On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	80	57	.584	--
Senators	80	61	.567	2.0
Yankees	70	65	.519	9.0
Browns	71	66	.518	9.0
Indians	67	65	.508	10.5
White Sox	67	72	.482	14.0
Red Sox	66	73	.475	15.0
Athletics	47	89	.346	32.5

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

White Sox 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	85	51	.625	--
Cardinals	83	53	.610	2.0
Dodgers	76	60	.559	9.0
Pirates	77	65	.542	11.0
Giants	73	65	.529	13.0
Braves	59	78	.431	26.5
Reds	55	81	.404	30.0
Blue Jays	42	97	.302	44.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Reds 5, Dodgers 4

Dodgers 11, Reds 6

Pirates 5, Blue Jays 4

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Pirates 5, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Augie Galan	5
2	Dixie Walker	4
2	Jimmy Wasdell	4
4	Tommy Brown	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Danny Gardella	1
1	Al Lakeman	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Cramer	3
1	Al Libke	3
1	Bill Salkeld	3
1	Dixie Walker	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Tony Daniels	1
1	Johnny Dickshot	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	0.86
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.83
3	Charlie Sproull	0.54
4	Hank Borowy	0.50
5	Joe Bowman	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Cy Buker	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Buker	8
2	Charlie Sproull	7
3	Preacher Roe	6
4	Hank Borowy	5
4	Johnny Niggeling	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Xavier Rescigno	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.364
2	Tommy Holmes	.351
3	Goody Rosen	.334
4	Stan Hack	.324
5	Luis Olmo	.313

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	115
2	Tommy Holmes	108
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	George Myatt	28
2	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 Borowy	18
4	Hank Wyse	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	183
2	Preacher Roe	136
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	9
5	9 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.404
2	Bob Elliott	.388
3	Augie Galan	.381
4	George Kell	.370
5	Johnny Dickshot	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Eddie Miller	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Gustine	19
2	Guy Curtright	18
2	Charlie Keller	18
4	Roy Cullenbine	17
4	3 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	George Myatt	5
4	Al Gionfriddo	4
4	Jim Russell	4

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	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	Vic Johnson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	23
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Hank Borowy	19
4	Ralph Branca	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
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	.368
3	Hank Greenberg	.360
4	George Kell	.347
5	Jimmy Wasdell	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
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	27
4	3 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	George Case	8
3	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Johnny Barrett	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.19
1	Ray Prim	1.19
3	Dizzy Trout	1.32
4	Bob Muncrief	1.64
5	Preacher Roe	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Hank Borowy	6
2	Bob Muncrief	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	41
2	Hal Newhouser	40
3	Bobo Newsom	36
4	Ralph Branca	35
5	Bob Feller	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
3	Don Hendrickson	3
3	Jim Turner	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.374
2	Tommy Holmes	.350
3	Goody Rosen	.335
4	Stan Hack	.319
5	Dixie Walker	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	122
2	Tommy Holmes	120
3	Bob Elliott	116
4	Buster Adams	115
5	Luis Olmo	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
3	George Myatt	30
4	Johnny Barrett	26
5	Red Schoendienst	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.85
2	Al Benton	2.09
3	Nels Potter	2.19
4	Claude Passeau	2.32
5	Dutch Leonard	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Red Barrett	23
3	Hank Wyse	22
4	Dave Ferriss	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
2	Preacher Roe	146
3	Bobo Newsom	134
4	Hal Gregg	132
5	Nels Potter	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	13
3	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	9
5	Joe Berry	6