On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	54	.565	--
Senators	71	57	.555	1.0
Browns	67	58	.536	3.5
Yankees	65	58	.528	4.5
Indians	64	58	.525	5.0
White Sox	62	63	.496	8.5
Red Sox	60	68	.469	12.0
Athletics	40	83	.325	29.5

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 0

Browns 3, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

Athletics 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Senators 2

Senators 3, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	77	48	.616	--
Cardinals	76	50	.603	1.5
Dodgers	70	55	.560	7.0
Giants	69	58	.543	9.0
Pirates	69	62	.527	11.0
Braves	57	70	.449	21.0
Reds	49	75	.395	27.5
Blue Jays	39	88	.307	39.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 4

Giants 6, Dodgers 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 1

Braves 6, Blue Jays 3

Blue Jays 5, Braves 4

Cardinals 4, Cubs 0

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Pirates 7, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Antonelli	4
1	Tommy Brown	4
1	Bob Elliott	4
1	Lou Finney	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Workman	2
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Danny Gardella	1
2	Stew Hofferth	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Workman	5
2	Mel Ott	4
3	Tommy Brown	3
3	Guy Curtright	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Russell	3
2	Dain Clay	2
3	Buster Adams	1
3	Morrie Aderholt	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Barrett	4.00
2	Ray Prim	1.00
3	Joe Page	0.70
4	Jack Kraus	0.67
4	Bobo Newsom	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Page	7
2	Hank Borowy	6
2	Jack Kraus	6
4	Ken Burkhart	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.361
3	Goody Rosen	.342
4	Mel Ott	.328
5	Stan Hack	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	27
2	Chuck Workman	22
3	Buster Adams	20
3	Mel Ott	20
3	Vern Stephens	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	107
2	Tommy Holmes	104
3	Luis Olmo	100
4	Buster Adams	99
5	Bob Elliott	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	27
2	George Myatt	26
3	Red Schoendienst	24
4	Johnny Barrett	21
4	George Case	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.74
2	Hal Newhouser	1.87
3	Dutch Leonard	2.07
4	Nels Potter	2.30
5	Roger Wolff	2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	179
2	Hal Gregg	123
3	Preacher Roe	116
4	Nels Potter	112
5	Bobo Newsom	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	10
2	Jim Turner	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	7
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Wietelmann	.417
2	Irv Hall	.405
3	Aaron Robinson	.395
4	Mike Schemer	.360
5	Wally Moses	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	4
1	Tommy Holmes	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Milt Byrnes	18
2	George Binks	14
2	Joe Kuhel	14
4	Hank Greenberg	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	Jim Russell	5
3	Al Gionfriddo	4
3	Mike Kreevich	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Johnson	0.55
2	Nels Potter	0.67
3	Ray Prim	0.67
4	Alex Carrasquel	0.73
5	Johnny Johnson	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Ken Gables	3
1	Al Gettel	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Ralph Branca	22
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
5	Dutch Leonard	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Jim Turner	3
3	Mickey Haefner	2
3	Xavier Rescigno	2
5	6 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hillis Layne	.380
2	Hank Greenberg	.369
3	Al Libke	.352
4	Mike Schemer	.350
5	Aaron Robinson	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Rudy York	7
4	Buster Adams	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	31
2	George Binks	30
3	Roy Cullenbine	29
3	Joe Kuhel	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	Jim Russell	8
3	Johnny Barrett	7
3	Vince DiMaggio	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.02
2	Harry Brecheen	1.37
3	Preacher Roe	1.44
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.73
5	Hank Borowy	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
1	Nels Potter	6
4	Ace Adams	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	44
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Dutch Leonard	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	6
2	Don Hendrickson	4
3	Jim Turner	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.370
2	Tommy Holmes	.349
3	Goody Rosen	.342
4	Dixie Walker	.320
5	Mel Ott	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	31
2	Chuck Workman	27
3	Whitey Kurowski	26
4	Vern Stephens	24
5	Buster Adams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	121
2	Tommy Holmes	116
3	Buster Adams	112
3	Luis Olmo	112
5	Bob Elliott	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
2	George Case	32
3	George Myatt	30
4	Johnny Barrett	27
5	Red Schoendienst	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.74
2	Hal Newhouser	1.80
3	Nels Potter	2.11
4	Claude Passeau	2.38
5	Thornton Lee	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Hank Wyse	23
3	Red Barrett	22
4	Dave Ferriss	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	228
2	Bobo Newsom	138
3	Hal Gregg	137
4	Nels Potter	135
5	Bill Voiselle	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Andy Karl	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	7
5	Frank Barrett	6