Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 20, 1945

On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	46	34	.575	--
Senators	42	36	.538	3.0
Yankees	41	38	.519	4.5
Red Sox	42	39	.519	4.5
White Sox	42	40	.512	5.0
Browns	39	38	.506	5.5
Indians	37	41	.474	8.0
Athletics	28	51	.354	17.5

Games

Browns 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 8, Indians 3

Athletics 3, Indians 2

White Sox 6, Red Sox 3

Browns 3, Yankees 2

Senators 4, Tigers 3

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	32	.610	--
Cardinals	48	36	.571	3.0
Dodgers	48	38	.558	4.0
Pirates	43	41	.512	8.0
Giants	45	43	.511	8.0
Braves	41	42	.494	9.5
Reds	38	40	.487	10.0
Blue Jays	24	65	.270	29.5

Games

Dodgers 12, Cubs 5

Pirates 13, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	George Myatt	4
3	George Case	3
3	Frankie Gustine	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Danny Gardella	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	George Kell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	5
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	2
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
3	Ed Busch	1
3	George Case	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.14
2	Roger Wolff	1.00
3	Al Gettel	0.57
4	Ken Gables	0.50
5	Al Hollingsworth	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Cy Buker	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Roger Wolff	6
3	Al Hollingsworth	5
4	Ken Gables	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Preacher Roe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.382
2	Goody Rosen	.366
3	Phil Cavarretta	.356
4	Luis Olmo	.330
5	Mel Ott	.329

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	Dixie Walker	80
2	Tommy Holmes	72
2	Luis Olmo	72
4	Buster Adams	67
5	Whitey Kurowski	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	George Myatt	16
2	Red Schoendienst	16
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
5	Luis Olmo	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.93
2	Hal Newhouser	1.78
3	Dave Ferriss	2.01
4	Dutch Leonard	2.03
5	Nels Potter	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	16
2	Hal Newhouser	14
3	Hank Wyse	13
4	Red Barrett	12
5	6 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	116
2	Hal Gregg	92
3	Preacher Roe	84
4	Nels Potter	79
5	2 tied	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	11
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	Eddie Lake	.444
2	Bobby Estalella	.439
3	Ray Sanders	.397
4	Wally Moses	.388
5	Carden Gillenwater	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Pat Seerey	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	22
2	Carden Gillenwater	16
3	Phil Cavarretta	14
3	Danny Gardella	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	5
2	Lennie Merullo	4
3	Joe Hoover	3
3	Mike Kreevich	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	0.00
2	Joe Berry	0.60
3	Bobo Newsom	0.62
4	Sam Zoldak	0.69
5	Jesse Flores	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Prim	4
1	Hank Wyse	4
3	Red Barrett	3
3	Dave Ferriss	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	20
2	Thornton Lee	17
3	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Hal Newhouser	15
5	Roger Wolff	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
3	Joe Berry	2
3	Jim Turner	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.384
2	Stan Hack	.382
3	Goody Rosen	.379
4	Eddie Lake	.378
5	George Myatt	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	8
1	Tommy Holmes	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
3	Chuck Workman	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	39
2	Buster Adams	32
2	Phil Cavarretta	32
4	Luis Olmo	30
5	Peanuts Lowrey	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	10
2	George Myatt	7
3	George Case	6
3	Lennie Merullo	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.50
2	Hal Newhouser	1.71
3	Ray Prim	1.80
4	Jim Bagby	1.82
4	Al Benton	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	7
1	Hank Wyse	7
3	Red Barrett	6
3	Sig Jakucki	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	38
2	Bobo Newsom	32
3	Thornton Lee	27
3	Nels Potter	27
3	Allie Reynolds	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Allie Reynolds	3
3	Joe Berry	2
3	Earl Caldwell	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.351
2	Phil Cavarretta	.350
3	Goody Rosen	.336
4	Jim Russell	.333
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331

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	118
3	Dixie Walker	117
4	Bill Nicholson	116
5	Babe Dahlgren	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	45
2	George Case	43
3	Johnny Barrett	31
3	George Myatt	31
5	Luis Olmo	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	2.01
2	Hal Newhouser	2.11
3	Nels Potter	2.21
4	Jack Kramer	2.32
5	Thornton Lee	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	222
2	Bill Voiselle	140
3	Hal Gregg	136
4	Steve Gromek	132
5	Preacher Roe	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	14
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	George Caster	7
5	2 tied	6