On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	72	54	.571	--
Senators	72	58	.554	2.0
Browns	69	58	.543	3.5
Yankees	67	58	.536	4.5
Indians	64	60	.516	7.0
White Sox	62	65	.488	10.5
Red Sox	61	69	.469	13.0
Athletics	40	85	.320	31.5

Games

Browns 6, Indians 3

Browns 5, Indians 4

Yankees 4, Athletics 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

Senators 11, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	79	48	.622	--
Cardinals	76	52	.594	3.5
Dodgers	72	55	.567	7.0
Giants	71	58	.550	9.0
Pirates	71	62	.534	11.0
Braves	57	72	.442	23.0
Reds	49	77	.389	29.5
Blue Jays	39	90	.302	41.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 0

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Cubs 7, Reds 1

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Giants 3, Blue Jays 2

Giants 9, Blue Jays 0

Pirates 6, Cardinals 2

Cubs 7, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moses	6
1	Luis Olmo	6
3	Charlie Keller	5
3	George Metkovich	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Salkeld	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Frank Colman	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	George Metkovich	5
1	Andy Pafko	5
4	Nick Etten	4
4	Red Hayworth	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	2
1	George Metkovich	2
3	Floyd Baker	1
3	Tony Cuccinello	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.38
2	Paul Derringer	1.12
3	Tom Seats	0.88
4	Harry Feldman	0.75
5	Bob Muncrief	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Seats	2
2	Bill Bevens	1
2	Tommy Bridges	1
2	Paul Derringer	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	11
2	Paul Derringer	9
3	Tom Seats	7
4	Bob Muncrief	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Xavier Rescigno	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.359
3	Goody Rosen	.336
4	Stan Hack	.329
5	Mel Ott	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	27
2	Chuck Workman	22
3	Buster Adams	21
3	Mel Ott	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	108
2	Tommy Holmes	104
3	Luis Olmo	102
4	Buster Adams	101
5	Bob Elliott	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
2	George Myatt	26
3	Red Schoendienst	24
4	Johnny Barrett	21
4	George Case	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.85
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	Preacher Roe	127
3	Hal Gregg	123
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	8
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aaron Robinson	.421
2	Chuck Workman	.405
3	Hillis Layne	.390
4	Wally Moses	.389
5	Irv Hall	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Salkeld	4
2	Buster Adams	3
2	Pete Coscarart	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	15
2	Milt Byrnes	14
3	Roy Cullenbine	13
3	Nick Etten	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Ray Prim	0.51
3	Nels Potter	0.67
4	Ken Burkhart	0.96
5	Al Gettel	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Ken Gables	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Preacher Roe	22
3	Bob Feller	21
3	Bobo Newsom	21
5	Ralph Branca	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	4
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
2	Jim Turner	3
4	Mickey Haefner	2
5	8 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hillis Layne	.393
2	Hank Greenberg	.376
3	Aaron Robinson	.365
4	Al Libke	.360
5	Dutch Meyer	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
1	Mel Ott	10
3	Rudy York	8
4	Buster Adams	7
4	Whitey Kurowski	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	31
1	Vern Stephens	31
3	Joe Kuhel	29
4	Milt Byrnes	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Metkovich	8
2	Jim Russell	8
4	Johnny Barrett	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.02
2	Harry Brecheen	1.37
3	Preacher Roe	1.53
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.73
5	Alex Carrasquel	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Al Hollingsworth	6
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Nels Potter	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	44
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Preacher Roe	34
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	6
2	Don Hendrickson	4
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Jim Turner	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.371
2	Tommy Holmes	.349
3	Goody Rosen	.337
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.317
5	Stan Hack	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	118
2	Tommy Holmes	116
3	Buster Adams	113
3	Luis Olmo	113
5	Bob Elliott	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
2	George Case	32
3	George Myatt	29
4	Johnny Barrett	27
5	Red Schoendienst	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.80
2	Al Benton	1.85
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
3	Preacher Roe	137
5	Nels Potter	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Jim Turner	11
3	Andy Karl	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	Frank Barrett	6