On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 48 .583 --
Senators 67 49 .578 0.5
White Sox 60 55 .522 7.0
Browns 59 55 .518 7.5
Yankees 56 55 .505 9.0
Indians 58 57 .504 9.0
Red Sox 55 63 .466 13.5
Athletics 36 76 .321 29.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Hayes 4
1 Don Ross 4
3 George Binks 3
3 Leon Culberson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 George Myatt 1
1 Mickey Rocco 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Byrnes 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Leon Culberson 2
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Metkovich 2
2 Red Borom 1
2 Al Evans 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Wolff 0.67
2 Bob Muncrief 0.33
3 Steve Gromek 0.30
3 Dizzy Trout 0.30
5 Pinky Woods 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 Mike Ryba 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Page 5
2 Roger Wolff 4
3 Steve Gromek 3
3 Eddie Lopat 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Ferriss 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
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 21
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 2.34
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 3 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 .493
2 Morrie Aderholt .450
3 Dutch Meyer .422
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 23
2 Roy Cullenbine 21
3 George Binks 20
3 Hank Greenberg 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
2 Coaker Triplett 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.73
2 Sal Maglie 0.78
3 Preacher Roe 0.79
4 Ken Burkhart 0.95
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Haefner 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Red Barrett 3
3 Ken Burkhart 3
3 10 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 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .379
2 Stan Hack .362
3 Tommy Holmes .361
4 Dixie Walker .358
5 Mel Ott .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 9
1 Mel Ott 9
3 Rudy York 7
4 Buster Adams 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 29
2 Andy Pafko 28
2 Vern Stephens 28
4 Buster Adams 27
4 George Binks 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
2 Johnny Barrett 6
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Oris Hockett 6
2 George Myatt 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 1.10
2 Ray Prim 1.32
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
3 Hal Newhouser 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 47
2 Hal Newhouser 37
3 Claude Passeau 29
4 Hal Gregg 28
4 Van Mungo 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Don Hendrickson 3
2 Andy Karl 3
4 Al Gettel 2
5 25 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .368
2 Tommy Holmes .350
3 Goody Rosen .338
4 Stan Hack .328
5 Dixie Walker .320

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 118
2 Buster Adams 116
2 Luis Olmo 116
4 Phil Cavarretta 115
4 Tommy Holmes 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 38
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 Thornton Lee 2.49
4 Claude Passeau 2.50
5 Steve Gromek 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 230
2 Hal Gregg 139
3 Bobo Newsom 137
3 Nels Potter 137
5 Bill Voiselle 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Jim Turner 12
3 Frank Barrett 7
3 Andy Karl 7
5 2 tied 5