On This Day

Monday, August 20, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	47	.580	--
Senators	64	49	.566	1.5
White Sox	59	53	.527	6.0
Browns	57	53	.518	7.0
Indians	58	54	.518	7.0
Yankees	54	54	.500	9.0
Red Sox	53	61	.465	13.0
Athletics	35	74	.321	28.5

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Browns 10, Red Sox 6

Senators 7, Indians 0

Senators 6, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	74	40	.649	--
Cardinals	69	47	.595	6.0
Dodgers	64	51	.557	10.5
Giants	63	54	.538	12.5
Pirates	61	58	.513	15.5
Braves	54	65	.454	22.5
Reds	45	68	.398	28.5
Blue Jays	34	81	.296	40.5

Games

Pirates 11, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Giants 9, Cubs 3

Blue Jays 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Binks	3
1	Dain Clay	3
1	Doc Cramer	3
1	Frankie Gustine	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Binks	1
1	Tommy Brown	1
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Binks	5
2	Milt Byrnes	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Al Gionfriddo	1
1	Gil Torres	1
1	Whitey Wietelmann	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marino Pieretti	1.25
2	Hal Newhouser	0.78
3	Van Mungo	0.50
3	Preacher Roe	0.50
5	Ken Burkhart	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Les Mueller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Marino Pieretti	5
3	Ken Burkhart	4
3	Van Mungo	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.367
2	Tommy Holmes	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.341
4	Stan Hack	.336
5	Mel Ott	.333

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	Buster Adams	95
3	Tommy Holmes	95
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	1.76
3	Dutch Leonard	1.86
4	Claude Passeau	2.42
5	Roger Wolff	2.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Dave Ferriss	19
3	Hank Wyse	18
4	Red Barrett	17
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	161
2	Hal Gregg	121
3	Preacher Roe	109
4	Nels Potter	101
5	Van Mungo	97

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	8
3	Andy Karl	6
4	Xavier Rescigno	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.462
2	Ernie Lombardi	.412
3	Dutch Meyer	.410
4	Buddy Lewis	.382
5	Oris Hockett	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	7
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Mel Ott	5
4	Buster Adams	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	23
2	George Binks	19
2	Roy Cullenbine	19
4	Andy Pafko	17
5	Bill Nicholson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	5
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
4	Hank Greenberg	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Oscar Judd	0.50
2	Dutch Leonard	0.73
3	Sal Maglie	0.78
4	Preacher Roe	0.79
5	Lefty West	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Burkhart	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	Van Mungo	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	22
2	Ralph Branca	19
2	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Hal Gregg	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Andy Karl	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.433
2	Phil Cavarretta	.409
3	Stan Hack	.375
4	Roy Schalk	.362
5	Hank Greenberg	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	30
2	George Binks	29
2	Andy Pafko	29
4	Buster Adams	28
4	Roy Cullenbine	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.86
2	Hal Gregg	1.05
3	Preacher Roe	1.09
4	Oscar Judd	1.17
5	Claude Passeau	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Mickey Haefner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	45
2	Van Mungo	35
3	Bobo Newsom	34
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	Al Gettel	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.368
2	Tommy Holmes	.349
3	Goody Rosen	.337
4	Stan Hack	.326
5	Dixie Walker	.319

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	Buster Adams	115
2	Phil Cavarretta	115
2	Luis Olmo	115
5	Tommy Holmes	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
2	George Case	32
2	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	27
5	Red Schoendienst	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.96
2	Steve Gromek	2.41
3	Claude Passeau	2.42
4	Nels Potter	2.43
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	Dizzy Trout	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	230
2	Hal Gregg	142
3	Bill Voiselle	138
4	Nels Potter	133
5	Preacher Roe	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Jim Turner	12
3	Frank Barrett	7
4	Andy Karl	6
5	2 tied	5