On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 43 .587 --
Senators 58 47 .552 3.5
White Sox 54 50 .519 7.0
Yankees 52 49 .515 7.5
Indians 53 51 .510 8.0
Browns 51 52 .495 9.5
Red Sox 51 55 .481 11.0
Athletics 34 67 .337 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 38 .645 --
Cardinals 65 44 .596 5.0
Dodgers 62 46 .574 7.5
Giants 59 50 .541 11.0
Pirates 57 54 .514 14.0
Braves 50 61 .450 21.0
Reds 43 62 .410 25.0
Blue Jays 29 79 .269 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Gustine 4
1 Jim Russell 4
3 Johnny Barrett 3
3 Babe Dahlgren 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 George Binks 1
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Stew Hofferth 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Barrett 5
2 George Binks 3
2 Vern Stephens 3
4 Babe Dahlgren 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Vince Shupe 1
1 Chuck Workman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Prim 1.00
2 Roger Wolff 0.44
3 Harry Brecheen 0.40
4 Oscar Judd 0.38
5 Sal Maglie 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Oscar Judd 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 4
1 Sal Maglie 4
1 Ray Prim 4
1 Lefty West 4
1 Roger Wolff 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .367
2 Phil Cavarretta .367
3 Goody Rosen .356
4 Stan Hack .339
5 Luis Olmo .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 18
1 Chuck Workman 18
3 Whitey Kurowski 17
3 Vern Stephens 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 96
2 Luis Olmo 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 2.33

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 Johnny Barrett 4
3 Whitey Kurowski 4
3 Pat Seerey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 17
1 Phil Cavarretta 17
3 Andy Pafko 16
3 Vern Stephens 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oris Hockett 5
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 George Myatt 4
4 Dain Clay 3
4 7 others 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 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Pete Center 3
2 4 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 .389
2 Lou Boudreau .375
3 Phil Cavarretta .365
4 Dixie Walker .361
5 Luis Olmo .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 6
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Pat Seerey 6
1 Rudy York 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 31
2 Phil Cavarretta 30
3 Danny Gardella 28
3 Luis Olmo 28
5 Buster Adams 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 Oscar Judd 1.17
3 Preacher Roe 1.36
4 Joe Berry 1.47
5 Bobo Newsom 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .363
2 Tommy Holmes .343
3 Goody Rosen .343
4 Stan Hack .333
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 24
1 Vern Stephens 24
3 Tommy Holmes 23
3 Chuck Workman 23
5 Ernie Lombardi 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 119
2 Phil Cavarretta 115
2 Luis Olmo 115
4 Bob Elliott 114
5 Buster Adams 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 37
3 George Myatt 32
4 Johnny Barrett 29
5 Red Schoendienst 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.94
2 Dave Ferriss 2.09
3 Claude Passeau 2.42
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
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 225
2 Bill Voiselle 142
3 Hal Gregg 138
4 Bobo Newsom 130
4 Preacher Roe 130

Saves

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