On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 42 .567 --
Senators 54 43 .557 1.0
Yankees 50 44 .532 3.5
White Sox 51 47 .520 4.5
Indians 49 48 .505 6.0
Red Sox 49 50 .495 7.0
Browns 45 50 .474 9.0
Athletics 33 62 .347 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 35 .650 --
Cardinals 60 42 .588 6.0
Dodgers 57 43 .570 8.0
Giants 54 48 .529 12.0
Pirates 52 51 .505 14.5
Braves 46 57 .447 20.5
Reds 43 54 .443 20.5
Blue Jays 27 74 .267 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 6
1 Don Johnson 6
3 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Oris Hockett 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Zeb Eaton 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Butch Nieman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cass Michaels 3
1 Bill Nicholson 3
1 Andy Seminick 3
4 Phil Cavarretta 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stubby Overmire 0.67
1 Ray Prim 0.67
1 Al Smith 0.67
4 Van Mungo 0.62
5 Dick Mauney 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Black 1
1 Earl Caldwell 1
1 George Dockins 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 8
2 Earl Caldwell 7
3 Dick Mauney 6
3 Tex Shirley 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Pinky Woods 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .368
2 Tommy Holmes .367
3 Goody Rosen .359
4 Stan Hack .340
5 Luis Olmo .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 92
2 Buster Adams 86
2 Luis Olmo 86
4 Phil Cavarretta 84
4 Tommy Holmes 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 21
1 George Myatt 21
3 Red Schoendienst 19
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.96
2 Hal Newhouser 1.81
3 Roger Wolff 1.98
4 Dutch Leonard 2.05
5 Dave Ferriss 2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 143
2 Hal Gregg 107
3 Preacher Roe 95
4 Nels Potter 93
4 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 .480
2 Phil Cavarretta .431
3 Dixie Walker .415
4 Stan Hack .390
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .388

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 Phil Cavarretta 17
2 Buster Adams 15
3 Augie Galan 13
3 Gene Moore 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oris Hockett 5
2 Dain Clay 4
2 Johnny Hopp 4
2 George Myatt 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Gregg 0.34
2 Bill Lee 0.44
3 Roger Wolff 0.72
4 Dick Mauney 0.73
4 Mike Ryba 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 4
2 Red Barrett 3
2 Al Benton 3
2 George Dockins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 23
2 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Russ Christopher 16
4 Oscar Judd 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Gettel 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .371
2 Bobby Estalella .359
3 Luis Olmo .358
4 Lou Boudreau .350
5 Goody Rosen .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 8
2 Nick Etten 5
2 Jeff Heath 5
2 Mel Ott 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 30
2 Dixie Walker 27
3 Buster Adams 26
4 Pat Seerey 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 7
2 Johnny Hopp 6
2 George Myatt 6
4 Oris Hockett 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.89
2 Bill Lee 0.96
3 Al Benton 1.16
4 Bobo Newsom 1.18
5 Ray Prim 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 7
2 Red Barrett 5
2 Hal Gregg 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 37
2 Bobo Newsom 34
3 Bill Voiselle 31
4 Van Mungo 25
5 5 tied 24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Goody Rosen .342
3 Tommy Holmes .338
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .332
5 Stan Hack .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 24
1 Chuck Workman 24
3 Tommy Holmes 22
4 Nick Etten 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 115
2 Phil Cavarretta 114
3 Luis Olmo 113
4 Bob Elliott 111
5 Buster Adams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 38
3 George Myatt 34
4 Johnny Barrett 29
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.93
2 Dave Ferriss 2.14
3 Thornton Lee 2.39
4 Hank Wyse 2.40
5 Mort Cooper 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Hank Wyse 23
3 Claude Passeau 20
3 Rip Sewell 20
3 Bill Voiselle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 231
2 Bill Voiselle 153
3 Hal Gregg 131
4 Nels Potter 130
5 Preacher Roe 125

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