On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 50 36 .581 --
Yankees 46 40 .535 4.0
Senators 45 41 .523 5.0
Red Sox 46 42 .523 5.0
White Sox 44 44 .500 7.0
Indians 43 44 .494 7.5
Browns 42 43 .494 7.5
Athletics 30 56 .349 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 33 .637 --
Cardinals 54 39 .581 5.0
Dodgers 54 40 .574 5.5
Giants 49 46 .516 11.0
Pirates 49 46 .516 11.0
Reds 40 47 .460 16.0
Braves 42 51 .452 17.0
Blue Jays 26 70 .271 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goody Rosen 6
2 Augie Galan 5
2 Joe Medwick 5
4 George Case 4
4 12 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 8
2 Bob Elliott 6
3 Whitey Kurowski 3
3 Joe Medwick 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lennie Merullo 2
2 Dick Culler 1
2 Tommy Holmes 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.86
2 Art Herring 0.62
3 Joe Bowman 0.60
4 Hank Borowy 0.44
5 Bill Zuber 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Bowman 6
1 Al Hollingsworth 6
3 Art Herring 5
3 Emmett O'Neill 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Gettel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .369
2 Goody Rosen .368
3 Phil Cavarretta .354
4 Stan Hack .341
5 Luis Olmo .334

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 87
2 Luis Olmo 83
3 Tommy Holmes 79
4 Buster Adams 76
5 Bob Elliott 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 20
2 Red Schoendienst 19
3 George Myatt 18
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17
5 Johnny Barrett 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.97
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 15
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 .459
2 Jeff Heath .400
3 Goody Rosen .394
4 Joe Medwick .391
5 Bobby Estalella .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Bill Salkeld 3
4 Buster Adams 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 22
2 Augie Galan 17
3 Bob Elliott 16
3 Luis Olmo 16
5 Buster Adams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 6
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
3 Lennie Merullo 4
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Mueller 0.00
2 Oscar Judd 0.48
3 Joe Berry 0.50
4 Alex Carrasquel 0.60
5 Hy Vandenberg 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 4
2 Ken Gables 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 23
2 Russ Christopher 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 Al Gettel 2
3 Andy Karl 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .409
2 Wally Moses .368
3 Goody Rosen .367
4 Bobby Estalella .353
5 Whitey Lockman .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 8
2 Danny Gardella 6
2 Chuck Workman 6
4 Jeff Heath 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 38
2 Phil Cavarretta 32
3 Buster Adams 31
4 Tommy Holmes 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 9
2 Lennie Merullo 8
2 George Myatt 8
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 1.10
2 Bucky Walters 1.39
3 Ray Prim 1.45
4 Al Benton 1.61
5 Dave Ferriss 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 8
2 Dave Ferriss 7
3 Red Barrett 6
4 Ray Prim 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 36
2 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Nels Potter 30
4 Allie Reynolds 28
5 Thornton Lee 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Cy Buker 4
3 Andy Karl 3
3 Allie Reynolds 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .353
2 Goody Rosen .344
3 Tommy Holmes .340
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .329
5 Stan Hack .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 126
2 Bob Elliott 119
3 Dixie Walker 118
4 Tommy Holmes 110
5 Bill Nicholson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 42
2 George Case 40
3 Johnny Barrett 34
4 George Myatt 33
5 Red Schoendienst 19

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
2 Hank Wyse 22
4 Claude Passeau 21
4 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 229
2 Bill Voiselle 138
3 Nels Potter 133
4 Preacher Roe 131
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