On This Day

Friday, July 13, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	30	.589	--
Senators	40	32	.556	2.5
Red Sox	39	35	.527	4.5
Yankees	39	35	.527	4.5
White Sox	39	38	.506	6.0
Browns	35	37	.486	7.5
Indians	35	37	.486	7.5
Athletics	24	50	.324	19.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 1

Indians 16, Yankees 4

Browns 4, Athletics 2

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	44	29	.603	--
Cardinals	44	32	.579	1.5
Dodgers	44	34	.564	2.5
Giants	42	38	.525	5.5
Pirates	39	37	.513	6.5
Braves	38	38	.500	7.5
Reds	35	38	.479	9.0
Blue Jays	21	61	.256	27.5

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 14, Giants 3

Cardinals 4, Giants 1

Cubs 2, Braves 0

Pirates 3, Blue Jays 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Steve Gromek	4
2	Red Schoendienst	4
2	Pat Seerey	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	3
2	Jeff Heath	2
2	Whitey Kurowski	2
4	Danny Gardella	1
4	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Seerey	8
2	Whitey Kurowski	6
3	Frank McCormick	4
4	Steve Gromek	3
4	Jeff Heath	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Dickshot	1
1	George Hausmann	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Ferriss	0.71
2	Cy Buker	0.70
3	Ray Prim	0.67
4	Harry Feldman	0.50
4	Mickey Haefner	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Buker	7
2	Dave Ferriss	5
3	Harry Feldman	4
3	Eddie Lopat	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.393
2	Phil Cavarretta	.372
3	Goody Rosen	.363
4	Whitey Kurowski	.330
5	Luis Olmo	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	71
2	Luis Olmo	67
3	Dixie Walker	65
4	Buster Adams	62
5	Whitey Kurowski	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	George Myatt	15
3	Red Schoendienst	13
4	Luis Olmo	12
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.84
2	Hal Newhouser	1.66
3	Dutch Leonard	1.95
4	Dave Ferriss	2.04
5	Roger Wolff	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	15
2	Hal Newhouser	13
3	Red Barrett	11
3	Russ Christopher	11
3	Hank Wyse	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	112
2	Hal Gregg	91
3	Nels Potter	79
4	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	.431
2	Augie Bergamo	.417
3	Felix Mackiewicz	.400
4	Stan Hack	.389
5	Phil Cavarretta	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	19
1	Tommy Holmes	19
1	Andy Pafko	19
4	Buster Adams	17
4	Peanuts Lowrey	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Hoover	5
1	George Myatt	5
3	George Case	4
3	Lennie Merullo	4
3	Mike Tresh	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
2	Sam Zoldak	0.67
3	Ray Prim	0.81
4	Jack Kramer	1.00
5	Jesse Flores	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	5
2	Red Barrett	4
2	Hank Wyse	4
4	Mickey Haefner	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	21
2	Thornton Lee	20
3	Hal Newhouser	16
4	Hal Gregg	14
4	Claude Passeau	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.415
2	Tommy Holmes	.408
3	Stan Hack	.369
4	Goody Rosen	.362
5	Phil Masi	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
2	Chuck Workman	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
3	Jeff Heath	7
3	Whitey Kurowski	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	34
2	Phil Cavarretta	31
3	Buster Adams	30
3	Dixie Walker	30
5	Luis Olmo	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	9
2	George Myatt	7
3	Phil Masi	6
3	Ben Steiner	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.28
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	7
2	Sig Jakucki	6
2	Claude Passeau	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Nels Potter	33
3	Jack Kramer	32
4	Harry Feldman	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	.357
2	Tommy Holmes	.352
3	Jim Russell	.332
4	Goody Rosen	.331
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331

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	117
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	2.16
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	143
3	Steve Gromek	137
4	Hal Gregg	136
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