On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	77	56	.579	--
Senators	77	59	.566	1.5
Browns	70	63	.526	7.0
Yankees	69	63	.523	7.5
Indians	65	64	.504	10.0
White Sox	65	69	.485	12.5
Red Sox	65	70	.481	13.0
Athletics	44	88	.333	32.5

Games

Tigers 11, Yankees 4

Athletics 9, White Sox 0

Red Sox 9, Indians 4

Senators 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	50	.621	--
Cardinals	79	53	.598	3.0
Dodgers	74	57	.565	7.5
Giants	73	61	.545	10.0
Pirates	73	64	.533	11.5
Braves	58	75	.436	24.5
Reds	52	79	.397	29.5
Blue Jays	41	93	.306	42.0

Games

Giants 3, Cubs 0

Pirates 6, Dodgers 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	4
1	Johnny Lazor	4
1	Hal Peck	4
4	Stan Benjamin	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	Dutch Meyer	1
1	Hal Peck	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Hal Peck	4
3	Pete Coscarart	3
3	Joe Hoover	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Brown	1
1	Fats Dantonio	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	0.78
2	Pete Appleton	0.67
3	Harry Feldman	0.45
4	Jesse Flores	0.33
5	Fritz Ostermueller	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Harry Feldman	5
3	Pete Appleton	4
4	Xavier Rescigno	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stubby Overmire	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.354
2	Goody Rosen	.334
3	Stan Hack	.325
4	Mel Ott	.320
5	Luis Olmo	.318

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	111
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	8 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Workman	.408
2	Bob Elliott	.396
3	Eddie Mayo	.391
4	Wally Moses	.380
5	Dutch Meyer	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Aaron Robinson	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
5	11 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	17
1	Nick Etten	17
1	Hank Greenberg	17
4	Rudy York	16
5	2 tied	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
3	Xavier Rescigno	0.67
5	Mike Ryba	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Johnson	4
2	Bill Bevens	3
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	21
2	Paul Derringer	19
3	Allie Reynolds	17
4	Hal Newhouser	16
4	Dizzy Trout	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Mickey Haefner	2
3	Jim Turner	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dutch Meyer	.393
2	Hillis Layne	.381
3	Hank Greenberg	.375
4	Dick Culler	.362
5	Al Libke	.357

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	38
2	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Rudy York	31
4	Nick Etten	30
5	Vern Stephens	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	Johnny Barrett	7
2	Jim Russell	7
4	George Case	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.23
2	Ken Burkhart	1.44
3	Harry Brecheen	1.53
4	Sal Maglie	1.64
5	2 tied	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
3	Red Barrett	5
3	Hank Borowy	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Hal Newhouser	40
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Preacher Roe	35
5	Dizzy Trout	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	.352
3	Goody Rosen	.336
4	Stan Hack	.316
5	Dixie Walker	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Chuck Workman	26
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	27
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