On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 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 62 56 .525 5.5
Indians 62 57 .521 6.0
White Sox 60 61 .496 9.0
Red Sox 58 65 .472 12.0
Athletics 37 81 .314 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 45 .628 --
Cardinals 73 49 .598 3.5
Dodgers 69 53 .566 7.5
Giants 67 57 .540 10.5
Pirates 66 62 .516 13.5
Braves 56 67 .455 21.0
Reds 49 72 .405 27.0
Blue Jays 36 87 .293 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Moses 5
2 Lennie Merullo 3
2 Bill Salkeld 3
4 Guy Curtright 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Guy Curtright 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Don Ross 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Frankie Gustine 3
3 Lennie Merullo 2
3 Don Ross 2
3 Bill Salkeld 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Floyd Baker 1
1 Oris Hockett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bevens 1.50
2 Pete Center 0.38
3 Orval Grove 0.36
4 Dave Ferriss 0.31
5 Preacher Roe 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Preacher Roe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bevens 6
2 Dave Ferriss 4
2 Orval Grove 4
4 Pete Center 3
4 Preacher Roe 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Xavier Rescigno 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .365
2 Phil Cavarretta .365
3 Goody Rosen .341
4 Stan Hack .329
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 116
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 6
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Culler .417
2 Whitey Wietelmann .395
3 Buddy Kerr .378
4 Dutch Meyer .377
5 Irv Hall .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 6
2 Roy Cullenbine 5
3 Buster Adams 3
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 18
2 Milt Byrnes 17
3 Hank Greenberg 15
4 George Binks 14
4 Vern Stephens 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Prim 0.41
2 Ken Burkhart 0.62
3 Bill Voiselle 0.64
4 Dizzy Trout 0.69
5 Les Webber 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Muncrief 4
2 Ken Burkhart 3
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 Al Hollingsworth 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Bob Feller 18
2 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Bob Muncrief 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 3
2 Jim Turner 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Dave Ferriss 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Schemer .371
2 Hank Greenberg .361
3 Al Libke .356
4 Tommy Holmes .352
5 Roy Schalk .351

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 Oris Hockett 7
1 George Myatt 7
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
4 Johnny Barrett 6
4 Vince DiMaggio 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Prim 0.90
2 Les Webber 1.03
3 Al Hollingsworth 1.34
4 Preacher Roe 1.42
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
3 Dave Ferriss 29
5 Preacher Roe 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Hendrickson 4
1 Andy Karl 4
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Jim Turner 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .364
2 Tommy Holmes .351
3 Goody Rosen .342
4 Dixie Walker .316
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 30
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 120
2 Tommy Holmes 115
3 Luis Olmo 114
4 Buster Adams 113
5 Phil Cavarretta 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 38
2 George Case 32
2 George Myatt 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 Claude Passeau 2.45
5 Blix Donnelly 2.47

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 137
3 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Nels Potter 132
5 Bill Voiselle 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Andy Karl 8
4 Frank Barrett 7
5 Xavier Rescigno 6