On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 54 .575 --
Senators 72 58 .554 2.5
Browns 69 58 .543 4.0
Yankees 67 59 .532 5.5
Indians 64 60 .516 7.5
White Sox 62 65 .488 11.0
Red Sox 61 69 .469 13.5
Athletics 40 85 .320 32.0

Games

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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Oscar Grimes 3
2 Frankie Gustine 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Colman 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Colman 3
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Frankie Gustine 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Mayo 1
1 Jimmy Outlaw 1
1 Ray Sanders 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.64
2 Al Gettel 0.38
3 Glenn Gardner 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Al Gettel 6
3 George Dockins 3
4 Glenn Gardner 2
4 Al Gerheauser 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Hillis Layne .392
2 Irv Hall .385
3 Wally Moses .382
4 Marty Marion .375
5 Oscar Grimes .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Salkeld 4
2 Buster Adams 3
2 Frank Colman 3
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 17
2 Frankie Gustine 14
3 Nick Etten 13
3 Hank Greenberg 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
2 George Metkovich 5
2 Jim Russell 5
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.50
2 Ray Prim 0.51
3 Nels Potter 0.67
4 Bill Bevens 1.04
5 Curt Davis 1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 21
1 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Preacher Roe 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hillis Layne .390
2 Hank Greenberg .376
3 Al Libke .364
4 Dutch Meyer .362
5 Aaron Robinson .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 10
2 Mel Ott 9
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 Hank Greenberg 30
3 Rudy York 30
5 Joe Kuhel 29

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 1.43
3 Preacher Roe 1.53
4 Al Hollingsworth 1.67
5 Alex Carrasquel 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 6
1 Bob Muncrief 6
1 Nels Potter 6
4 Ken Gables 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 44
2 Hal Newhouser 37
3 Ralph Branca 36
4 Preacher Roe 34
5 Dizzy Trout 30

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 .370
2 Tommy Holmes .352
3 Goody Rosen .337
4 Stan Hack .319
5 Dixie Walker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 31
2 Chuck Workman 27
3 Whitey Kurowski 26
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
4 Luis Olmo 110
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 36
2 George Case 31
3 George Myatt 28
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 Thornton Lee 2.38
5 Claude Passeau 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Red Barrett 22
2 Hank Wyse 22
4 Dave Ferriss 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 228
2 Bobo Newsom 138
3 Preacher Roe 137
4 Nels Potter 135
5 Hal Gregg 133

Saves

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