On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	53	37	.589	--
Senators	51	41	.554	3.0
Yankees	49	41	.544	4.0
Red Sox	47	46	.505	7.5
White Sox	46	46	.500	8.0
Indians	45	46	.495	8.5
Browns	43	46	.483	9.5
Athletics	30	61	.330	23.5

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 0

Yankees 4, Athletics 1

Browns 6, Indians 5

Senators 3, Red Sox 1

Senators 7, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	61	34	.642	--
Cardinals	57	41	.582	5.5
Dodgers	55	41	.573	6.5
Giants	51	47	.520	11.5
Pirates	50	48	.510	12.5
Reds	42	51	.452	18.0
Braves	44	54	.449	18.5
Blue Jays	26	70	.271	35.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 1

Braves 5, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Cubs 11, Reds 5

Cubs 9, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	6
1	Peanuts Lowrey	6
3	Augie Galan	5
4	Gil Torres	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	Al Libke	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	8
2	Augie Bergamo	3
2	George Binks	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	George Case	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Gregg	1.50
2	George Dockins	1.00
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.75
4	Earl Caldwell	0.67
5	Hank Borowy	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	9
2	Earl Caldwell	6
2	George Dockins	6
2	Hal Gregg	6
5	Hank Borowy	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Muncrief	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.363
2	Tommy Holmes	.363
3	Phil Cavarretta	.359
4	Stan Hack	.338
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
3	Vern Stephens	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	88
2	Luis Olmo	85
3	Buster Adams	82
3	Tommy Holmes	82
5	Phil Cavarretta	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	21
2	George Myatt	19
2	Red Schoendienst	19
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17
5	Johnny Barrett	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.89
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	16
4	Red Barrett	14
4	Hal Gregg	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	138
2	Hal Gregg	104
3	Preacher Roe	93
4	Nels Potter	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	.464
2	Lou Boudreau	.440
3	Dixie Walker	.432
4	Skeeter Newsome	.413
5	Phil Cavarretta	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mayo	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Pat Seerey	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	18
2	Augie Galan	17
3	Buster Adams	15
3	Luis Olmo	15
5	Dixie Walker	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Johnny Barrett	3
3	George Hausmann	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Les Mueller	0.00
2	Hal Gregg	0.32
3	Joe Berry	0.56
4	Roger Wolff	0.72
5	Al Benton	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	George Dockins	3
1	Hal Gregg	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Russ Christopher	21
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Ken Gables	17
5	Bill Voiselle	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Buker	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Al Gettel	2
4	Joe Berry	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.377
2	Goody Rosen	.361
3	Wally Moses	.358
4	Bobby Estalella	.353
5	Lou Boudreau	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	7
2	Eddie Mayo	6
2	Chuck Workman	6
4	Danny Gardella	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	33
2	Buster Adams	31
2	Phil Cavarretta	31
4	Augie Galan	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lennie Merullo	8
1	Red Schoendienst	8
3	Johnny Hopp	6
4	George Myatt	5
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.08
2	Jim Bagby	1.10
3	Alex Carrasquel	1.13
4	Bucky Walters	1.23
5	Bobo Newsom	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	8
2	Red Barrett	6
3	Al Benton	5
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	37
2	Bobo Newsom	32
3	Allie Reynolds	28
4	Nels Potter	27
5	2 tied	24

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	.361
2	Goody Rosen	.345
3	Tommy Holmes	.337
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.325
5	Dixie Walker	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Workman	25
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Tommy Holmes	23
4	Ernie Lombardi	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	118
2	Bob Elliott	114
2	Dixie Walker	114
4	Tommy Holmes	111
5	Phil Cavarretta	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
3	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	28
5	Red Schoendienst	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.89
2	Dave Ferriss	2.00
3	Nels Potter	2.35
4	Thornton Lee	2.40
5	Blix Donnelly	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Hank Wyse	22
3	Claude Passeau	20
3	Rip Sewell	20
3	Dizzy Trout	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	228
2	Bill Voiselle	142
3	Nels Potter	134
3	Preacher Roe	134
5	Hal Gregg	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Frank Barrett	7
4	Andy Karl	5
4	Xavier Rescigno	5