On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	43	.578	--
Senators	57	45	.559	2.0
Yankees	52	47	.525	5.5
White Sox	53	50	.515	6.5
Indians	51	51	.500	8.0
Red Sox	51	53	.490	9.0
Browns	49	51	.490	9.0
Athletics	34	66	.340	24.0

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 0

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 7, Indians 1

Indians 8, Red Sox 2

Tigers 9, Yankees 6

Tigers 8, Yankees 2

Senators 9, Browns 5

Browns 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	68	37	.648	--
Cardinals	63	44	.589	6.0
Dodgers	62	44	.585	6.5
Giants	57	50	.533	12.0
Pirates	55	53	.509	14.5
Braves	49	59	.454	20.5
Reds	43	60	.417	24.0
Blue Jays	28	78	.264	40.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Giants 3, Reds 2

Giants 6, Reds 5

Cubs 4, Blue Jays 3

Braves 7, Pirates 6

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Cubs 12, Blue Jays 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	George Kell	5
1	Mike Kreevich	5
4	Ed Busch	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Russ Derry	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	4
1	Mel Ott	4
3	Lou Boudreau	3
3	Milt Byrnes	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	George Binks	1
1	Carden Gillenwater	1
1	George Kell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Erickson	1.00
1	Preacher Roe	1.00
3	Dave Ferriss	0.88
4	Hal Gregg	0.83
5	Hal Newhouser	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Pete Center	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	8
2	Dave Ferriss	7
3	Johnny Hutchings	6
3	Preacher Roe	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Sandy Ullrich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.369
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.361
4	Stan Hack	.344
5	Luis Olmo	.338

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	87
4	Phil Cavarretta	86
4	Tommy Holmes	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	22
2	George Case	21
2	Red Schoendienst	21
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	18
5	Johnny Barrett	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.99
2	Hal Newhouser	1.82
3	Dutch Leonard	2.05
4	Dave Ferriss	2.09
5	Roger Wolff	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	19
2	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Hank Wyse	18
4	Red Barrett	16
5	Hal Gregg	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	147
2	Hal Gregg	112
3	Preacher Roe	101
4	Nels Potter	94
4	Bill Voiselle	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	14
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	.453
2	Phil Cavarretta	.410
3	Roy Schalk	.397
4	Debs Garms	.394
5	George Myatt	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Pat Seerey	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Nick Etten	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	18
2	Lou Boudreau	16
3	Roy Cullenbine	14
3	Bob Elliott	14
3	Gene Moore	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.36
2	Mike Ryba	0.67
3	Hal Gregg	0.69
3	Claude Passeau	0.69
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	4
2	Ace Adams	3
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Al Benton	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Ferriss	19
2	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Al Benton	16
3	Hal Newhouser	16
3	Bill Voiselle	16

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	.389
2	Luis Olmo	.358
3	Dixie Walker	.357
4	Bobby Estalella	.355
5	Lou Boudreau	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	30
2	Dixie Walker	28
3	Buster Adams	27
3	Danny Gardella	27
3	Luis Olmo	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.89
2	Joe Berry	1.10
3	Al Benton	1.20
4	Ray Prim	1.32
5	2 tied	1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	37
2	Hal Newhouser	35
3	Bill Voiselle	32
4	Dave Ferriss	29
4	Van Mungo	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	5
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	.366
2	Goody Rosen	.347
3	Tommy Holmes	.340
4	Stan Hack	.332
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	116
1	Dixie Walker	116
3	Luis Olmo	115
4	Bob Elliott	114
5	Buster Adams	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
3	George Myatt	35
4	Johnny Barrett	30
5	Red Schoendienst	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.95
2	Dave Ferriss	2.09
3	Nels Potter	2.39
4	Thornton Lee	2.42
5	Hank Wyse	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Hank Wyse	24
3	Claude Passeau	21
4	Steve Gromek	20
4	Rip Sewell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	228
2	Bill Voiselle	147
3	Hal Gregg	135
4	Nels Potter	131
5	Preacher Roe	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Frank Barrett	7
4	Joe Berry	5
4	2 others tied	5