On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	42	27	.609	--
Senators	38	31	.551	4.0
Yankees	38	32	.543	4.5
Red Sox	36	34	.514	6.5
White Sox	37	36	.507	7.0
Browns	33	35	.485	8.5
Indians	32	36	.471	9.5
Athletics	22	47	.319	20.0

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

White Sox 12, Athletics 4

Red Sox 8, Indians 6

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Browns 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	43	30	.589	--
Cubs	40	28	.588	0.5
Cardinals	40	31	.563	2.0
Giants	40	35	.533	4.0
Braves	36	35	.507	6.0
Pirates	36	36	.500	6.5
Reds	32	36	.471	8.5
Blue Jays	21	57	.269	24.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 7

Braves 7, Pirates 6

Giants 3, Reds 1

Giants 11, Reds 7

Cubs 3, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moses	5
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Oris Hockett	4
2	Buddy Kerr	4
2	Jim Mallory	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	George Binks	1
2	Mark Christman	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	5
2	Mark Christman	4
2	Danny Gardella	4
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Steve Mesner	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Bitsy Mott	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	0.86
2	Lou Knerr	0.62
3	Sig Jakucki	0.50
4	Johnny Hutchings	0.45
5	Hal Newhouser	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Papish	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
3	Johnny Hutchings	5
3	Lou Knerr	5
3	Hal Newhouser	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Cy Buker	1
1	Vic Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.406
2	Phil Cavarretta	.370
3	Goody Rosen	.365
4	Whitey Kurowski	.333
5	George Case	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	15
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	60
4	Dixie Walker	58
5	Bob Elliott	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	George Myatt	15
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Johnny Barrett	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.63
2	Dutch Leonard	1.93
2	Red Embree	1.93
4	Roger Wolff	2.08
5	Steve Gromek	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	13
1	Hal Newhouser	13
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Hal Gregg	10
4	Claude Passeau	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	106
2	Hal Gregg	89
3	Preacher Roe	75
4	Jack Kramer	72
5	Nels Potter	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	9
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	Vance Dinges	.491
2	Stan Hack	.477
3	Tommy Holmes	.464
4	Felix Mackiewicz	.434
5	Phil Cavarretta	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	23
2	Buster Adams	21
3	Harlond Clift	20
4	Phil Cavarretta	17
4	Andy Pafko	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Zoldak	0.00
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.48
3	Jim Bagby	1.02
4	Bill Zuber	1.23
5	Marino Pieretti	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Sig Jakucki	4
1	Claude Passeau	4
4	Red Barrett	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	24
1	Hal Newhouser	24
3	Claude Passeau	17
3	Nels Potter	17
5	Hal Gregg	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Allie Reynolds	2
4	Frank Barrett	1
4	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.434
2	Phil Cavarretta	.405
3	Goody Rosen	.384
4	Phil Masi	.379
5	Vance Dinges	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
1	Chuck Workman	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
4	Danny Gardella	6
4	Eddie Lake	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	36
1	Tommy Holmes	36
3	Andy Pafko	30
4	Luis Olmo	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.19
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	Hal Newhouser	7
1	Claude Passeau	7
3	Sig Jakucki	6
4	Joe Bowman	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	47
2	Jack Kramer	46
3	Thornton Lee	35
4	Hal Gregg	30
5	Preacher Roe	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	11 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.358
2	Phil Cavarretta	.352
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.332
4	Jim Russell	.332
5	Goody Rosen	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Buster Adams	23
3	Ernie Lombardi	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	128
2	Luis Olmo	114
3	Babe Dahlgren	113
3	Bill Nicholson	113
5	Bob Johnson	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	48
3	George Myatt	34
4	Johnny Barrett	32
5	Dain Clay	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.09
2	Nels Potter	2.23
3	Jack Kramer	2.33
4	Mort Cooper	2.36
5	Allie Reynolds	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Russ Christopher	22
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Claude Passeau	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	220
2	Bill Voiselle	143
3	Dizzy Trout	136
4	Steve Gromek	135
5	Hal Gregg	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Frank Barrett	9
2	Jim Turner	9
4	George Caster	7
5	2 tied	6