On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	53	.569	--
Senators	70	56	.556	1.5
Browns	66	57	.537	4.0
Yankees	64	57	.529	5.0
Indians	63	58	.521	6.0
White Sox	61	62	.496	9.0
Red Sox	60	66	.476	11.5
Athletics	38	83	.314	31.0

Games

Browns 3, White Sox 0

Red Sox 7, Athletics 1

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Senators 3, Yankees 0

White Sox 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	76	47	.618	--
Cardinals	75	49	.605	1.5
Dodgers	69	54	.561	7.0
Giants	68	57	.544	9.0
Pirates	67	62	.519	12.0
Braves	56	69	.448	21.0
Reds	49	73	.402	26.5
Blue Jays	38	87	.304	39.0

Games

Blue Jays 8, Braves 3

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Borom	5
2	Irv Hall	4
3	Floyd Baker	3
3	Don Gutteridge	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Gene Moore	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Don Gutteridge	3
2	Rudy York	3
4	Floyd Baker	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Sauer	2
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Billy Holm	1
2	Billy Jurges	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Dockins	0.86
2	Thornton Lee	0.55
3	Ralph Branca	0.54
4	Mike Ryba	0.50
5	Nels Potter	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	George Dockins	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	George Dockins	6
2	Thornton Lee	6
4	Mike Ryba	5
5	Johnny Hutchings	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.364
3	Goody Rosen	.342
4	Mel Ott	.327
5	Stan Hack	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	26
2	Buster Adams	20
2	Chuck Workman	20
4	Whitey Kurowski	19
4	2 others tied	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	Snuffy Stirnweiss	27
2	George Myatt	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	1.87
3	Dutch Leonard	1.94
4	Nels Potter	2.30
5	Thornton Lee	2.48

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	179
2	Hal Gregg	123
3	Preacher Roe	116
4	Nels Potter	112
5	Bobo Newsom	104

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Wietelmann	.477
2	Irv Hall	.437
3	Dick Culler	.429
4	Mike Schemer	.383
5	Aaron Robinson	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Milt Byrnes	18
2	George Binks	15
2	Roy Cullenbine	15
2	Joe Kuhel	15
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
2	George Myatt	4
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	Al Gionfriddo	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	0.42
2	Vic Johnson	0.55
3	Bill Voiselle	0.64
4	Nels Potter	0.67
5	Les Webber	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Gables	3
1	Al Gettel	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Ralph Branca	22
3	Bob Feller	21
4	Bobo Newsom	17
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	4
2	Xavier Rescigno	2
2	Jim Turner	2
4	Dave Ferriss	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hillis Layne	.378
2	Hank Greenberg	.366
3	Mike Schemer	.366
4	Al Libke	.359
5	Dutch Meyer	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	9
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Rudy York	7
4	Buster Adams	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Binks	30
1	Vern Stephens	30
3	Roy Cullenbine	29
3	Joe Kuhel	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	Vince DiMaggio	7
2	Oris Hockett	7
2	George Myatt	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	0.92
2	Les Webber	1.03
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.15
4	Harry Brecheen	1.37
5	Preacher Roe	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Haefner	6
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
1	Nels Potter	6
4	Ace Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Johnny Niggeling	27
4	Preacher Roe	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Don Hendrickson	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	.353
3	Goody Rosen	.342
4	Dixie Walker	.316
5	Mel Ott	.316

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	39
2	George Case	32
3	George Myatt	31
4	Johnny Barrett	26
5	Red Schoendienst	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.74
2	Hal Newhouser	1.83
3	Nels Potter	2.26
4	Claude Passeau	2.38
5	Thornton Lee	2.38

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	236
2	Hal Gregg	137
3	Nels Potter	135
4	Bobo Newsom	134
5	Bill Voiselle	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	10
3	Andy Karl	9
4	Frank Barrett	7
4	Xavier Rescigno	7