On This Day

Monday, September 10, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	79	57	.581	--
Senators	80	60	.571	1.0
Yankees	70	65	.519	8.5
Browns	71	66	.518	8.5
Indians	67	65	.508	10.0
White Sox	66	72	.478	14.0
Red Sox	66	72	.478	14.0
Athletics	47	89	.346	32.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, Browns 3

Senators 10, White Sox 4

White Sox 9, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	84	51	.622	--
Cardinals	82	53	.607	2.0
Dodgers	75	59	.560	8.5
Pirates	75	65	.536	11.5
Giants	73	64	.533	12.0
Braves	59	77	.434	25.5
Reds	54	80	.403	29.5
Blue Jays	42	95	.307	43.0

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Pirates 9, Blue Jays 5

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Floyd Baker	5
1	Guy Curtright	5
3	Earl Caldwell	3
3	Johnny Dickshot	3
3	19 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Vern Stephens	1
1	Jimmy Wasdell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
2	Mike Guerra	3
2	Tom McBride	3
2	Bill Salkeld	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	Mike Guerra	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Bud Metheny	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Christopher	1.00
2	Dutch Leonard	0.83
3	Tiny Bonham	0.80
4	Harry Brecheen	0.50
4	Dave Ferriss	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	10
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Dave Ferriss	5
2	Emmett O'Neill	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Prince Oana	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.361
2	Tommy Holmes	.354
3	Goody Rosen	.334
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Luis Olmo	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Buster Adams	22
2	Chuck Workman	22
4	Mel Ott	21
4	Vern Stephens	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	112
2	Tommy Holmes	108
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
1	George Myatt	28
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
4	Red Schoendienst	25
5	Johnny Barrett	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.81
2	Al Benton	2.09
3	Dutch Leonard	2.14
4	Roger Wolff	2.32
5	Nels Potter	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Red Barrett	21
2	Dave Ferriss	21
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	9 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.392
2	Bob Elliott	.390
3	Wally Moses	.378
4	George Kell	.370
5	Mickey Rocco	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	18
2	Roy Cullenbine	17
2	Guy Curtright	17
2	Nick Etten	17
2	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hy Vandenberg	0.00
2	Roger Wolff	0.35
3	Harry Feldman	0.47
4	Tom Seats	0.56
5	Curt Davis	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Vic Johnson	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Ralph Branca	17
2	Dutch Leonard	17
2	Ray Prim	17
2	Preacher Roe	17

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	Hillis Layne	.381
2	Dutch Meyer	.365
3	Hank Greenberg	.359
4	George Kell	.347
5	Guy Curtright	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
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	37
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Joe Kuhel	29
3	Rudy York	29
5	Nick Etten	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	George Case	7
2	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Johnny Barrett	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.19
1	Ray Prim	1.19
3	Andy Karl	1.44
4	Dizzy Trout	1.53
5	Bob Muncrief	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
3	Red Barrett	5
3	Hank Borowy	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Ralph Branca	35
3	Dutch Leonard	35
3	Preacher Roe	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
2	Don Hendrickson	3
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
2	Jim Turner	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.368
2	Tommy Holmes	.354
3	Goody Rosen	.336
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
4	Vern Stephens	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Holmes	120
2	Dixie Walker	119
3	Buster Adams	116
4	Bob Elliott	114
5	Luis Olmo	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
3	George Myatt	30
4	Johnny Barrett	27
5	Red Schoendienst	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.80
2	Al Benton	2.09
3	Nels Potter	2.18
4	Claude Passeau	2.32
5	Dutch Leonard	2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	13
3	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	8
5	Joe Berry	6