On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 40 .570 --
Senators 54 42 .563 0.5
Yankees 50 43 .538 3.0
White Sox 49 46 .516 5.0
Red Sox 48 49 .495 7.0
Indians 46 48 .489 7.5
Browns 45 47 .489 7.5
Athletics 32 62 .340 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 35 .643 --
Cardinals 59 42 .584 5.5
Dodgers 56 43 .566 7.5
Giants 54 47 .535 10.5
Pirates 51 50 .505 13.5
Braves 46 55 .455 18.5
Reds 43 53 .448 19.0
Blue Jays 26 73 .263 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Christman 7
1 Al Cihocki 7
3 Lou Boudreau 6
3 Phil Cavarretta 6
5 10 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 Milt Byrnes 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Danny Gardella 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 5
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Lou Boudreau 4
2 Danny Gardella 4
2 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Metkovich 2
1 George Myatt 2
3 George Binks 1
3 Mark Christman 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Wolff 0.83
2 Claude Passeau 0.80
3 Bill Voiselle 0.69
4 Bobo Newsom 0.64
5 Art Herring 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 11
2 Bobo Newsom 7
3 Thornton Lee 5
3 Bob Muncrief 5
3 Roger Wolff 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Ken Gables 1
1 Sig Jakucki 1
1 Ed Klieman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .365
2 Goody Rosen .362
3 Phil Cavarretta .361
4 Stan Hack .340
5 Mel Ott .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Workman 18
2 Tommy Holmes 17
3 Vince DiMaggio 15
3 Ernie Lombardi 15
3 Vern Stephens 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 91
2 Buster Adams 86
2 Luis Olmo 86
4 Phil Cavarretta 82
4 Tommy Holmes 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 21
1 George Myatt 21
3 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 Roger Wolff 1.98
4 Dutch Leonard 2.05
5 Dave Ferriss 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 18
2 Hal Newhouser 17
3 Hank Wyse 16
4 Red Barrett 15
5 Hal Gregg 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 142
2 Hal Gregg 104
3 Nels Potter 93
3 Preacher Roe 93
3 Bill Voiselle 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Jim Turner 7
3 Xavier Rescigno 5
4 Cy Buker 4
4 6 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .537
2 Debs Garms .483
3 Stan Hack .435
4 Dixie Walker .429
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mayo 4
1 Mel Ott 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 19
2 Phil Cavarretta 18
3 Augie Galan 14
4 Al Libke 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 5
2 Johnny Hopp 4
3 Johnny Barrett 3
3 Dain Clay 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Gregg 0.32
2 Bill Lee 0.44
3 Mike Ryba 0.66
4 Roger Wolff 0.72
5 Al Benton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 George Dockins 3
1 Hal Gregg 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Bill Voiselle 23
3 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Oscar Judd 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Buker 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Al Gettel 2
4 Joe Berry 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .386
2 Lou Boudreau .380
3 Bobby Estalella .371
4 Ray Sanders .358
5 Goody Rosen .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 7
2 Danny Gardella 6
2 Chuck Workman 6
4 Johnny Barrett 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 34
2 Dixie Walker 33
3 Buster Adams 29
4 Danny Gardella 27
5 Augie Galan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 8
2 George Myatt 7
3 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Lennie Merullo 6
5 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 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 41
2 Bobo Newsom 34
2 Bill Voiselle 34
4 Thornton Lee 28
5 Allie Reynolds 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .358
2 Goody Rosen .346
3 Tommy Holmes .340
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .329
5 Stan Hack .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Workman 25
2 Vern Stephens 24
3 Tommy Holmes 23
4 Nick Etten 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 118
2 Dixie Walker 117
3 Phil Cavarretta 113
4 Bob Elliott 112
5 Tommy Holmes 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 39
3 George Myatt 34
4 Johnny Barrett 28
5 Red Schoendienst 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.93
2 Dave Ferriss 2.09
3 Thornton Lee 2.39
4 Hank Wyse 2.43
5 Nels Potter 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 232
2 Bill Voiselle 153
3 Nels Potter 138
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 Joe Berry 5
4 2 others tied 5