On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 47 36 .566 --
Senators 44 38 .537 2.5
White Sox 44 41 .518 4.0
Browns 41 39 .513 4.5
Yankees 42 40 .512 4.5
Red Sox 43 41 .512 4.5
Indians 39 43 .476 7.5
Athletics 30 52 .366 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 33 .612 --
Cardinals 49 38 .563 4.0
Dodgers 50 39 .562 4.0
Pirates 47 42 .528 7.0
Giants 46 45 .505 9.0
Reds 40 41 .494 10.0
Braves 42 46 .477 11.5
Blue Jays 25 67 .272 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Russell 4
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Carden Gillenwater 3
2 Lee Handley 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Jim Russell 1
1 Bill Salkeld 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Jim Russell 3
3 Whitey Wietelmann 2
4 Frank Drews 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 George Binks 1
1 Vince Shupe 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 1.00
2 Ed Klieman 0.86
3 Bill Dietrich 0.62
4 Bill Zuber 0.42
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Ed Klieman 6
3 Bill Dietrich 5
3 Bill Zuber 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Strincevich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goody Rosen .367
2 Tommy Holmes .366
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 74
4 Buster Adams 69
5 2 tied 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 20
2 George Myatt 17
2 Red Schoendienst 17
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 15
5 2 tied 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 Jeff Heath .426
2 Luis Olmo .412
3 Eddie Lake .409
4 Bobby Estalella .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Danny Gardella 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Bill Salkeld 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 17
2 Frank McCormick 14
2 Luis Olmo 14
4 Pat Seerey 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Lennie Merullo 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 0.41
2 Bobo Newsom 0.50
3 Hy Vandenberg 0.64
4 Bucky Walters 0.82
5 Nels Potter 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Ray Prim 3
2 Hank Wyse 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 24
2 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Allie Reynolds 16
4 Joe Bowman 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Joe Berry 2
1 Cy Buker 2
1 Andy Karl 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .412
2 Goody Rosen .380
3 Whitey Lockman .378
4 Phil Cavarretta .361
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 39
2 Phil Cavarretta 33
3 Buster Adams 30
4 Tommy Holmes 29
5 Peanuts Lowrey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 10
2 George Myatt 7
3 George Case 6
3 Lennie Merullo 6
5 5 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 Hank Wyse 6
4 Sig Jakucki 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Nels Potter 33
4 Thornton Lee 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Cy Buker 3
2 Andy Karl 3
2 Allie Reynolds 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .354
2 Tommy Holmes .343
3 Goody Rosen .340
4 Jim Russell .337
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 25
2 Bill Nicholson 24
3 Tommy Holmes 23
3 Chuck Workman 23
5 Ernie Lombardi 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 126
2 Luis Olmo 123
3 Dixie Walker 118
4 Babe Dahlgren 112
4 Bill Nicholson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 45
2 George Case 42
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 32
5 Luis Olmo 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 1.90
2 Hal Newhouser 2.06
3 Jack Kramer 2.19
4 Nels Potter 2.20
5 Thornton Lee 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 22
3 Russ Christopher 21
3 Rip Sewell 21
3 Hank Wyse 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
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 8
4 Joe Berry 6
4 2 others tied 6