On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	75	56	.573	--
Senators	75	59	.560	1.5
Browns	70	61	.534	5.0
Yankees	69	61	.531	5.5
Indians	65	62	.512	8.0
White Sox	65	66	.496	10.0
Red Sox	63	70	.474	13.0
Athletics	41	88	.318	33.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 3

Yankees 14, Tigers 5

Tigers 5, Yankees 2

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Senators 2, Browns 0

Senators 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	48	.631	--
Cardinals	78	53	.595	4.5
Dodgers	73	56	.566	8.5
Giants	71	61	.538	12.0
Pirates	72	63	.533	12.5
Braves	58	74	.439	25.0
Reds	51	78	.395	30.5
Blue Jays	40	92	.303	43.0

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 1

Pirates 17, Dodgers 5

Braves 9, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 7, Braves 3

Reds 4, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Morrie Aderholt	4
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Dick Culler	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
1	Aaron Robinson	2
3	Buster Adams	1
3	Johnny Barrett	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	6
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Charlie Keller	5
4	Buster Adams	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Morrie Aderholt	1
1	George Case	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Dick Culler	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	999.00
2	Russ Christopher	0.88
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.71
4	Hank Borowy	0.56
5	Lou Knerr	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Ken Burkhart	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Christopher	7
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Lou Knerr	5
2	Johnny Niggeling	5
2	Pinky Woods	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.356
3	Goody Rosen	.336
4	Stan Hack	.327
5	Mel Ott	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Buster Adams	22
2	Chuck Workman	22
4	Mel Ott	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	109
2	Tommy Holmes	107
3	Buster Adams	105
4	Luis Olmo	102
5	Bob Elliott	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
2	George Myatt	27
3	George Case	24
3	Red Schoendienst	24
5	Johnny Barrett	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.87
2	Dutch Leonard	2.06
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	Hank Borowy	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	179
2	Preacher Roe	127
3	Hal Gregg	124
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	Chuck Workman	.435
2	Wally Moses	.377
3	Dick Culler	.364
4	Roy Cullenbine	.358
5	George Kell	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Bill Salkeld	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	17
1	Nick Etten	17
3	Frankie Gustine	15
3	Rudy York	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Jim Russell	5
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	Al Gionfriddo	4
3	George Myatt	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Modak	0.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.00
3	Ray Prim	1.01
4	Curt Davis	1.20
5	Hank Borowy	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Vic Johnson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Preacher Roe	18
4	Hank Borowy	17
4	2 others 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	Dutch Meyer	.389
2	Hillis Layne	.376
3	Hank Greenberg	.375
4	George Kell	.352
5	Al Libke	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	11
2	Roy Cullenbine	9
3	Buster Adams	8
3	Mel Ott	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	38
2	Hank Greenberg	31
3	Nick Etten	30
3	Rudy York	30
5	Vern Stephens	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	Jim Russell	8
4	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.19
2	Ken Burkhart	1.44
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	Hank Borowy	5
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	7 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	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Chuck Workman	27
3	Buster Adams	25
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
5	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	119
2	Dixie Walker	118
3	Buster Adams	116
4	Bob Elliott	112
5	Luis Olmo	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	32
3	George Myatt	29
4	Johnny Barrett	28
5	Red Schoendienst	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.85
2	Al Benton	2.11
3	Nels Potter	2.18
4	Dutch Leonard	2.28
5	Claude Passeau	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Red Barrett	22
2	Hank Wyse	22
4	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Claude Passeau	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
2	Preacher Roe	137
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Gregg	134
4	Nels Potter	134

Saves

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