On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	46	.574	--
Senators	61	48	.560	1.5
White Sox	58	51	.532	4.5
Indians	57	51	.528	5.0
Browns	55	52	.514	6.5
Yankees	52	53	.495	8.5
Red Sox	52	59	.468	11.5
Athletics	34	71	.324	26.5

Games

White Sox 16, Red Sox 1

Indians 7, Athletics 4

Browns 3, Yankees 1

Senators 11, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	72	39	.649	--
Cardinals	67	46	.593	6.0
Dodgers	63	49	.563	9.5
Giants	62	52	.544	11.5
Pirates	59	57	.509	15.5
Braves	53	63	.457	21.5
Reds	45	65	.409	26.5
Blue Jays	31	81	.277	41.5

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 3

Braves 13, Reds 10

Giants 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Dutch Meyer	4
1	Eddie Miller	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Morrie Aderholt	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Eric Tipton	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Morrie Aderholt	5
2	Cass Michaels	4
3	Roy Cullenbine	3
3	Les Fleming	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	George Myatt	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sal Maglie	1.50
2	Lefty West	1.00
3	Eddie Lopat	0.83
4	Al Benton	0.40
5	Jim Bagby	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Johnny Hutchings	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Lefty West	6
3	Johnny Hutchings	5
3	Eddie Lopat	5
5	Al Benton	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.371
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.349
4	Stan Hack	.336
5	Luis Olmo	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	23
2	Chuck Workman	19
3	Whitey Kurowski	18
3	Mel Ott	18
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	98
2	Luis Olmo	97
3	Buster Adams	93
3	Tommy Holmes	93
5	Phil Cavarretta	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	23
2	George Case	21
2	Red Schoendienst	21
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	19
5	Johnny Barrett	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.31
2	Hal Newhouser	1.82
3	Dutch Leonard	1.94
4	Dave Ferriss	2.31
5	Claude Passeau	2.42

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	Oris Hockett	.463
2	Hank Greenberg	.462
3	Ernie Lombardi	.433
4	Tommy Holmes	.419
5	Tom McBride	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Tommy Holmes	6
3	Johnny Barrett	5
3	Danny Gardella	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	19
2	Cass Michaels	18
3	Johnny Barrett	17
3	Roy Cullenbine	17
3	Vern Stephens	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	6
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	George Myatt	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	0.00
2	Preacher Roe	0.72
3	Sal Maglie	0.78
4	Ralph Branca	0.86
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Van Mungo	18
3	Hal Gregg	17
3	Johnny Hutchings	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.412
2	Phil Cavarretta	.389
3	Dixie Walker	.381
4	Stan Hack	.379
5	Hank Greenberg	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Tommy Holmes	8
3	Johnny Barrett	6
3	Danny Gardella	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	28
1	Andy Pafko	28
3	Johnny Barrett	27
3	Phil Cavarretta	27
3	Luis Olmo	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.86
2	Preacher Roe	1.04
3	Hal Gregg	1.05
4	Oscar Judd	1.17
5	Joe Berry	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Wyse	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Mickey Haefner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Hal Newhouser	38
3	Van Mungo	31
4	Hal Gregg	29
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
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	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.348
3	Goody Rosen	.341
4	Stan Hack	.329
5	Dixie Walker	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Chuck Workman	24
4	Buster Adams	22
4	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	120
2	Phil Cavarretta	115
3	Luis Olmo	114
4	Buster Adams	113
4	Tommy Holmes	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
2	George Case	33
3	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	28
5	Red Schoendienst	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.96
2	Dave Ferriss	2.31
3	Nels Potter	2.43
4	Hank Wyse	2.44
5	Claude Passeau	2.44

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	133
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