On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 43 .587 --
Senators 58 46 .558 3.0
White Sox 54 50 .519 7.0
Yankees 52 49 .515 7.5
Indians 52 51 .505 8.5
Browns 50 52 .490 10.0
Red Sox 51 54 .486 10.5
Athletics 34 67 .337 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 37 .651 --
Cardinals 64 44 .593 6.0
Dodgers 62 45 .579 7.5
Giants 58 50 .537 12.0
Pirates 55 54 .505 15.5
Braves 50 59 .459 20.5
Reds 43 61 .413 25.0
Blue Jays 28 79 .262 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Borom 6
2 Hillis Layne 5
3 Johnny Barrett 4
3 Nick Etten 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Barrett 2
1 Russ Derry 2
1 Whitey Kurowski 2
1 Rudy York 2
5 7 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Derry 4
1 Nick Etten 4
1 Al Evans 4
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 Dick Culler 1
1 Johnny Dickshot 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 1.00
2 Al Smith 0.60
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.43
4 Alex Carrasquel 0.29
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 George Caster 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Barrett 8
1 Bobo Newsom 8
3 Al Hollingsworth 6
4 Hal Gregg 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Hendrickson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .370
2 Phil Cavarretta .367
3 Goody Rosen .359
4 Stan Hack .341
5 Luis Olmo .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 18
1 Chuck Workman 18
3 Vern Stephens 17
4 Vince DiMaggio 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 95
1 Dixie Walker 95
3 Buster Adams 89
4 Tommy Holmes 87
5 Phil Cavarretta 86

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 1.16
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 17
5 Hal Gregg 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 147
2 Hal Gregg 115
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 .460
2 Phil Cavarretta .453
3 Hank Greenberg .400
4 Debs Garms .394
5 Roy Schalk .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Rudy York 6
3 Pat Seerey 4
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 17
1 Phil Cavarretta 17
3 Nick Etten 15
3 Andy Pafko 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 0.36
2 Art Herring 0.50
3 Claude Passeau 0.69
4 Hal Gregg 0.84
5 Red Ruffing 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 4
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Pete Center 3
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Dave Ferriss 19
3 Hal Gregg 17
4 Hal Newhouser 16
4 Bill Voiselle 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Hendrickson 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .386
2 Lou Boudreau .371
3 Bobby Estalella .366
4 Luis Olmo .366
5 Mel Ott .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 6
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Pat Seerey 6
1 Rudy York 6
5 Danny Gardella 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 8
2 Johnny Barrett 7
2 George Myatt 7
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.89
2 Joe Berry 1.30
3 Bill Lee 1.35
4 Preacher Roe 1.36
5 Oscar Judd 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Wyse 7
2 Red Barrett 6
3 Hal Gregg 5
3 Al Hollingsworth 5
3 Hal Newhouser 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 45
2 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Bill Voiselle 30
4 Van Mungo 29
5 Ken Gables 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 5
2 Joe Berry 3
2 Cy Buker 3
4 Al Gettel 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .363
2 Goody Rosen .346
3 Tommy Holmes .342
4 Stan Hack .331
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 26
2 Tommy Holmes 23
2 Whitey Kurowski 23
2 Chuck Workman 23
5 Ernie Lombardi 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 118
2 Luis Olmo 117
3 Phil Cavarretta 115
4 Bob Elliott 114
5 Buster Adams 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 39
3 George Myatt 35
4 Johnny Barrett 31
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 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 228
2 Bill Voiselle 142
3 Hal Gregg 138
4 Nels Potter 131
5 2 tied 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