On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	47	35	.573	--
Senators	44	37	.543	2.5
Yankees	42	39	.519	4.5
Browns	41	39	.513	5.0
White Sox	43	41	.512	5.0
Red Sox	43	41	.512	5.0
Indians	38	43	.469	8.5
Athletics	29	52	.358	17.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Browns 5, Red Sox 1

Tigers 9, Athletics 1

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Senators 5, Indians 4

Indians 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	52	33	.612	--
Cardinals	49	38	.563	4.0
Dodgers	50	39	.562	4.0
Pirates	46	42	.523	7.5
Giants	46	45	.505	9.0
Reds	40	41	.494	10.0
Braves	42	45	.483	11.0
Blue Jays	25	67	.272	30.5

Games

Cubs 8, Blue Jays 5

Blue Jays 11, Cubs 6

Reds 2, Giants 1

Reds 11, Giants 5

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Pirates 3, Braves 1

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Binks	5
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Emil Verban	5
1	Woody Williams	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Nick Etten	1
2	Don Johnson	1
2	Al Libke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Johnny Barrett	3
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
2	Frankie Hayes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Johnny Dickshot	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	1.60
2	Ken Gables	0.75
3	Al Benton	0.67
4	Ray Prim	0.50
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Don Black	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Ken Gables	6
3	Hy Vandenberg	5
4	Steve Gerkin	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Buker	2
2	Ed Heusser	1
2	Andy Karl	1
2	Hy Vandenberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.371
2	Goody Rosen	.367
3	Phil Cavarretta	.360
4	Luis Olmo	.339
5	Mel Ott	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	16
2	Ernie Lombardi	15
2	Chuck Workman	15
4	Vince DiMaggio	14
4	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	82
2	Luis Olmo	77
3	Tommy Holmes	73
4	Buster Adams	69
5	Phil Cavarretta	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	George Myatt	17
2	Red Schoendienst	17
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
5	Luis Olmo	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.87
2	Hal Newhouser	1.75
3	Dave Ferriss	1.90
4	Dutch Leonard	2.03
5	Nels Potter	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	17
2	Hal Newhouser	15
3	Hank Wyse	13
4	Red Barrett	12
4	Hal Gregg	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	124
2	Hal Gregg	93
3	Nels Potter	85
3	Preacher Roe	85
5	Thornton Lee	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	11
2	Jim Turner	7
3	Xavier Rescigno	5
4	Earl Caldwell	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Lake	.442
2	Bobby Estalella	.417
3	Woody Williams	.415
4	Jeff Heath	.404
5	Emil Verban	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	4
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Danny Gardella	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	24
2	Phil Cavarretta	16
3	Carden Gillenwater	14
3	Frank McCormick	14
3	Luis Olmo	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	6
2	Lennie Merullo	4
3	Joe Hoover	3
3	Mike Kreevich	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Berry	0.35
2	Rip Sewell	0.45
3	Bobo Newsom	0.62
4	Dave Ferriss	0.71
5	Johnny Hutchings	0.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	19
2	Hal Newhouser	18
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Nels Potter	16
5	Joe Bowman	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Cy Buker	2
1	Andy Karl	2
1	Jim Turner	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.400
2	Vance Dinges	.386
3	Whitey Lockman	.378
4	Goody Rosen	.370
5	Eddie Lake	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
2	Harlond Clift	7
2	Chuck Workman	7
4	Danny Gardella	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	40
2	Buster Adams	34
3	Phil Cavarretta	33
4	Tommy Holmes	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	11
2	George Myatt	7
3	George Case	6
3	Lennie Merullo	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	1.10
2	Bucky Walters	1.29
3	Al Benton	1.51
4	Dave Ferriss	1.76
5	Hal Newhouser	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	8
2	Red Barrett	6
2	Sig Jakucki	6
2	Hank Wyse	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	42
2	Nels Potter	33
3	Thornton Lee	29
3	Bobo Newsom	29
5	Allie Reynolds	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Cy Buker	3
2	Andy Karl	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.352
2	Tommy Holmes	.347
3	Goody Rosen	.340
4	Jim Russell	.331
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	25
1	Vern Stephens	25
3	Tommy Holmes	23
3	Chuck Workman	23
5	3 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Luis Olmo	123
3	Dixie Walker	118
4	Babe Dahlgren	116
5	Bill Nicholson	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	44
2	George Case	43
3	Johnny Barrett	32
3	George Myatt	32
5	Luis Olmo	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	1.90
2	Hal Newhouser	2.08
3	Nels Potter	2.20
4	Thornton Lee	2.30
5	Jack Kramer	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Russ Christopher	21
3	Rip Sewell	21
3	Hank Wyse	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	230
2	Bill Voiselle	140
3	Hal Gregg	137
4	Nels Potter	130
4	Preacher Roe	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	14
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	Joe Berry	6
4	2 others tied	6