On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	29	.597	--
Senators	39	32	.549	3.5
Yankees	39	34	.534	4.5
Red Sox	38	35	.521	5.5
White Sox	39	37	.513	6.0
Browns	34	37	.479	8.5
Indians	34	37	.479	8.5
Athletics	24	49	.329	19.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

Indians 7, Yankees 4

Athletics 4, Browns 0

Athletics 11, Browns 0

Senators 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	43	29	.597	--
Dodgers	44	33	.571	1.5
Cardinals	42	32	.568	2.0
Giants	42	36	.538	4.0
Pirates	38	37	.507	6.5
Braves	38	37	.507	6.5
Reds	34	38	.472	9.0
Blue Jays	21	60	.259	26.5

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 11, Reds 5

Giants 9, Cardinals 7

Cubs 6, Braves 1

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Pirates 4, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Woody Williams	6
2	Dain Clay	4
2	Don Johnson	4
2	George Kell	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Al Libke	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Hopp	4
2	Ed Busch	3
2	Irv Hall	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hart	1
1	Joe Hoover	1
1	Lennie Merullo	1
1	Luis Olmo	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.80
1	Nick Strincevich	0.80
3	Hank Wyse	0.67
4	Hal Newhouser	0.55
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Pete Center	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	7
2	Joe Bowman	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Ace Adams	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Al Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.394
2	Phil Cavarretta	.377
3	Goody Rosen	.364
4	Luis Olmo	.331
5	Mel Ott	.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	Luis Olmo	66
3	Dixie Walker	65
4	Buster Adams	60
5	2 tied	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	George Myatt	15
3	Luis Olmo	12
3	Red Schoendienst	12
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.84
2	Hal Newhouser	1.66
3	Red Embree	1.93
4	Dutch Leonard	1.95
5	Roger Wolff	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	14
2	Hal Newhouser	13
3	Russ Christopher	11
3	Hank Wyse	11
5	6 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	112
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	Tommy Holmes	.424
2	Phil Cavarretta	.423
3	Felix Mackiewicz	.412
4	Stan Hack	.411
5	Augie Bergamo	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Workman	7
2	Tommy Holmes	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
4	Jeff Heath	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	21
2	Phil Cavarretta	20
2	Tommy Holmes	20
4	Peanuts Lowrey	19
5	Dixie Walker	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Hoover	5
1	George Myatt	5
3	George Case	4
3	Phil Masi	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
2	Sam Zoldak	0.67
3	Jack Kramer	1.00
4	Jim Bagby	1.02
5	Jesse Flores	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
1	Sig Jakucki	4
1	Hank Wyse	4
4	Red Barrett	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Thornton Lee	20
3	Nels Potter	17
4	Claude Passeau	15
5	Hal Gregg	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.432
2	Tommy Holmes	.405
3	Phil Masi	.376
4	Goody Rosen	.369
5	Stan Hack	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
1	Chuck Workman	9
3	Harlond Clift	7
4	Danny Gardella	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	34
2	Phil Cavarretta	32
2	Dixie Walker	32
4	Buster Adams	28
4	Andy Pafko	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	8
2	George Myatt	7
3	Phil Masi	6
3	Ben Steiner	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.21
2	Bill Dietrich	1.85
3	Bucky Walters	1.91
4	Ken Burkhart	1.91
4	Allie Reynolds	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Sig Jakucki	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	48
2	Jack Kramer	41
3	Thornton Lee	39
4	Nels Potter	29
5	Claude Passeau	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Allie Reynolds	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.359
2	Tommy Holmes	.352
3	Goody Rosen	.332
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.332
5	Jim Russell	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
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	120
2	Luis Olmo	116
3	Babe Dahlgren	114
3	Bill Nicholson	114
5	Tommy Holmes	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	46
3	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	31
5	Luis Olmo	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.09
2	Nels Potter	2.22
3	Jack Kramer	2.24
4	Allie Reynolds	2.40
5	Mort Cooper	2.45

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	222
2	Bill Voiselle	141
3	Hal Gregg	136
4	Steve Gromek	134
5	Dizzy Trout	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	14
2	Jim Turner	10
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	George Caster	7
5	Xavier Rescigno	6