On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 43 .566 --
Senators 55 44 .556 1.0
Yankees 52 44 .542 2.5
White Sox 52 48 .520 4.5
Red Sox 50 51 .495 7.0
Indians 49 50 .495 7.0
Browns 48 50 .490 7.5
Athletics 33 65 .337 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 37 .637 --
Cardinals 62 42 .596 4.0
Dodgers 60 43 .583 5.5
Giants 54 50 .519 12.0
Pirates 54 52 .509 13.0
Braves 48 57 .457 18.5
Reds 43 57 .430 21.0
Blue Jays 28 76 .269 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Byrnes 5
2 Lou Finney 4
2 Vern Stephens 4
4 Babe Dahlgren 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milt Byrnes 1
1 Leon Culberson 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 6
2 Leon Culberson 5
3 Hersh Martin 4
3 Eddie Miller 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Butch Nieman 2
2 Floyd Baker 1
2 Johnny Barrett 1
2 Carden Gillenwater 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Heflin 0.83
2 Thornton Lee 0.71
3 Al Gettel 0.40
4 Oscar Judd 0.38
5 Fritz Ostermueller 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Al Gettel 1
1 Randy Heflin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Heflin 5
1 Thornton Lee 5
3 Charlie Gassaway 4
3 Al Gettel 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Hendrickson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .370
2 Phil Cavarretta .365
3 Goody Rosen .358
4 Stan Hack .341
5 Luis Olmo .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 18
1 Chuck Workman 18
3 Vince DiMaggio 16
3 Ernie Lombardi 16
3 Vern Stephens 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 93
1 Dixie Walker 93
3 Buster Adams 86
3 Tommy Holmes 86
5 Phil Cavarretta 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Myatt 22
2 George Case 21
2 Red Schoendienst 21
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 18
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.99
2 Hal Newhouser 1.81
3 Dutch Leonard 2.05
4 Dave Ferriss 2.14
5 Roger Wolff 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 143
2 Hal Gregg 107
3 Preacher Roe 95
4 Nels Potter 94
4 Bill Voiselle 94

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 .431
2 Roy Schalk .424
3 Dixie Walker .412
4 Phil Cavarretta .403
5 Debs Garms .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mayo 4
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
1 Rudy York 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 17
2 Luis Olmo 14
3 Buster Adams 13
3 Bob Elliott 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 5
1 Oris Hockett 5
1 George Myatt 5
4 Johnny Hopp 4
4 Red Schoendienst 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Gregg 0.34
2 Dick Mauney 0.73
2 Mike Ryba 0.73
4 Bucky Walters 0.98
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 George Dockins 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 24
2 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Oscar Judd 18
4 Bobo Newsom 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Joe Berry 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .374
2 Stan Hack .373
3 Bobby Estalella .359
4 Dixie Walker .352
5 George Myatt .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 30
1 Luis Olmo 30
3 Dixie Walker 28
4 Buster Adams 26
5 Pat Seerey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 9
2 George Myatt 7
3 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.89
2 Bobo Newsom 1.17
3 Al Benton 1.20
4 Joe Berry 1.23
5 Ray Prim 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 7
2 Red Barrett 6
3 Hal Gregg 5
3 Mickey Haefner 5
3 Bobo Newsom 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 41
2 Hal Newhouser 37
3 Bill Voiselle 32
4 Joe Bowman 27
4 Thornton Lee 27

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 .343
3 Tommy Holmes .340
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .332
5 Stan Hack .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 25
2 Chuck Workman 24
3 Tommy Holmes 23
4 Ernie Lombardi 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 118
2 Dixie Walker 116
3 Phil Cavarretta 114
3 Bob Elliott 114
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 39
3 George Myatt 35
4 Johnny Barrett 29
5 Red Schoendienst 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.95
2 Dave Ferriss 2.14
3 Hank Wyse 2.32
4 Nels Potter 2.39
5 Thornton Lee 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Hank Wyse 23
3 Claude Passeau 20
3 Rip Sewell 20
3 Dizzy Trout 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Bill Voiselle 147
3 Hal Gregg 131
3 Nels Potter 131
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