On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	45	.579	--
Senators	60	48	.556	2.5
White Sox	57	51	.528	5.5
Indians	56	51	.523	6.0
Browns	54	52	.509	7.5
Yankees	52	52	.500	8.5
Red Sox	52	58	.473	11.5
Athletics	34	70	.327	26.5

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 2

Browns 4, Yankees 1

Indians 6, Athletics 4

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	71	39	.645	--
Cardinals	67	46	.593	5.5
Dodgers	63	48	.568	8.5
Giants	61	52	.540	11.5
Pirates	59	56	.513	14.5
Braves	52	63	.452	21.5
Reds	45	64	.413	25.5
Blue Jays	31	81	.277	41.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Blue Jays 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Busch	3
1	Johnny Lazor	3
1	Tom McBride	3
1	Skeeter Newsome	3
1	Red Steiner	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	Andy Seminick	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Skeeter Newsome	3
2	Al Cihocki	2
2	Augie Galan	2
2	Ernie Kish	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Emil Verban	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nels Potter	0.88
2	Hal Gregg	0.67
3	Dick Barrett	0.33
4	Claude Passeau	0.23
5	Mickey Haefner	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Jack Brewer	1
1	Otey Clark	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	7
2	Hal Gregg	6
3	Dick Barrett	4
4	Claude Passeau	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Ray Prim	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.371
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.348
4	Stan Hack	.339
5	Luis Olmo	.333

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	121
3	Preacher Roe	105
4	Nels Potter	101
5	2 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	Phil Cavarretta	.500
2	Oris Hockett	.480
3	Hank Greenberg	.431
4	Buddy Lewis	.394
5	Lou Boudreau	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	6
1	Mel Ott	6
3	Johnny Barrett	5
3	Danny Gardella	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	20
2	Johnny Barrett	17
2	Phil Cavarretta	17
2	Vern Stephens	17
5	Danny Gardella	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	Preacher Roe	0.72
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.00
3	Glenn Gardner	1.23
4	Ace Adams	1.29
4	Sal Maglie	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	23
1	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Van Mungo	18
4	Thornton Lee	16
4	Hal Newhouser	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Ace Adams	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.402
2	Dixie Walker	.397
3	Stan Hack	.396
4	Whitey Lockman	.363
5	Phil Cavarretta	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
1	Mel Ott	8
3	Danny Gardella	7
4	Johnny Barrett	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	29
2	Danny Gardella	28
2	Luis Olmo	28
2	Dixie Walker	28
5	2 tied	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	1.05
3	Oscar Judd	1.17
4	Al Benton	1.34
5	Preacher Roe	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Hank Wyse	6
3	Red Barrett	5
3	Mickey Haefner	5
5	18 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	42
1	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Van Mungo	31
4	Preacher Roe	30
5	Hal Gregg	29

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	.363
2	Tommy Holmes	.349
3	Goody Rosen	.340
4	Stan Hack	.334
5	Dixie Walker	.326

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
4	Luis Olmo	114
5	Tommy Holmes	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
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	Hank Wyse	2.44
4	Claude Passeau	2.44
5	Thornton Lee	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Hank Wyse	24
3	Claude Passeau	22
4	Steve Gromek	21
5	6 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	229
2	Hal Gregg	142
3	Bill Voiselle	138
4	Nels Potter	136
5	Preacher Roe	130

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