russell	.331
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
4	Nick Etten	21
4	2 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Bob Johnson	113
3	Babe Dahlgren	112
3	Luis Olmo	112
5	Bill Nicholson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
2	George Case	46
3	Johnny Barrett	33
3	George Myatt	33
5	Dain Clay	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.15
2	Nels Potter	2.21
3	Jack Kramer	2.34
4	Allie Reynolds	2.36
5	Mort Cooper	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Dizzy Trout	26
3	Russ Christopher	22
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Claude Passeau	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	221
2	Bill Voiselle	143
3	Dizzy Trout	134
4	Steve Gromek	131
5	2 tied	127

Saves

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