On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	40	26	.606	--
Yankees	37	30	.552	3.5
Senators	35	30	.538	4.5
Red Sox	35	31	.530	5.0
White Sox	35	34	.507	6.5
Browns	31	33	.484	8.0
Indians	29	35	.453	10.0
Athletics	21	44	.323	18.5

Games

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 5, Red Sox 2

Athletics 3, Browns 2

Browns 6, Athletics 5

Senators 5, White Sox 4

Senators 11, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	42	28	.600	--
Cubs	36	28	.563	3.0
Cardinals	38	30	.559	3.0
Giants	38	33	.535	4.5
Pirates	36	33	.522	5.5
Braves	33	34	.493	7.5
Reds	30	34	.469	9.0
Blue Jays	21	54	.280	23.5

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Cubs 7, Braves 6

Cardinals 8, Giants 4

Cardinals 19, Giants 2

Blue Jays 7, Pirates 6

Pirates 13, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Augie Bergamo	8
2	George Case	6
2	Vance Dinges	6
4	Al Libke	5
4	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	3
2	Augie Bergamo	2
2	Bill Nicholson	2
4	Buster Adams	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Augie Bergamo	9
1	Harlond Clift	9
3	Buster Adams	4
3	Vance Dinges	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Lennie Merullo	2
1	Eric Tipton	2
4	Vince DiMaggio	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nels Potter	0.70
2	Hal Gregg	0.67
3	Bud Byerly	0.46
4	Steve Gromek	0.44
5	Dave Ferriss	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	8
2	Nels Potter	7
3	Bud Byerly	6
4	Cookie Cuccurullo	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	Stubby Overmire	1
2	Charley Schanz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.402
2	Phil Cavarretta	.371
3	Goody Rosen	.359
4	Nap Reyes	.338
5	George Case	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
1	Vern Stephens	13
3	Buster Adams	12
3	Vince DiMaggio	12
3	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	62
1	Luis Olmo	62
3	Dixie Walker	57
4	Buster Adams	55
5	Vince DiMaggio	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	George Myatt	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Dain Clay	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.68
2	Roger Wolff	1.64
3	Hal Newhouser	1.68
4	Dutch Leonard	1.92
5	Red Embree	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	13
2	Hal Newhouser	12
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Hal Gregg	10
5	10 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	101
2	Hal Gregg	89
3	Preacher Roe	75
4	Nels Potter	69
5	Jack Kramer	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	8
2	Xavier Rescigno	5
2	Jim Turner	5
4	Vic Lombardi	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.483
2	Vance Dinges	.436
3	Stan Hack	.435
4	Phil Cavarretta	.429
5	George Hausmann	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
2	Tommy Holmes	5
3	Buster Adams	4
3	Chuck Workman	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	20
1	Luis Olmo	20
3	Phil Cavarretta	18
3	Harlond Clift	18
3	Tommy Holmes	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	George Myatt	5
1	Red Schoendienst	5
4	Dain Clay	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Buker	0.56
2	Bill Zuber	0.69
3	Les Mueller	1.08
4	Hal Newhouser	1.24
5	Curt Davis	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Claude Passeau	4
3	Red Barrett	3
3	Cy Buker	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	23
2	Jack Kramer	19
3	Hal Gregg	18
4	Nels Potter	17
4	Preacher Roe	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Dick Barrett	1
2	Frank Barrett	1
2	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.431
2	Phil Cavarretta	.413
3	Phil Masi	.380
4	Goody Rosen	.369
5	Buster Adams	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Tommy Holmes	7
1	Chuck Workman	7
4	Buster Adams	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Buster Adams	31
3	Luis Olmo	28
3	Andy Pafko	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	8
2	Luis Olmo	7
3	George Case	6
3	Augie Galan	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.23
2	Jack Kramer	1.73
3	Red Barrett	1.76
4	Curt Davis	1.83
4	Blix Donnelly	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
4	Hal Gregg	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	42
2	Jack Kramer	41
3	Preacher Roe	35
4	Hal Gregg	33
5	Thornton Lee	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.354
2	Tommy Holmes	.350
3	Jim Russell	.330
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.329
5	Bob Johnson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Buster Adams	23
4	Nick Etten	21
4	4 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Bob Johnson	114
3	Babe Dahlgren	113
3	Luis Olmo	113
5	Bill Nicholson	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
2	George Case	48
3	Johnny Barrett	33
3	George Myatt	33
5	Dain Clay	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.15
2	Nels Potter	2.25
3	Jack Kramer	2.34
4	Allie Reynolds	2.34
5	Mort Cooper	2.38

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	144
3	Dizzy Trout	137
4	Hal Gregg	135
4	Steve Gromek	135

Saves

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