On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	66	48	.579	--
Senators	65	49	.570	1.0
Browns	58	54	.518	7.0
White Sox	59	55	.518	7.0
Indians	58	55	.513	7.5
Yankees	56	54	.509	8.0
Red Sox	54	62	.466	13.0
Athletics	36	75	.324	28.5

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Browns 2, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Senators 11, Indians 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	74	41	.643	--
Cardinals	70	47	.598	5.0
Dodgers	64	52	.552	10.5
Giants	64	54	.542	11.5
Pirates	62	58	.517	14.5
Braves	54	66	.450	22.5
Reds	45	69	.395	28.5
Blue Jays	35	81	.302	39.5

Games

Pirates 12, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 8, Braves 4

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Blue Jays 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irv Hall	6
2	Doc Cramer	5
2	George Kell	5
4	Frank Colman	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Andrews	1
1	Frank Colman	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Coscarart	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Al Cihocki	3
3	Greek George	3
3	Joe Kuhel	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Coaker Triplett	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Gettel	0.80
2	Nels Potter	0.57
3	Bobo Newsom	0.45
4	Joe Bowman	0.44
5	Jack Kramer	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Joe Berry	1
1	George Caster	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	13
2	Joe Bowman	7
3	Claude Passeau	5
4	Al Gettel	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Marino Pieretti	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.368
2	Phil Cavarretta	.367
3	Goody Rosen	.341
4	Stan Hack	.338
5	Mel Ott	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	25
2	Chuck Workman	19
3	Buster Adams	18
3	Whitey Kurowski	18
3	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	99
1	Dixie Walker	99
3	Tommy Holmes	97
4	Buster Adams	96
5	Phil Cavarretta	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	23
2	Red Schoendienst	22
3	George Case	21
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	20
5	Johnny Barrett	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.45
2	Hal Newhouser	1.76
3	Dutch Leonard	1.86
4	Roger Wolff	2.46
5	Nels Potter	2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	161
2	Hal Gregg	121
3	Preacher Roe	109
4	Nels Potter	105
5	Bobo Newsom	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	8
3	Andy Karl	7
4	Xavier Rescigno	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.492
2	Dutch Meyer	.452
3	Morrie Aderholt	.450
4	Ernie Lombardi	.412
5	Mike Schemer	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Rudy York	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	22
2	Roy Cullenbine	21
3	George Binks	19
4	Hank Greenberg	18
4	Andy Pafko	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	5
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Coaker Triplett	4
4	Hank Greenberg	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Ken Burkhart	3
1	George Caster	3
1	Ken Gables	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	29
2	Van Mungo	22
3	Ralph Branca	19
3	Hal Newhouser	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	3
1	Andy Karl	3
3	Ace Adams	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.448
2	Phil Cavarretta	.393
3	Stan Hack	.375
4	Hank Greenberg	.362
5	Mel Ott	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
1	Mel Ott	9
3	Rudy York	7
4	Buster Adams	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
1	George Myatt	7
3	Vince DiMaggio	6
3	Oris Hockett	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.86
2	Preacher Roe	1.09
3	Oscar Judd	1.42
4	Dutch Leonard	1.45
5	Dick Mauney	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Mickey Haefner	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Ken Gables	5
4	Hank Wyse	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	47
2	Hal Newhouser	45
3	Hal Gregg	29
3	Claude Passeau	29
5	Van Mungo	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Andy Karl	4
3	Cy Buker	3
3	Don Hendrickson	3
5	Al Gettel	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.367
2	Tommy Holmes	.350
3	Goody Rosen	.338
4	Stan Hack	.328
5	Dixie Walker	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	30
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	119
2	Buster Adams	116
2	Luis Olmo	116
4	Phil Cavarretta	115
4	Tommy Holmes	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
2	George Case	32
2	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	24
5	Red Schoendienst	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.96
2	Nels Potter	2.38
3	Steve Gromek	2.41
4	Thornton Lee	2.49
5	Claude Passeau	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Hank Wyse	24
3	Steve Gromek	21
3	Claude Passeau	21
5	Red Barrett	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	230
2	Hal Gregg	142
3	Bobo Newsom	137
3	Nels Potter	137
5	Bill Voiselle	134

Saves

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