On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 43 31 .581 --
Senators 40 32 .556 2.0
Red Sox 40 35 .533 3.5
Yankees 40 35 .533 3.5
White Sox 39 38 .506 5.5
Browns 35 38 .479 7.5
Indians 35 38 .479 7.5
Athletics 25 50 .333 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 29 .608 --
Cardinals 44 32 .579 2.0
Dodgers 44 34 .564 3.0
Giants 42 38 .525 6.0
Pirates 39 37 .513 7.0
Braves 38 39 .494 8.5
Reds 35 38 .479 9.5
Blue Jays 21 61 .256 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Estalella 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 Eddie Lake 3
2 Lennie Merullo 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Estalella 2
1 Paul Gillespie 2
1 Bob Johnson 2
1 Eddie Lake 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Klieman 0.67
2 Bill Bevens 0.50
3 Emmett O'Neill 0.38
4 Paul Derringer 0.33
5 Lou Knerr 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Lou Knerr 1
1 Emmett O'Neill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Emmett O'Neill 5
2 Bill Bevens 4
2 Ed Klieman 4
4 Paul Derringer 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Berry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .396
2 Phil Cavarretta .368
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
3 Vern Stephens 14
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 Augie Bergamo .441
2 Tommy Holmes .439
3 Felix Mackiewicz .400
4 Jim Mallory .395
5 George Myatt .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Holmes 19
1 Andy Pafko 19
3 Phil Cavarretta 18
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 Ray Prim 0.00
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.50
3 Sam Zoldak 0.51
4 Zeb Eaton 0.75
5 Max Butcher 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
1 Hank Wyse 4
3 Red Barrett 3
3 Paul Erickson 3
3 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 .405
2 Tommy Holmes .398
3 Augie Galan .364
4 Goody Rosen .362
5 2 tied .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 9
2 George Myatt 7
3 Ben Steiner 6
4 George Case 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.28
2 Bill Dietrich 1.85
3 Bucky Walters 1.91
4 Allie Reynolds 1.91
5 Ken Burkhart 1.96

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 Jack Kramer 32
2 Nels Potter 32
4 Claude Passeau 28
5 Thornton Lee 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Frank Barrett 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .357
2 Tommy Holmes .354
3 Jim Russell .334
4 Goody Rosen .331
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 26
2 Vern Stephens 25
3 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 2.21
3 Jack Kramer 2.24
4 Allie Reynolds 2.26
5 Mort Cooper 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 24
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 2 tied 132

Saves

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