On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	47	.573	--
Senators	62	49	.559	1.5
White Sox	59	52	.532	4.5
Indians	58	52	.527	5.0
Browns	56	53	.514	6.5
Yankees	53	54	.495	8.5
Red Sox	53	60	.469	11.5
Athletics	35	72	.327	26.5

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 1

Athletics 8, Tigers 3

Red Sox 10, Browns 8

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

Senators 7, Indians 1

Indians 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	74	39	.655	--
Cardinals	68	47	.591	7.0
Dodgers	64	50	.561	10.5
Giants	62	54	.534	13.5
Pirates	60	58	.508	16.5
Braves	54	64	.458	22.5
Reds	45	67	.402	28.5
Blue Jays	33	81	.289	41.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Dodgers 2

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Cubs 8, Giants 0

Blue Jays 4, Reds 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Blue Jays 5, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irv Hall	6
2	Carden Gillenwater	5
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Bob Johnson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Milt Byrnes	5
3	Frankie Hayes	4
4	George Binks	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	2
1	Mike Kreevich	2
3	Johnny Dickshot	1
3	Kerby Farrell	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Les Webber	0.71
2	Jimmie Foxx	0.62
2	Dutch Leonard	0.62
4	Howie Fox	0.50
4	Bill Zuber	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Johnny Niggeling	5
1	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.370
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.345
4	Stan Hack	.337
5	Mel Ott	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	24
2	Chuck Workman	19
3	Buster Adams	18
3	Whitey Kurowski	18
3	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	99
2	Luis Olmo	98
3	Tommy Holmes	95
4	Buster Adams	94
5	Phil Cavarretta	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	23
2	George Case	21
2	Red Schoendienst	21
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	20
5	Johnny Barrett	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.31
2	Hal Newhouser	1.82
3	Dutch Leonard	1.86
4	Claude Passeau	2.42
5	Roger Wolff	2.46

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	6
4	Xavier Rescigno	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.478
2	Oris Hockett	.417
3	Dutch Meyer	.410
4	Tommy Holmes	.407
5	Ernie Lombardi	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	23
2	Andy Pafko	19
3	Johnny Barrett	18
4	Roy Cullenbine	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	6
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	George Myatt	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Oscar Judd	0.50
2	Preacher Roe	0.72
3	Sal Maglie	0.78
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.00
5	Glenn Gardner	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	Mickey Haefner	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Ralph Branca	19
3	Van Mungo	18
4	Hal Gregg	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Andy Karl	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.412
2	Phil Cavarretta	.402
3	Stan Hack	.387
4	Hank Greenberg	.377
5	Dixie Walker	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
1	Mel Ott	9
3	Buster Adams	6
3	Johnny Barrett	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	29
1	Vern Stephens	29
3	Luis Olmo	28
4	Buster Adams	27
4	3 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Johnny Barrett	7
2	George Myatt	7
4	Oris Hockett	6
5	5 tied	5

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	Bill Lee	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	5
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Mickey Haefner	5
1	Al Hollingsworth	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Hal Newhouser	38
3	Van Mungo	31
4	Russ Christopher	29
4	Hal Gregg	29

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	.366
2	Tommy Holmes	.348
3	Goody Rosen	.340
4	Stan Hack	.329
5	Dixie Walker	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	29
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Chuck Workman	24
4	Buster Adams	23
4	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	121
2	Phil Cavarretta	115
2	Luis Olmo	115
4	Buster Adams	114
4	Tommy Holmes	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
2	George Case	32
2	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	28
5	Red Schoendienst	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	2.01
2	Claude Passeau	2.42
3	Nels Potter	2.43
4	Hank Wyse	2.44
5	Thornton Lee	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Hank Wyse	24
3	Steve Gromek	21
3	Claude Passeau	21
5	Dizzy Trout	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	223
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	Andy Karl	6
5	2 tied	5