On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 48 .586 --
Senators 67 49 .578 1.0
White Sox 60 55 .522 7.5
Browns 59 55 .518 8.0
Yankees 56 55 .505 9.5
Indians 58 57 .504 9.5
Red Sox 55 63 .466 14.0
Athletics 36 77 .319 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 41 .643 --
Cardinals 70 47 .598 5.0
Dodgers 65 52 .556 10.0
Giants 64 55 .538 12.0
Pirates 63 58 .521 14.0
Braves 54 66 .450 22.5
Reds 45 70 .391 29.0
Blue Jays 35 81 .302 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill McGhee 3
1 Ed Stevens 3
3 Red Borom 2
3 Babe Dahlgren 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Salkeld 1
1 Red Treadway 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Salkeld 3
2 Ed Stevens 2
3 Red Borom 1
3 Dain Clay 1
3 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 Bill McGhee 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.33
2 Sal Maglie 0.33
3 Earl Harrist 0.31
4 Boom-Boom Beck 0.27
5 Jim Tobin 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Jim Tobin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 8
2 Earl Harrist 4
3 Boom-Boom Beck 3
4 Sal Maglie 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .330

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 Dixie Walker 100
2 Luis Olmo 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 19

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 .453
2 Morrie Aderholt .450
3 Dutch Meyer .418
4 Hillis Layne .410
5 Mike Schemer .394

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
4 Hank Greenberg 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
2 Coaker Triplett 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.73
2 Ken Burkhart 0.95
3 Al Hollingsworth 1.00
4 Van Mungo 1.05
5 Preacher Roe 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Haefner 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Red Barrett 3
3 Ken Burkhart 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 29
2 Ralph Branca 27
3 Hal Newhouser 18
4 Johnny Hutchings 16
4 Claude Passeau 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Hendrickson 3
1 Andy Karl 3
3 Ace Adams 2
4 Hank Borowy 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .375
2 Hank Greenberg .371
3 Dixie Walker .364
4 Stan Hack .362
5 Roy Schalk .360

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 30
2 Andy Pafko 28
2 Vern Stephens 28
4 Buster Adams 27
4 George Binks 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 6
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
1 Oris Hockett 6
1 George Myatt 6
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 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 39
2 Hal Newhouser 37
3 Ralph Branca 31
4 Claude Passeau 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Don Hendrickson 3
2 Andy Karl 3
4 Al Gettel 2
5 24 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .369
2 Tommy Holmes .351
3 Goody Rosen .338
4 Stan Hack .330
5 Dixie Walker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 30
2 Whitey Kurowski 25
3 Chuck Workman 24
4 Vern Stephens 23
5 Mel Ott 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 118
2 Phil Cavarretta 115
2 Luis Olmo 115
4 Buster Adams 114
5 Tommy Holmes 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 38
2 George Case 32
2 George Myatt 32
4 Johnny Barrett 25
5 Red Schoendienst 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.77
2 Nels Potter 2.37
3 Hank Wyse 2.48
4 Thornton Lee 2.49
5 Claude Passeau 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Hank Wyse 24
3 Claude Passeau 21
4 Red Barrett 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 226
2 Hal Gregg 139
3 Bobo Newsom 137
4 Bill Voiselle 135
5 Nels Potter 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 7
3 Andy Karl 7
5 2 tied 5