On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	61	44	.581	--
Senators	59	47	.557	2.5
White Sox	56	50	.528	5.5
Indians	54	51	.514	7.0
Yankees	52	50	.510	7.5
Browns	52	52	.500	8.5
Red Sox	51	57	.472	11.5
Athletics	34	68	.333	25.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 1

White Sox 11, Red Sox 0

Browns 10, Yankees 4

Indians 8, Athletics 3

Senators 8, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	70	38	.648	--
Cardinals	66	45	.595	5.5
Dodgers	62	47	.569	8.5
Giants	59	52	.532	12.5
Pirates	59	54	.522	13.5
Braves	52	61	.460	20.5
Reds	43	64	.402	26.5
Blue Jays	30	80	.273	41.0

Games

Cubs 20, Dodgers 6

Braves 10, Reds 5

Braves 13, Reds 3

Pirates 11, Giants 9

Blue Jays 8, Cardinals 5

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 7, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Morrie Aderholt	6
2	Babe Dahlgren	5
2	Al Gionfriddo	5
2	Chuck Workman	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	2
1	Paul Gillespie	2
1	Tommy Holmes	2
4	Buster Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Gillespie	6
2	Dick Culler	4
2	Babe Dahlgren	4
2	Whitey Wietelmann	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
2	Morrie Aderholt	1
2	Pete Gray	1
2	Eddie Lake	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Nick Strincevich	0.50
3	Bill Dietrich	0.40
4	Orval Grove	0.38
4	Ed Wright	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Ken Gables	1
1	Glenn Gardner	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Bill Dietrich	4
2	Tex Shirley	4
2	Pinky Woods	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	Don Hendrickson	1
1	Earl Jones	1
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.368
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.353
4	Stan Hack	.341
5	Luis Olmo	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	20
2	Chuck Workman	19
3	Whitey Kurowski	18
4	Vern Stephens	17
5	4 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	97
1	Dixie Walker	97
3	Buster Adams	91
4	Tommy Holmes	89
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	1.94
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	2 tied	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	Andy Karl	5
3	Xavier Rescigno	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.453
2	Lou Boudreau	.450
3	Oris Hockett	.420
4	Hank Greenberg	.409
5	Mike Schemer	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
1	Rudy York	6
3	Danny Gardella	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	19
2	Phil Cavarretta	17
2	Danny Gardella	17
4	Johnny Barrett	16
4	4 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	5
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	George Myatt	4
4	Dain Clay	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.36
2	Claude Passeau	0.69
3	Hal Gregg	0.84
4	Glenn Gardner	1.23
5	Sal Maglie	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	4
2	Ace Adams	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Hal Gregg	17
3	Earl Caldwell	15
3	Claude Passeau	15
5	6 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.400
2	Lou Boudreau	.385
3	Dixie Walker	.368
4	Mel Ott	.367
5	Buddy Lewis	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	7
1	Mel Ott	7
3	Whitey Kurowski	6
3	Pat Seerey	6
3	Rudy York	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Gardella	30
1	Luis Olmo	30
1	Dixie Walker	30
4	Buster Adams	28
5	Phil Cavarretta	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	0.86
2	Hal Gregg	0.95
3	Oscar Judd	1.17
4	Al Benton	1.34
5	Preacher Roe	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Hank Wyse	6
3	Harry Brecheen	5
3	Hal Gregg	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	45
2	Hal Newhouser	35
3	Bill Voiselle	30
4	Van Mungo	29
4	Tex Shirley	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	5
2	Cy Buker	3
2	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Andy Karl	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.363
2	Tommy Holmes	.344
3	Goody Rosen	.339
4	Stan Hack	.333
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	25
1	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Vern Stephens	24
3	Chuck Workman	24
5	Ernie Lombardi	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	119
2	Luis Olmo	117
3	Phil Cavarretta	115
3	Bob Elliott	115
5	Buster Adams	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
2	George Case	35
3	George Myatt	31
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	Steve Gromek	21
3	Claude Passeau	21
5	6 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	225
2	Bill Voiselle	142
3	Hal Gregg	136
4	Nels Potter	129
5	Preacher Roe	126

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