On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	28	.606	--
Senators	38	32	.543	4.5
Yankees	39	33	.542	4.5
White Sox	39	36	.520	6.0
Red Sox	37	35	.514	6.5
Browns	34	35	.493	8.0
Indians	33	37	.471	9.5
Athletics	22	49	.310	21.0

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 6, Indians 0

Indians 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Tigers 6

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Browns 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	42	28	.600	--
Cardinals	42	31	.575	1.5
Dodgers	43	32	.573	1.5
Giants	41	36	.532	4.5
Braves	37	36	.507	6.5
Pirates	37	37	.500	7.0
Reds	33	37	.471	9.0
Blue Jays	21	59	.263	26.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

Pirates 10, Braves 8

Braves 13, Pirates 1

Reds 5, Giants 2

Giants 5, Reds 0

Cubs 12, Blue Jays 6

Cubs 9, Blue Jays 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
1	Dick Culler	5
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Eddie Lake	5
5	13 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Workman	2
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	7
2	Peanuts Lowrey	6
3	Phil Cavarretta	4
3	George Fallon	4
3	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Leon Culberson	2
1	Joe Hoover	2
3	Glenn Crawford	1
3	Guy Curtright	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nels Potter	0.86
2	Al Benton	0.55
3	Red Barrett	0.44
4	Bill Voiselle	0.43
5	Jim Tobin	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Benton	6
1	Nels Potter	6
3	Red Barrett	4
4	Clem Hausmann	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Rip Sewell	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.401
2	Phil Cavarretta	.376
3	Goody Rosen	.363
4	Whitey Kurowski	.330
5	Stan Hack	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	15
1	Chuck Workman	15
3	Tommy Holmes	14
4	Vern Stephens	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	71
2	Dixie Walker	65
3	Luis Olmo	63
4	Buster Adams	60
5	Bob Elliott	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	George Myatt	15
3	Red Schoendienst	12
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.84
2	Hal Newhouser	1.63
3	Dutch Leonard	1.93
3	Red Embree	1.93
5	Roger Wolff	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	14
2	Hal Newhouser	13
3	Russ Christopher	11
4	Red Barrett	10
4	5 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	106
2	Hal Gregg	91
3	Nels Potter	75
3	Preacher Roe	75
5	Jack Kramer	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	9
2	Jim Turner	6
3	Xavier Rescigno	5
4	Earl Caldwell	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vance Dinges	.518
2	Stan Hack	.473
3	Phil Cavarretta	.432
4	Tommy Holmes	.427
5	Felix Mackiewicz	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	7
1	Chuck Workman	7
3	Harlond Clift	6
4	Buster Adams	3
4	17 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	25
2	Phil Cavarretta	20
2	Peanuts Lowrey	20
2	Andy Pafko	20
2	Dixie Walker	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	5
1	Red Schoendienst	5
3	George Case	4
3	Dain Clay	4
3	4 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	Hal Newhouser	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	5
2	Red Barrett	4
2	Sig Jakucki	4
2	Claude Passeau	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Nels Potter	23
3	Jack Kramer	18
4	Hal Gregg	17
4	Claude Passeau	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.421
2	Tommy Holmes	.415
3	Vance Dinges	.406
4	Phil Masi	.390
5	Goody Rosen	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Workman	10
2	Tommy Holmes	9
3	Harlond Clift	7
4	Danny Gardella	6
4	Eddie Lake	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	36
2	Dixie Walker	35
3	Buster Adams	34
4	Andy Pafko	33
5	Phil Cavarretta	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	9
2	George Myatt	7
2	Luis Olmo	7
4	Augie Galan	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.08
2	Allie Reynolds	1.40
3	Thornton Lee	1.84
4	Bill Dietrich	1.85
5	Red Barrett	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	7
2	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Sig Jakucki	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	42
1	Hal Newhouser	42
3	Thornton Lee	35
4	Hal Gregg	32
5	Nels Potter	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	10 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.356
2	Tommy Holmes	.355
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.332
4	Jim Russell	.332
5	Goody Rosen	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Vern Stephens	24
2	Chuck Workman	24
4	Buster Adams	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Babe Dahlgren	115
3	Bill Nicholson	114
3	Luis Olmo	114
5	Tommy Holmes	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	47
3	George Myatt	34
4	Johnny Barrett	32
5	Dain Clay	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.09
2	Nels Potter	2.20
3	Jack Kramer	2.24
4	Allie Reynolds	2.32
5	Mort Cooper	2.36

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	146
3	Dizzy Trout	138
4	Hal Gregg	136
5	Steve Gromek	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	10
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	George Caster	7
5	2 tied	6