On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 43 .570 --
Senators 56 44 .560 1.0
Yankees 52 45 .536 3.5
White Sox 52 49 .515 5.5
Indians 50 50 .500 7.0
Red Sox 50 52 .490 8.0
Browns 48 50 .490 8.0
Athletics 33 65 .337 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 37 .641 --
Cardinals 62 43 .590 5.0
Dodgers 61 43 .587 5.5
Giants 55 50 .524 12.0
Pirates 54 52 .509 13.5
Braves 48 58 .453 19.5
Reds 43 58 .426 22.0
Blue Jays 28 76 .269 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goody Rosen 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Johnny Lazor 3
2 Len Rice 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Lazor 2
2 Johnny Dickshot 1
2 Billy Jurges 1
2 Al Lakeman 1
2 Bud Metheny 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 4
1 Johnny Lazor 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Danny Gardella 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Rudy York 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 4.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.67
2 Les Webber 0.67
4 Bob Logan 0.38
5 Adrian Zabala 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 8
2 Bob Logan 5
3 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Frank Papish 4
3 Les Webber 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .367
2 Phil Cavarretta .365
3 Goody Rosen .365
4 Stan Hack .342
5 Luis Olmo .337

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 85

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 .475
2 Roy Schalk .441
3 Phil Cavarretta .403
4 Goody Rosen .396
5 Debs Garms .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
1 Rudy York 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 18
2 Lou Boudreau 14
2 Luis Olmo 14
4 Bob Elliott 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Gregg 0.34
2 Preacher Roe 0.56
3 Mike Ryba 0.67
4 Claude Passeau 0.69
5 Dick Mauney 0.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 17
2 Al Benton 16
2 Bill Voiselle 16
4 Claude Passeau 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Joe Berry 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .374
2 Goody Rosen .369
3 Luis Olmo .364
4 Bobby Estalella .359
5 Ray Sanders .350

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 31
2 Luis Olmo 30
3 Dixie Walker 28
4 Danny Gardella 27
5 2 tied 26

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 Steve Gromek 5
3 2 others tied 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 .363
2 Goody Rosen .348
3 Tommy Holmes .337
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331
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 Nick Etten 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 116
1 Dixie Walker 116
3 Phil Cavarretta 115
4 Bob Elliott 113
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 21
4 Steve Gromek 20
4 Rip Sewell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Bill Voiselle 147
3 Nels Potter 131
4 Hal Gregg 130
5 Preacher Roe 124

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