On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	41	27	.603	--
Senators	38	30	.559	3.0
Yankees	38	31	.551	3.5
Red Sox	35	34	.507	6.5
White Sox	35	36	.493	7.5
Browns	32	35	.478	8.5
Indians	32	35	.478	8.5
Athletics	22	45	.328	18.5

Games

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Indians 4, Red Sox 2

Senators 6, Browns 3

Senators 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	42	30	.583	--
Cubs	39	28	.582	0.5
Cardinals	40	30	.571	1.0
Giants	38	35	.521	4.5
Pirates	36	35	.507	5.5
Braves	35	35	.500	6.0
Reds	32	34	.485	7.0
Blue Jays	21	56	.273	23.5

Games

Cardinals 15, Dodgers 3

Braves 13, Pirates 5

Reds 3, Giants 2

Braves 14, Pirates 8

Cubs 11, Blue Jays 3

Cubs 5, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	6
2	Dick Culler	5
2	Stan Hack	5
2	George Metkovich	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Barrett	2
1	Jim Russell	2
3	Milt Byrnes	1
3	Pete Coscarart	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	6
1	Ray Sanders	6
3	Dick Culler	4
3	Butch Nieman	4
3	Jim Russell	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Masi	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Carden Gillenwater	1
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	Ben Steiner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	1.00
2	Paul Derringer	0.62
3	Jesse Flores	0.60
4	Van Mungo	0.50
4	Johnny Niggeling	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Blix Donnelly	6
1	Thornton Lee	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Jack Kramer	5
3	Van Mungo	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	2
2	Mort Cooper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.407
2	Phil Cavarretta	.366
3	Goody Rosen	.365
4	George Case	.336
5	Nap Reyes	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	14
2	Tommy Holmes	13
2	Vern Stephens	13
2	Chuck Workman	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	68
2	Luis Olmo	63
3	Buster Adams	59
4	Dixie Walker	58
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	George Myatt	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Johnny Barrett	11
4	3 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	1.93
4	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	13 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	101
2	Hal Gregg	89
3	Preacher Roe	75
4	Jack Kramer	72
5	Nels Potter	69

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.478
2	Vance Dinges	.456
3	Stan Hack	.455
4	Buster Adams	.392
5	Harlond Clift	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	7
2	Tommy Holmes	6
3	Chuck Workman	5
4	Buster Adams	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	24
2	Tommy Holmes	23
3	Harlond Clift	21
4	Phil Cavarretta	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Zoldak	0.00
2	Bill Zuber	0.69
3	Jim Bagby	1.02
4	Marino Pieretti	1.42
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Sig Jakucki	4
3	Red Barrett	3
3	Bill Bevens	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	24
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Hal Gregg	18
4	Nels Potter	17
5	Thornton Lee	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Allie Reynolds	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Dick Barrett	1
3	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.438
2	Phil Cavarretta	.398
3	Goody Rosen	.383
4	Phil Masi	.379
5	Buster Adams	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
1	Chuck Workman	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
4	Buster Adams	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	38
2	Buster Adams	35
3	Luis Olmo	29
3	Andy Pafko	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	8
2	Luis Olmo	7
3	George Case	6
3	Augie Galan	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.23
2	Nick Strincevich	1.55
3	Marino Pieretti	1.68
4	Red Barrett	1.76
5	Jack Kramer	1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	46
2	Hal Newhouser	42
3	Thornton Lee	35
3	Preacher Roe	35
5	Hal Gregg	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	Harry Brecheen	2
3	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.358
2	Phil Cavarretta	.353
3	Jim Russell	.334
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.332
5	Goody Rosen	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Buster Adams	23
4	Ernie Lombardi	22
4	Chuck Workman	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Bob Johnson	115
2	Bill Nicholson	115
4	Luis Olmo	114
5	Babe Dahlgren	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	49
2	George Case	48
3	Johnny Barrett	33
3	George Myatt	33
5	Dain Clay	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.12
2	Nels Potter	2.23
3	Jack Kramer	2.33
4	Allie Reynolds	2.37
5	Mort Cooper	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Russ Christopher	22
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	215
2	Bill Voiselle	144
3	Dizzy Trout	136
4	Steve Gromek	135
5	Hal Gregg	134

Saves

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