On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	32	.573	--
Senators	40	32	.556	1.5
Red Sox	41	35	.539	2.5
Yankees	41	35	.539	2.5
White Sox	39	38	.506	5.0
Browns	35	38	.479	7.0
Indians	35	39	.473	7.5
Athletics	25	50	.333	18.0

Games

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Red Sox 6, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	47	29	.618	--
Cardinals	44	34	.564	4.0
Dodgers	44	36	.550	5.0
Pirates	41	37	.526	7.0
Giants	42	40	.512	8.0
Braves	40	39	.506	8.5
Reds	37	38	.493	9.5
Blue Jays	21	63	.250	30.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Cubs 7, Giants 2

Pirates 9, Dodgers 1

Pirates 15, Dodgers 3

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Reds 6, Blue Jays 1

Reds 3, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	5
1	Lee Handley	5
3	Phil Cavarretta	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Zeb Eaton	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	6
2	Zeb Eaton	4
2	Carden Gillenwater	4
2	Al Gionfriddo	4
2	Frankie Gustine	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Libke	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Lennie Merullo	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hy Vandenberg	0.75
2	Bucky Walters	0.50
3	Vic Lombardi	0.31
4	Johnny Hutchings	0.29
5	Hank Wyse	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Ken Gables	1
1	Ken Holcombe	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	5
2	Vic Lombardi	4
3	Bud Byerly	3
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.392
2	Phil Cavarretta	.374
3	Goody Rosen	.360
4	Luis Olmo	.329
5	Whitey Kurowski	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	72
2	Luis Olmo	67
2	Dixie Walker	67
4	Buster Adams	63
5	2 tied	62

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	1.04
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	Hank Wyse	12
4	Red Barrett	11
4	Russ Christopher	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	7
3	Xavier Rescigno	5
4	Earl Caldwell	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Bergamo	.444
2	Jim Mallory	.417
3	Phil Cavarretta	.414
4	Felix Mackiewicz	.404
5	George Myatt	.400

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	Phil Cavarretta	21
2	Andy Pafko	18
3	Peanuts Lowrey	17
4	Harlond Clift	16
4	Tommy Holmes	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Hoover	5
1	Lennie Merullo	5
3	George Myatt	4
4	George Case	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	0.00
2	Sam Zoldak	0.51
3	Zeb Eaton	0.75
4	Max Butcher	0.79
5	Jack Kramer	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	20
2	Nels Potter	17
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
2	Jim Turner	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.437
2	Tommy Holmes	.391
3	Goody Rosen	.366
4	Stan Hack	.365
5	Phil Masi	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
1	Chuck Workman	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
3	Jeff Heath	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	33
2	Buster Adams	31
3	Tommy Holmes	30
3	Dixie Walker	30
5	Peanuts Lowrey	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	Bucky Walters	1.69
3	Bill Dietrich	1.85
4	Allie Reynolds	1.91
5	Red Barrett	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
2	Claude Passeau	6
2	Hank Wyse	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	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.358
2	Tommy Holmes	.352
3	Jim Russell	.332
4	Goody Rosen	.330
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Chuck Workman	24
4	Buster Adams	23
5	3 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	126
2	Luis Olmo	117
3	Babe Dahlgren	116
4	Tommy Holmes	113
4	Bill Nicholson	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	46
2	George Case	44
3	Johnny Barrett	31
3	George Myatt	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	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Russ Christopher	21
3	Mort Cooper	21
3	Hank Wyse	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	222
2	Bill Voiselle	143
3	Hal Gregg	136
4	Jack Kramer	132
4	Dizzy Trout	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	George Caster	7
5	Xavier Rescigno	6