On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 52 36 .591 --
Senators 47 41 .534 5.0
Yankees 47 41 .534 5.0
Red Sox 47 43 .522 6.0
White Sox 45 45 .500 8.0
Indians 44 45 .494 8.5
Browns 42 45 .483 9.5
Athletics 30 58 .341 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 34 .630 --
Cardinals 56 41 .577 4.5
Dodgers 54 40 .574 5.0
Pirates 50 46 .521 10.0
Giants 51 47 .520 10.0
Reds 42 49 .462 15.5
Braves 43 53 .448 17.0
Blue Jays 26 70 .271 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Augie Bergamo 3
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Ed Busch 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 4
1 Lou Finney 4
1 Johnny Hopp 4
4 Bill Bevens 3
4 Roy Cullenbine 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Milt Byrnes 1
1 Danny Gardella 1
1 Oscar Grimes 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Wolff 1.00
2 Max Butcher 0.60
2 Claude Passeau 0.60
4 Jesse Flores 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Zeb Eaton 1
1 Slim Emmerich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Wolff 5
2 Bill Bevens 3
2 Max Butcher 3
2 Jesse Flores 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stubby Overmire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .368
1 Goody Rosen .368
3 Phil Cavarretta .350
4 Stan Hack .341
5 Mel Ott .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 17
1 Chuck Workman 17
3 Vince DiMaggio 15
3 Ernie Lombardi 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 87
2 Luis Olmo 83
3 Buster Adams 82
4 Tommy Holmes 81
5 Bob Elliott 72

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.97
2 Hal Newhouser 1.70
3 Dutch Leonard 1.91
4 Dave Ferriss 2.00
5 Roger Wolff 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 17
1 Hal Newhouser 17
3 Hank Wyse 15
4 Red Barrett 14
5 Hal Gregg 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 138
2 Hal Gregg 98
3 Nels Potter 89
3 Preacher Roe 89
5 Bill Voiselle 82

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 .491
2 Mel Ott .424
3 Dixie Walker .417
4 George Binks .408
5 Goody Rosen .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Buster Adams 2
2 Johnny Dickshot 2
2 Nick Etten 2
2 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 18
1 Dixie Walker 18
3 Augie Galan 14
3 Luis Olmo 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
3 Johnny Hopp 4
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Mueller 0.00
2 Russ Christopher 0.43
3 Joe Berry 0.47
3 Hal Gregg 0.47
5 Oscar Judd 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
2 Roger Wolff 3
2 Hank Wyse 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Russ Christopher 20
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Ken Gables 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Cy Buker 3
3 Al Gettel 2
3 Andy Karl 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .402
2 Goody Rosen .390
3 Felix Mackiewicz .351
4 Don Johnson .349
5 Mel Ott .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 6
1 Chuck Workman 6
3 Danny Gardella 5
3 Jeff Heath 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 33
2 Buster Adams 31
3 Phil Cavarretta 28
4 Emil Verban 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lennie Merullo 8
1 Red Schoendienst 8
3 George Myatt 7
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Prim 1.08
2 Jim Bagby 1.10
3 Bucky Walters 1.23
4 Bobo Newsom 1.39
5 Max Butcher 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 7
2 Red Barrett 6
3 Dave Ferriss 5
3 Hal Newhouser 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
2 Bobo Newsom 32
3 Nels Potter 27
3 Allie Reynolds 27
5 Roger Wolff 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 5
2 Cy Buker 4
3 Allie Reynolds 3
4 Joe Berry 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .355
2 Goody Rosen .348
3 Tommy Holmes .341
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .326
5 Stan Hack .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Workman 25
2 Tommy Holmes 23
2 Vern Stephens 23
4 Ernie Lombardi 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 118
2 Luis Olmo 116
3 Dixie Walker 114
4 Tommy Holmes 111
5 Babe Dahlgren 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 40
2 George Case 39
3 Johnny Barrett 32
3 George Myatt 32
5 Red Schoendienst 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.89
2 Dave Ferriss 2.00
3 Jack Kramer 2.34
4 Nels Potter 2.35
5 Thornton Lee 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 30
2 Dizzy Trout 21
2 Hank Wyse 21
4 Claude Passeau 20
4 Rip Sewell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 228
2 Bill Voiselle 142
3 Nels Potter 134
4 Preacher Roe 131
5 Hal Gregg 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 7
4 George Caster 5
4 2 others tied 5