On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 38 .582 --
Senators 52 42 .553 2.5
Yankees 50 41 .549 3.0
White Sox 47 46 .505 7.0
Red Sox 48 47 .505 7.0
Indians 45 47 .489 8.5
Browns 44 46 .489 8.5
Athletics 30 62 .326 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 35 .635 --
Cardinals 58 41 .586 4.5
Dodgers 55 42 .567 6.5
Giants 52 47 .525 10.5
Pirates 50 49 .505 12.5
Reds 43 51 .457 17.0
Braves 45 54 .455 17.5
Blue Jays 26 71 .268 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Salkeld 5
2 Augie Bergamo 3
2 George Binks 3
2 Ty LaForest 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clyde Kluttz 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Bill Salkeld 1
1 Jack Salveson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom McBride 7
2 Bill Salkeld 5
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 Bob Garbark 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Dick Culler 1
1 Al Gionfriddo 1
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wally Holborow 0.80
2 Oscar Judd 0.58
3 Hal Newhouser 0.50
4 Don Black 0.45
5 Orval Grove 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Al Gettel 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oscar Judd 7
2 Frank Barrett 5
2 Don Black 5
4 Dave Ferriss 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .363
2 Goody Rosen .359
3 Phil Cavarretta .355
4 Stan Hack .336
5 Mel Ott .335

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 83
4 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 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.89
2 Hal Newhouser 1.76
3 Dutch Leonard 1.91
4 Roger Wolff 2.03
5 Dave Ferriss 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 18
2 Hal Newhouser 17
3 Hank Wyse 16
4 Red Barrett 14
4 Hal Gregg 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 142
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 Lou Boudreau .489
2 Stan Hack .429
3 Dick Culler .387
4 Dixie Walker .386
5 George Binks .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mayo 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Pat Seerey 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 16
2 Phil Cavarretta 15
3 Augie Galan 14
4 Nick Etten 13
4 Luis Olmo 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 5
2 Johnny Barrett 3
2 Dain Clay 3
2 George Hausmann 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Mueller 0.00
1 Joe Berry 0.00
3 Hal Gregg 0.32
4 Roger Wolff 0.56
5 Bill Lee 0.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Russ Christopher 21
3 Oscar Judd 15
4 Johnny Niggeling 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Buker 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Al Gettel 2
4 Ken Burkhart 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .376
2 Bobby Estalella .368
3 Goody Rosen .359
4 Lou Boudreau .353
5 Eddie Lake .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 7
2 Danny Gardella 5
2 Jeff Heath 5
2 Tommy Holmes 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 31
2 Phil Cavarretta 29
3 Buster Adams 28
4 Augie Galan 26
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 0.32
2 Bill Lee 0.96
3 Ray Prim 1.08
4 Bucky Walters 1.09
5 Alex Carrasquel 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 8
2 Red Barrett 5
2 Dave Ferriss 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
2 Ray Prim 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bobo Newsom 32
3 Allie Reynolds 27
4 Joe Bowman 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .355
2 Goody Rosen .341
3 Tommy Holmes .337
4 Stan Hack .325
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Workman 25
2 Vern Stephens 24
3 Tommy Holmes 23
4 Ernie Lombardi 22
5 Whitey Kurowski 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 108

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 1.93
2 Dave Ferriss 2.09
3 Nels Potter 2.35
4 Thornton Lee 2.40
5 Mort Cooper 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 30
2 Hank Wyse 22
3 Rip Sewell 20
3 Dizzy Trout 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 232
2 Bill Voiselle 142
3 Nels Potter 134
4 Hal Gregg 130
5 Preacher Roe 128

Saves

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