On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	44	.585	--
Senators	59	48	.551	3.5
White Sox	57	50	.533	5.5
Indians	55	51	.519	7.0
Yankees	52	51	.505	8.5
Browns	53	52	.505	8.5
Red Sox	51	58	.468	12.5
Athletics	34	69	.330	26.5

Games

White Sox 11, Red Sox 3

Browns 7, Yankees 2

Indians 7, Athletics 6

Tigers 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	70	39	.642	--
Cardinals	67	45	.598	4.5
Dodgers	63	47	.573	7.5
Giants	60	52	.536	11.5
Pirates	59	55	.518	13.5
Braves	52	63	.452	21.0
Reds	45	64	.413	25.0
Blue Jays	30	81	.270	41.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Braves 3

Reds 8, Braves 3

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	5
2	Morrie Aderholt	4
2	Dain Clay	4
2	Oris Hockett	4
2	Vince Shupe	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Eddie Miller	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	4
1	Eric Tipton	4
3	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	Buster Adams	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Kerby Farrell	1
1	Oris Hockett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Burkhart	1.33
2	Hal Newhouser	0.70
3	Thornton Lee	0.67
3	Van Mungo	0.67
5	Tom Seats	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Thornton Lee	6
2	Van Mungo	6
4	Joe Bowman	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.371
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.352
4	Stan Hack	.340
5	Luis Olmo	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	23
2	Chuck Workman	19
3	Whitey Kurowski	18
4	Buster Adams	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	97
1	Dixie Walker	97
3	Buster Adams	93
3	Tommy Holmes	93
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	2.31
5	Roger Wolff	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	19
1	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Hank Wyse	18
4	Red Barrett	17
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	154
2	Hal Gregg	115
3	Preacher Roe	105
4	Thornton Lee	94
4	2 others tied	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
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	Oris Hockett	.490
2	Phil Cavarretta	.490
3	Lou Boudreau	.429
4	Hank Greenberg	.409
5	Tommy Holmes	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	6
1	Mel Ott	6
3	Danny Gardella	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Rudy York	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	6
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
4	Dain Clay	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Passeau	0.50
2	Hal Gregg	0.84
2	Preacher Roe	0.84
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.00
5	Glenn Gardner	1.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Van Mungo	18
3	Hal Gregg	17
4	Thornton Lee	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Ace Adams	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.394
2	Stan Hack	.391
3	Dixie Walker	.379
4	Buddy Lewis	.361
5	Mel Ott	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
1	Mel Ott	8
3	Danny Gardella	7
4	Whitey Kurowski	6
4	Rudy York	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Gardella	30
2	Buster Adams	29
2	Dixie Walker	29
4	Luis Olmo	28
5	Phil Cavarretta	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
1	Red Schoendienst	7
3	Oris Hockett	6
3	George Myatt	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6

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	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Hank Wyse	6
4	Hal Gregg	5
4	Steve Gromek	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	42
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Van Mungo	31
4	Preacher Roe	30
4	Bill Voiselle	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	6
2	Cy Buker	3
2	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Andy Karl	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.364
2	Tommy Holmes	.347
3	Goody Rosen	.341
4	Stan Hack	.333
5	Dixie Walker	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Chuck Workman	24
4	Vern Stephens	23
5	Buster Adams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	119
2	Buster Adams	115
2	Phil Cavarretta	115
2	Luis Olmo	115
5	Tommy Holmes	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
2	George Case	34
3	George Myatt	31
4	Johnny Barrett	29
5	Red Schoendienst	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.96
2	Dave Ferriss	2.31
3	Claude Passeau	2.42
4	Hank Wyse	2.44
5	Thornton Lee	2.45

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	229
2	Bill Voiselle	142
3	Hal Gregg	136
4	Preacher Roe	130
5	Nels Potter	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Frank Barrett	7
4	Joe Berry	5
4	2 others tied	5