On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	42	.571	--
Senators	55	43	.561	1.0
Yankees	51	44	.537	3.5
White Sox	51	48	.515	5.5
Indians	49	49	.500	7.0
Red Sox	49	51	.490	8.0
Browns	46	50	.479	9.0
Athletics	33	63	.344	22.0

Games

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Browns 1, Athletics 0

Tigers 11, Red Sox 5

Senators 7, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	65	36	.644	--
Cardinals	61	42	.592	5.0
Dodgers	59	43	.578	6.5
Giants	54	49	.524	12.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	13.5
Braves	47	57	.452	19.5
Reds	43	56	.434	21.0
Blue Jays	27	75	.265	38.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Reds 2

Dodgers 4, Reds 3

Braves 7, Cubs 3

Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Pirates 3, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dutch Meyer	4
1	Luis Olmo	4
1	Vince Shupe	4
4	Red Borom	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Leon Culberson	1
2	Danny Gardella	1
2	Whitey Lockman	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	4
1	Rudy York	4
3	Frank McCormick	3
4	Johnny Barrett	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Outlaw	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Red Borom	1
2	Dain Clay	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Branca	0.85
2	Ken Gables	0.75
3	Bobo Newsom	0.70
4	Dizzy Trout	0.54
5	Howie Fox	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Ken Gables	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	11
2	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Dizzy Trout	7
4	Howie Fox	6
4	Ken Gables	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.368
2	Tommy Holmes	.368
3	Goody Rosen	.358
4	Stan Hack	.343
5	Luis Olmo	.338

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	Luis Olmo	90
3	Buster Adams	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	20
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17
5	Dain Clay	16

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	Roy Schalk	.446
2	Lou Boudreau	.444
3	Phil Cavarretta	.433
4	Stan Hack	.406
5	Dixie Walker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mayo	4
1	Mel Ott	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
1	Rudy York	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	17
2	Buster Adams	15
3	Augie Galan	13
3	Gene Moore	13
3	Mickey Rocco	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dain Clay	5
1	Oris Hockett	5
3	Johnny Hopp	4
3	George Myatt	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Gregg	0.34
2	Roger Wolff	0.72
3	Dick Mauney	0.73
3	Mike Ryba	0.73
5	Bucky Walters	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Al Benton	3
2	George Dockins	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	23
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Russ Christopher	16
5	2 tied	15

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	.380
2	Luis Olmo	.369
3	Bobby Estalella	.359
4	Ray Sanders	.351
5	Phil Cavarretta	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Seerey	8
2	Nick Etten	5
2	Danny Gardella	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	30
2	Luis Olmo	27
2	Dixie Walker	27
4	Buster Adams	26
5	Pat Seerey	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	8
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	George Myatt	6
4	Dain Clay	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.89
2	Al Benton	1.16
3	Bobo Newsom	1.17
4	Ray Prim	1.32
5	Bill Lee	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	7
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Hal Gregg	5
2	Mickey Haefner	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	41
2	Hal Newhouser	37
3	Bill Voiselle	31
4	Ken Gables	26
5	Van Mungo	25

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	.341
3	Tommy Holmes	.339
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331
5	Stan Hack	.328

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	Luis Olmo	117
2	Dixie Walker	115
3	Phil Cavarretta	114
4	Buster Adams	109
4	Bob Elliott	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	20

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	Dizzy Trout	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	231
2	Bill Voiselle	146
3	Hal Gregg	131
4	Nels Potter	130
5	Bobo Newsom	126

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