On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 44 32 .579 --
Senators 40 34 .541 3.0
Yankees 41 36 .532 3.5
Red Sox 41 37 .526 4.0
White Sox 40 39 .506 5.5
Browns 37 38 .493 6.5
Indians 37 39 .487 7.0
Athletics 26 51 .338 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 30 .615 --
Cardinals 46 34 .575 3.0
Dodgers 46 36 .561 4.0
Pirates 41 39 .513 8.0
Giants 43 41 .512 8.0
Braves 40 41 .494 9.5
Reds 37 39 .487 10.0
Blue Jays 22 63 .259 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Lazor 3
1 Luis Olmo 3
1 Goody Rosen 3
4 Nate Andrews 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Lazor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Gardella 2
1 Emil Verban 2
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
3 Bob Elliott 1
3 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Al Gionfriddo 1
1 Luis Olmo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Bowman 0.83
2 Steve Gromek 0.67
3 Paul Erickson 0.50
4 Bill Voiselle 0.33
5 Red Barrett 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Dick Mauney 1
1 Bill Voiselle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 6
2 Joe Bowman 5
3 Paul Erickson 4
4 Frank Barrett 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Herring 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .388
2 Phil Cavarretta .370
3 Goody Rosen .364
4 Luis Olmo .333
5 George Case .330

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 69
2 Dixie Walker 69
4 Buster Adams 64
5 Bob Elliott 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 19
2 George Myatt 16
3 Red Schoendienst 14
4 Luis Olmo 13
5 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 2.01
5 Nels Potter 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 15
2 Hal Newhouser 13
3 Red Barrett 12
3 Hank Wyse 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 112
2 Hal Gregg 92
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 .483
2 Jim Mallory .417
3 Bobby Estalella .413
4 Felix Mackiewicz .391
5 Goody Rosen .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
2 Pat Seerey 4
2 Chuck Workman 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 18
2 Harlond Clift 16
2 Peanuts Lowrey 16
2 Andy Pafko 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lennie Merullo 6
2 Joe Hoover 4
2 George Myatt 4
4 Vince DiMaggio 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Flores 0.00
1 Ray Prim 0.00
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
4 Sam Zoldak 0.51
5 Zeb Eaton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 4
1 Hank Wyse 4
3 Dave Ferriss 3
3 Steve Gromek 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 17
2 Hal Newhouser 16
3 Steve Gromek 15
3 Claude Passeau 15
5 Allie Reynolds 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 3
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 Jim Turner 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .407
2 Tommy Holmes .385
3 Goody Rosen .383
4 Stan Hack .364
5 Jeff Heath .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 8
2 Harlond Clift 7
2 Chuck Workman 7
4 Danny Gardella 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 31
2 Dixie Walker 30
3 Phil Cavarretta 29
3 Tommy Holmes 29
3 Peanuts Lowrey 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 8
1 Red Schoendienst 8
3 Lennie Merullo 6
3 Ben Steiner 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.33
2 Bucky Walters 1.50
3 Marino Pieretti 1.60
4 Red Barrett 1.74
5 Bill Dietrich 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Hank Wyse 6
4 Bill Bevens 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 34
2 Nels Potter 32
3 Thornton Lee 26
4 Harry Feldman 25
5 4 tied 24

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 .355
3 Goody Rosen .336
4 Jim Russell .331
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 127
2 Luis Olmo 116
3 Babe Dahlgren 115
4 Bill Nicholson 113
5 Tommy Holmes 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 45
2 George Case 42
3 Johnny Barrett 31
3 George Myatt 31
5 Luis Olmo 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.03
2 Nels Potter 2.21
3 Jack Kramer 2.32
4 Allie Reynolds 2.36
5 Mort Cooper 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 23
3 Russ Christopher 21
3 Mort Cooper 21
3 Bill Voiselle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 218
2 Bill Voiselle 141
3 Hal Gregg 136
4 Steve Gromek 132
5 2 tied 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 9
4 George Caster 7
5 Xavier Rescigno 6