On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	74	55	.574	--
Senators	73	59	.553	2.5
Browns	70	59	.543	4.0
Yankees	68	60	.531	5.5
Indians	65	61	.516	7.5
White Sox	64	65	.496	10.0
Red Sox	62	70	.470	13.5
Athletics	40	87	.315	33.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Tigers 10, Yankees 7

Yankees 5, Tigers 1

White Sox 15, Athletics 6

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Senators 2, Browns 1

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	81	48	.628	--
Cardinals	77	52	.597	4.0
Dodgers	73	55	.570	7.5
Giants	71	60	.542	11.0
Pirates	71	63	.530	12.5
Braves	57	73	.438	24.5
Reds	50	78	.391	30.5
Blue Jays	40	91	.305	42.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Cubs 10, Giants 2

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Reds 1, Blue Jays 0

Blue Jays 8, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Oris Hockett	7
2	Roy Hughes	5
3	Mark Christman	4
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
3	13 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nagel	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Guy Curtright	1
2	Lou Finney	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Guy Curtright	5
1	Eddie Mayo	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	George Kell	4
3	Buddy Lewis	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Roy Hughes	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Johnny Barrett	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Prim	1.20
2	Joe Page	1.00
3	Harry Brecheen	0.83
4	Elmer Singleton	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Otey Clark	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Page	6
1	Ray Prim	6
3	Harry Brecheen	5
3	Earl Caldwell	5
3	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Johnson	1
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Jim Tobin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.357
3	Goody Rosen	.335
4	Stan Hack	.327
5	Mel Ott	.324

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	109
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	George Case	23
5	Johnny Barrett	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.87
2	Dutch Leonard	2.07
3	Al Benton	2.11
4	Nels Potter	2.34
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	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	179
2	Preacher Roe	127
3	Hal Gregg	123
4	Nels Potter	117
5	Bobo Newsom	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	11
3	Jim Turner	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moses	.392
2	Guy Curtright	.373
3	Al Libke	.364
4	Hillis Layne	.360
5	Aaron Robinson	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Bill Salkeld	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Guy Curtright	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	16
1	Rudy York	16
3	Frankie Gustine	13
4	Milt Byrnes	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Modak	0.00
2	Red Barrett	0.90
3	Harry Brecheen	1.00
4	Ray Prim	1.01
5	Curt Davis	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Vic Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Joe Page	18
2	Preacher Roe	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	4
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Mickey Haefner	2
3	Jim Turner	2
5	9 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hillis Layne	.376
2	Hank Greenberg	.370
3	Dutch Meyer	.365
4	Al Libke	.355
5	George Kell	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Buster Adams	7
3	Roy Cullenbine	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	33
2	Hank Greenberg	29
2	Vern Stephens	29
2	Rudy York	29
5	Nick Etten	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	Jim Russell	8
4	Oris Hockett	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Burkhart	1.14
2	Ray Prim	1.19
3	Preacher Roe	1.53
4	Harry Brecheen	1.53
5	2 tied	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Ken Gables	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Hal Newhouser	37
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Preacher Roe	34
5	Dizzy Trout	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	7
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	.352
3	Goody Rosen	.337
4	Stan Hack	.317
5	Dixie Walker	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	31
2	Chuck Workman	27
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
4	Buster Adams	24
5	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	118
2	Tommy Holmes	116
3	Buster Adams	112
4	Luis Olmo	109
5	Bob Elliott	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	31
3	Johnny Barrett	28
3	George Myatt	28
5	Red Schoendienst	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.80
2	Al Benton	2.11
3	Nels Potter	2.18
4	Dutch Leonard	2.29
5	Claude Passeau	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Red Barrett	22
2	Hank Wyse	22
4	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Claude Passeau	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	228
2	Preacher Roe	137
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Nels Potter	134
5	Hal Gregg	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	11
2	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	2 tied	5