On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	56	.582	--
Senators	79	59	.572	1.0
Browns	70	65	.519	8.5
Yankees	69	65	.515	9.0
Indians	67	64	.511	9.5
White Sox	65	71	.478	14.0
Red Sox	65	71	.478	14.0
Athletics	46	88	.343	32.0

Games

Indians 10, Yankees 3

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 6, Browns 2

Athletics 1, Browns 0

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

Tigers 3, Red Sox 3

Senators 4, White Sox 2

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	84	50	.627	--
Cardinals	81	53	.604	3.0
Dodgers	74	59	.556	9.5
Giants	73	63	.537	12.0
Pirates	74	65	.532	12.5
Braves	58	77	.430	26.5
Reds	54	79	.406	29.5
Blue Jays	42	94	.309	43.0

Games

Cubs 9, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Braves 0

Reds 6, Dodgers 5

Reds 6, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Blue Jays 3

Blue Jays 14, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Wasdell	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	George Hausmann	5
2	Steve Mesner	5
5	11 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Mickey Rocco	2
3	Les Fleming	1
3	Jeff Heath	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Peanuts Lowrey	5
2	Paul Richards	5
4	Les Fleming	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
1	Luis Olmo	2
3	John Antonelli	1
3	George Case	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Fowler	1.50
2	Ralph Branca	0.91
3	Bob Feller	0.89
4	Ray Prim	0.80
5	Mickey Haefner	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	10
2	Bob Feller	8
3	Dick Fowler	6
3	Mickey Haefner	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.364
2	Tommy Holmes	.353
3	Goody Rosen	.331
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Mel Ott	.317

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	112
2	Tommy Holmes	107
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
3	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	2.09
4	Roger Wolff	2.32
5	Nels Potter	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Red Barrett	21
3	Dave Ferriss	20
4	Hank Wyse	18
5	3 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	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	13
3	Jim Turner	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	8 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.393
2	Wally Moses	.390
3	Luke Appling	.385
4	Aaron Robinson	.378
5	George Kell	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	18
1	Frankie Gustine	18
1	Rudy York	18
4	Hank Greenberg	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Feldman	0.50
2	Tom Seats	0.56
3	Xavier Rescigno	0.67
4	Mike Ryba	0.93
5	Johnny Niggeling	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Johnson	4
1	Allie Reynolds	4
3	Red Barrett	3
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
1	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Ralph Branca	19
3	Paul Derringer	19
5	Mickey Haefner	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	6
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	.381
2	Dutch Meyer	.370
3	Hank Greenberg	.359
4	George Kell	.356
5	Wally Moses	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	37
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Rudy York	29
4	Nick Etten	28
4	Joe Kuhel	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	Johnny Barrett	7
2	George Case	7
2	Jim Russell	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.19
2	Harry Brecheen	1.23
3	Dizzy Trout	1.53
4	Sal Maglie	1.66
5	Nels Potter	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	6
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Hank Borowy	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Ralph Branca	35
3	Preacher Roe	35
5	Bob Feller	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
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	.351
3	Goody Rosen	.333
4	Stan Hack	.315
5	Augie Galan	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Chuck Workman	26
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
4	Buster Adams	24
5	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	119
1	Dixie Walker	119
3	Buster Adams	116
4	Bob Elliott	112
5	Luis Olmo	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
3	George Myatt	29
4	Johnny Barrett	27
5	Red Schoendienst	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.80
2	Al Benton	2.09
3	Nels Potter	2.18
4	Dutch Leonard	2.28
5	Claude Passeau	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Red Barrett	23
3	Hank Wyse	22
4	Claude Passeau	21
5	Dave Ferriss	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	228
2	Preacher Roe	140
3	Bobo Newsom	137
4	Hal Gregg	134
4	Nels Potter	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	13
3	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	2 tied	5