On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 49 36 .576 --
Senators 45 40 .529 4.0
Yankees 44 40 .524 4.5
Red Sox 45 42 .517 5.0
White Sox 44 43 .506 6.0
Indians 42 43 .494 7.0
Browns 41 42 .494 7.0
Athletics 30 54 .357 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 33 .629 --
Cardinals 53 38 .582 4.0
Dodgers 52 40 .565 5.5
Pirates 48 45 .516 10.0
Giants 49 46 .516 10.0
Reds 40 45 .471 14.0
Braves 42 49 .462 15.0
Blue Jays 26 70 .271 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hausmann 4
1 Billy Jurges 4
3 Al Cihocki 3
3 Danny Gardella 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Rocco 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Metkovich 3
2 Danny Gardella 2
2 Stan Hack 2
2 Don Johnson 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Hausmann 2
2 Vance Dinges 1
2 Johnny Hopp 1
2 Clyde Kluttz 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Barrett 0.80
2 Van Mungo 0.40
3 Jack Kramer 0.38
4 Ken Gables 0.38
4 Allie Reynolds 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Jack Brewer 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 5
2 Red Barrett 4
2 Van Mungo 4
4 Jack Brewer 3
4 6 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Cy Buker 1
1 Paul Erickson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .367
2 Phil Cavarretta .360
3 Goody Rosen .359
4 Stan Hack .342
5 Luis Olmo .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 16
2 Vince DiMaggio 15
2 Ernie Lombardi 15
2 Chuck Workman 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 85
2 Luis Olmo 80
3 Tommy Holmes 78
4 Buster Adams 75
5 Phil Cavarretta 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 20
2 George Myatt 18
2 Red Schoendienst 18
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16
5 Johnny Barrett 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.87
2 Hal Newhouser 1.66
3 Dave Ferriss 1.96
4 Dutch Leonard 2.04
5 Roger Wolff 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 17
2 Hal Newhouser 16
3 Hank Wyse 14
4 Red Barrett 13
4 Hal Gregg 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 131
2 Hal Gregg 98
3 Preacher Roe 89
4 Nels Potter 88
5 2 tied 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Jim Turner 7
3 Xavier Rescigno 5
4 Cy Buker 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .448
2 Bobby Estalella .435
3 Eddie Lake .395
4 Carden Gillenwater .390
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Bill Salkeld 3
4 Buster Adams 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 20
2 Buster Adams 13
2 Danny Gardella 13
2 Frank McCormick 13
2 Luis Olmo 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 Johnny Barrett 3
3 George Hausmann 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Dockins 0.00
2 Joe Berry 0.41
3 Oscar Judd 0.48
4 Hy Vandenberg 0.64
5 Bobo Newsom 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Gables 3
1 Hal Gregg 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Christopher 20
1 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Ken Gables 18
4 Allie Reynolds 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Cy Buker 3
3 Joe Berry 2
3 Andy Karl 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .418
2 Wally Moses .381
3 Felix Mackiewicz .360
4 Phil Cavarretta .356
5 Goody Rosen .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 38
2 Phil Cavarretta 32
3 Buster Adams 30
4 Andy Pafko 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 9
2 George Myatt 8
3 Lennie Merullo 6
4 Johnny Barrett 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 1.10
2 Bucky Walters 1.39
3 Ray Prim 1.45
4 Al Benton 1.51
5 Dave Ferriss 1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Nels Potter 30
4 Allie Reynolds 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .354
2 Tommy Holmes .339
3 Goody Rosen .336
4 Stan Hack .330
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 24
2 Chuck Workman 23
3 Buster Adams 22
3 Tommy Holmes 22
3 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 123
2 Dixie Walker 116
3 Bob Elliott 113
4 Tommy Holmes 109
5 Frank McCormick 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 42
2 George Case 40
3 Johnny Barrett 34
4 George Myatt 33
5 Red Schoendienst 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 1.96
2 Hal Newhouser 2.02
3 Nels Potter 2.24
4 Thornton Lee 2.30
5 Jack Kramer 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 229
2 Bill Voiselle 146
3 Nels Potter 133
4 Preacher Roe 132
5 Hal Gregg 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 16
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 8
4 Joe Berry 5
4 3 others tied 5