On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	69	52	.570	--
Senators	69	54	.561	1.0
Browns	65	56	.537	4.0
Yankees	61	56	.521	6.0
Indians	62	57	.521	6.0
White Sox	60	61	.496	9.0
Red Sox	58	64	.475	11.5
Athletics	37	81	.314	30.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

Senators 3, Athletics 2

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	76	44	.633	--
Cardinals	73	49	.598	4.0
Dodgers	69	53	.566	8.0
Giants	67	57	.540	11.0
Pirates	65	62	.512	14.5
Braves	56	67	.455	21.5
Reds	49	72	.405	27.5
Blue Jays	36	87	.293	41.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Blue Jays 1

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Kell	4
2	John Antonelli	3
2	George Binks	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Eric Tipton	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Moore	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Heinz Becker	1
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	16 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	George Myatt	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Zuber	0.56
2	Dutch Leonard	0.43
3	Vic Johnson	0.40
4	Dick Barrett	0.38
4	Nick Strincevich	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Vic Johnson	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Zuber	5
2	Vic Johnson	4
2	Bobo Newsom	4
4	Dick Barrett	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Hy Vandenberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.365
2	Phil Cavarretta	.365
3	Goody Rosen	.341
4	Stan Hack	.328
5	Mel Ott	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	26
2	Chuck Workman	20
3	Buster Adams	19
3	Vern Stephens	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	106
2	Tommy Holmes	101
3	Luis Olmo	100
4	Buster Adams	98
5	Phil Cavarretta	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	25
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	24
3	Red Schoendienst	23
4	George Case	21
5	Johnny Barrett	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.74
2	Hal Newhouser	1.82
3	Dutch Leonard	1.94
4	Nels Potter	2.40
5	Al Hollingsworth	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Dave Ferriss	20
3	Red Barrett	19
4	Hank Wyse	18
5	Steve Gromek	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	176
2	Hal Gregg	123
3	Preacher Roe	113
4	Nels Potter	109
5	Bobo Newsom	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	9
3	Andy Karl	8
4	Xavier Rescigno	5
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Culler	.419
2	Morrie Aderholt	.410
3	Dutch Meyer	.403
4	Whitey Wietelmann	.377
5	Irv Hall	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	8
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Buster Adams	4
3	Eric Tipton	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	18
2	Milt Byrnes	17
3	George Binks	16
3	Joe Kuhel	16
5	Hank Greenberg	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	5
3	Coaker Triplett	4
4	Mike Kreevich	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	0.41
2	Andy Karl	0.59
3	Ken Burkhart	0.62
4	Dizzy Trout	0.69
5	Les Webber	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Ken Burkhart	3
2	Ken Gables	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Bob Feller	18
2	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Dutch Leonard	17
5	Bob Muncrief	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	4
2	Don Hendrickson	2
2	Jim Turner	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Schemer	.371
2	Roy Schalk	.362
3	Hank Greenberg	.361
4	Tommy Holmes	.352
5	Dutch Meyer	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Rudy York	8
4	Roy Cullenbine	6
4	Eddie Miller	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	32
2	Vern Stephens	30
3	George Binks	29
3	Joe Kuhel	29
5	Hank Greenberg	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.90
1	Ray Prim	0.90
3	Les Webber	1.03
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.34
5	Harry Brecheen	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Mickey Haefner	6
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
4	Bob Muncrief	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	45
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Ralph Branca	29
4	Dutch Leonard	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	4
1	Andy Karl	4
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Jim Turner	2
5	22 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.366
2	Tommy Holmes	.352
3	Goody Rosen	.343
4	Dixie Walker	.319
5	Stan Hack	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	31
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
2	Chuck Workman	25
4	Vern Stephens	24
5	Buster Adams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	121
2	Tommy Holmes	117
3	Luis Olmo	114
4	Buster Adams	113
5	Phil Cavarretta	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
2	George Myatt	33
3	George Case	32
4	Johnny Barrett	26
5	Red Schoendienst	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.74
2	Hal Newhouser	1.79
3	Nels Potter	2.33
4	Blix Donnelly	2.47
5	Thornton Lee	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	233
2	Hal Gregg	141
3	Bobo Newsom	139
4	Bill Voiselle	133
5	Nels Potter	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Andy Karl	8
4	Frank Barrett	7
5	2 tied	5