On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	69	53	.566	--
Senators	69	56	.552	1.5
Browns	65	56	.537	3.5
Yankees	64	56	.533	4.0
Indians	63	57	.525	5.0
White Sox	60	61	.496	8.5
Red Sox	59	66	.472	11.5
Athletics	38	82	.317	30.0

Games

Indians 7, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Yankees 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	76	46	.623	--
Cardinals	74	49	.602	2.5
Dodgers	69	53	.566	7.0
Giants	67	57	.540	10.0
Pirates	67	62	.519	12.5
Braves	56	68	.452	21.0
Reds	49	73	.402	27.0
Blue Jays	37	87	.298	40.0

Games

Blue Jays 6, Braves 5

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kuhel	5
1	Dick Siebert	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	Irv Hall	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	John Antonelli	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	3
1	Ty LaForest	3
1	Felix Mackiewicz	3
4	Tommy Holmes	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Seminick	2
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
3	Al Gionfriddo	1
3	Jeff Heath	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	1.00
2	Allie Reynolds	0.67
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
4	Mickey Haefner	0.46
5	Dizzy Trout	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Ken Gables	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	7
2	Mickey Haefner	6
2	Allie Reynolds	6
4	Dizzy Trout	5
5	Hank Wyse	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Mauney	1
1	Xavier Rescigno	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.366
2	Phil Cavarretta	.365
3	Goody Rosen	.341
4	Stan Hack	.327
5	Mel Ott	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	26
2	Buster Adams	20
2	Chuck Workman	20
4	Whitey Kurowski	19
4	Vern Stephens	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	106
2	Tommy Holmes	103
3	Luis Olmo	100
4	Buster Adams	99
5	Bob Elliott	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	26
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	26
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	7
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Wietelmann	.462
2	Mike Schemer	.391
3	Irv Hall	.375
4	Dutch Meyer	.367
4	Wally Moses	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Buster Adams	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Aaron Robinson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Milt Byrnes	16
2	Roy Cullenbine	15
2	Joe Kuhel	15
4	George Binks	14
4	Hank Greenberg	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	George Myatt	4
3	Al Gionfriddo	3
3	Mike Kreevich	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	0.41
2	Vic Johnson	0.55
3	Bill Voiselle	0.64
4	Les Webber	0.72
5	Ken Burkhart	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Gables	3
1	Al Gettel	3
1	Mickey Haefner	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Bob Feller	18
2	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Ralph Branca	15
4	Nels Potter	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Xavier Rescigno	2
2	Jim Turner	2
4	Dave Ferriss	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hillis Layne	.386
2	Mike Schemer	.371
3	Hank Greenberg	.366
4	Al Libke	.364
5	Tommy Holmes	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
2	Mel Ott	8
2	Rudy York	8
4	Buster Adams	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	32
2	Joe Kuhel	31
3	Vern Stephens	30
4	George Binks	29
4	Hank Greenberg	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
2	George Myatt	8
3	Oris Hockett	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	Harry Brecheen	1.37
5	Preacher Roe	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Mickey Haefner	6
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
4	Harry Brecheen	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	40
2	Hal Newhouser	38
3	Ralph Branca	29
4	Johnny Niggeling	27
4	Preacher Roe	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	4
1	Andy Karl	4
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Xavier Rescigno	2
3	Jim Turner	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.368
2	Tommy Holmes	.354
3	Goody Rosen	.342
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.317
5	Dixie Walker	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	30
2	Whitey Kurowski	26
3	Chuck Workman	25
4	Buster Adams	23
4	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	120
2	Tommy Holmes	117
3	Buster Adams	114
3	Luis Olmo	114
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	40
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	2.38
5	Blix Donnelly	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Hank Wyse	23
3	Red Barrett	21
4	Dave Ferriss	20
4	2 others 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	10
3	Andy Karl	8
4	Frank Barrett	7
4	Xavier Rescigno	7