On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	56	.576	--
Senators	76	59	.563	1.5
Browns	70	62	.530	6.0
Yankees	69	62	.527	6.5
Indians	65	63	.508	9.0
White Sox	65	68	.489	11.5
Red Sox	64	70	.478	13.0
Athletics	43	88	.328	32.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

Tigers 5, Yankees 0

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 9, White Sox 2

Senators 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	49	.626	--
Cardinals	79	53	.598	3.5
Dodgers	74	56	.569	7.5
Giants	72	61	.541	11.0
Pirates	72	64	.529	12.5
Braves	58	75	.436	25.0
Reds	52	79	.397	30.0
Blue Jays	41	93	.306	42.5

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Braves 0

Reds 6, Blue Jays 2

Blue Jays 8, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bitsy Mott	5
2	Dain Clay	4
2	Eddie Mayo	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Coaker Triplett	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Miller	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1
2	Al Lakeman	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
2	Irv Hall	3
2	Eddie Miller	3
4	Joe Bowman	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
2	Stan Hack	1
2	George Hausmann	1
2	Bill Schuster	1
2	Gil Torres	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sal Maglie	1.14
2	Hal Newhouser	1.00
3	Roger Wolff	0.60
4	Bob Muncrief	0.50
4	Mike Ryba	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Bill Connelly	1
1	George Dockins	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sal Maglie	8
2	Charlie Gassaway	5
3	Hal Newhouser	4
4	Mel Harder	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Herring	1
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Mike Modak	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.354
3	Goody Rosen	.335
4	Stan Hack	.328
5	Luis Olmo	.322

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	103
5	Bob Elliott	97

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.81
2	Dutch Leonard	2.06
3	Al Benton	2.11
4	Roger Wolff	2.32
5	Nels Potter	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Red Barrett	20
2	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Hank Wyse	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	183
2	Preacher Roe	130
3	Hal Gregg	124
4	Nels Potter	117
5	Bobo Newsom	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	12
3	Jim Turner	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Workman	.408
2	Bob Elliott	.405
3	Eddie Mayo	.395
4	George Kell	.375
4	Wally Moses	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	Guy Curtright	3
4	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	17
1	Nick Etten	17
3	Frankie Gustine	15
3	Buddy Lewis	15
3	Rudy York	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	George Case	6
3	Jim Russell	5
4	Al Gionfriddo	4
4	George Myatt	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Modak	0.00
2	Tom Seats	0.56
3	Johnny Hutchings	0.67
4	Mike Ryba	0.96
5	Harry Brecheen	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Vic Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Preacher Roe	21
4	Hank Borowy	17
4	Allie Reynolds	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Mickey Haefner	2
3	Jim Turner	2
5	10 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dutch Meyer	.388
2	Hank Greenberg	.379
3	Hillis Layne	.376
4	George Kell	.358
5	Buddy Lewis	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	11
2	Roy Cullenbine	9
3	Buster Adams	8
3	Mel Ott	8
3	Rudy York	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	39
2	Hank Greenberg	32
3	Rudy York	31
4	Nick Etten	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	Jim Russell	8
4	George Case	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.19
2	Ken Burkhart	1.44
3	Harry Brecheen	1.53
4	Preacher Roe	1.61
5	Sal Maglie	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Hal Newhouser	41
3	Preacher Roe	37
4	Ralph Branca	36
5	Johnny Hutchings	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	8
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	.350
3	Goody Rosen	.336
4	Stan Hack	.318
5	Dixie Walker	.311

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	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
3	George Myatt	29
4	Johnny Barrett	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	2.28
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	140
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Gregg	134
4	Nels Potter	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	12
3	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	2 tied	5