On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 54 41 .568 --
Senators 54 42 .563 0.5
Yankees 50 43 .538 3.0
White Sox 50 47 .515 5.0
Indians 48 48 .500 6.5
Red Sox 48 49 .495 7.0
Browns 45 49 .479 8.5
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kerby Farrell 5
2 Oris Hockett 4
3 Johnny Dickshot 3
3 Lou Finney 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Rocco 2
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Pat Seerey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Rocco 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
3 Frankie Hayes 3
3 Oris Hockett 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oris Hockett 4
2 Mike Tresh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sig Jakucki 0.50
2 Eddie Lopat 0.43
3 Al Benton 0.40
4 Johnny Humphries 0.33
5 Pete Center 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Lopat 6
2 Al Benton 4
2 Sig Jakucki 4
4 Steve Gromek 3
4 Jack Kramer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Pete Center 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 0.98
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 .491
2 Dixie Walker .450
3 Stan Hack .415
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .412
5 Phil Cavarretta .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mayo 4
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
4 Mickey Rocco 3
4 Chuck Workman 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 17
2 Phil Cavarretta 16
3 Augie Galan 13
3 Gene Moore 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Gregg 0.43
2 Bill Lee 0.44
3 Roger Wolff 0.72
4 Tiny Bonham 0.95
5 Bucky Walters 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Al Benton 3
1 George Dockins 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Al Gettel 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Joe Berry 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .377
2 Bobby Estalella .368
3 Eddie Lake .364
4 Lou Boudreau .361
4 Wally Moses .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 8
2 Danny Gardella 6
2 Jeff Heath 6
4 Nick Etten 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 33
2 Phil Cavarretta 32
3 Buster Adams 27
3 Danny Gardella 27
5 Pat Seerey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 8
2 George Myatt 7
3 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Lennie Merullo 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 0.32
2 Bill Lee 0.96
3 Bucky Walters 1.09
4 Bobo Newsom 1.14
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bobo Newsom 34
2 Bill Voiselle 34
4 Allie Reynolds 27
5 Roger Wolff 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Goody Rosen .348
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 22
4 Nick Etten 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 115
1 Dixie Walker 115
3 Phil Cavarretta 113
4 Bob Elliott 111
5 Buster Adams 110

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 1.90
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 29
2 Hank Wyse 22
3 Claude Passeau 20
3 Rip Sewell 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 230
2 Bill Voiselle 153
3 Nels Potter 138
4 Hal Gregg 129
5 Preacher Roe 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 14
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 7
4 Joe Berry 5
4 2 others tied 5