On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	81	58	.583	--
Senators	81	61	.570	1.5
Yankees	72	65	.526	8.0
Browns	72	66	.522	8.5
Indians	67	66	.504	11.0
White Sox	67	74	.475	15.0
Red Sox	66	74	.471	15.5
Athletics	48	90	.348	32.5

Games

Browns 9, Red Sox 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Athletics 4

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 9, White Sox 8

Senators 5, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	86	51	.628	--
Cardinals	84	53	.613	2.0
Dodgers	76	61	.555	10.0
Pirates	77	65	.542	11.5
Giants	73	66	.525	14.0
Braves	59	78	.431	27.0
Reds	56	81	.409	30.0
Blue Jays	42	98	.300	45.5

Games

Cubs 4, Blue Jays 0

Reds 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
1	Johnny Dickshot	5
1	Rudy York	5
4	Jimmy Outlaw	4
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Russ Derry	1
1	Johnny Dickshot	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cass Michaels	4
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	Andy Pafko	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Dickshot	2
2	George Case	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Andy Pafko	1
2	Mike Tresh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Muncrief	0.57
2	Art Lopatka	0.50
2	Mike Ryba	0.50
4	Roger Wolff	0.43
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Don Black	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Ken Holcombe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Papish	5
2	Don Black	4
2	Ralph Branca	4
2	Bob Muncrief	4
5	10 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.364
2	Tommy Holmes	.351
3	Goody Rosen	.333
4	Stan Hack	.324
5	Luis Olmo	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Buster Adams	22
2	Vern Stephens	22
2	Chuck Workman	22
5	Mel Ott	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	30
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	2.05
3	Dutch Leonard	2.14
4	Roger Wolff	2.27
5	Nels Potter	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Red Barrett	21
2	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Hank Wyse	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	183
2	Preacher Roe	136
3	Hal Gregg	124
4	Bobo Newsom	117
4	Nels Potter	117

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	.415
2	Johnny Dickshot	.404
3	Bob Elliott	.388
4	Augie Galan	.381
5	Luke Appling	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	21
2	Nick Etten	18
2	Rudy York	18
4	Guy Curtright	17
4	Bob Elliott	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Johnny Dickshot	4
3	Al Gionfriddo	4
3	George Myatt	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hy Vandenberg	0.00
2	Roger Wolff	0.52
3	Tom Seats	0.56
4	Curt Davis	0.69
5	Johnny Niggeling	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Howie Fox	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	23
2	Ralph Branca	21
3	Dutch Leonard	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
3	George Caster	2
3	Mickey Haefner	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hillis Layne	.386
2	Dutch Meyer	.359
3	Augie Galan	.346
3	Jimmy Wasdell	.346
5	Dick Culler	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
2	Roy Cullenbine	8
2	Rudy York	8
4	Buster Adams	7
4	Charlie Keller	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	33
2	Hank Greenberg	32
3	Rudy York	31
4	Nick Etten	30
5	Andy Pafko	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	George Case	9
3	Johnny Dickshot	6
3	Vince DiMaggio	6
3	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.19
1	Ray Prim	1.19
3	Dizzy Trout	1.46
4	Johnny Niggeling	1.70
5	Mel Harder	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	39
1	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Preacher Roe	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	.334
4	Stan Hack	.318
5	Augie Galan	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Chuck Workman	26
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Vern Stephens	25
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	35
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	2.05
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
2	Hank Wyse	23
4	Dave Ferriss	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	224
2	Preacher Roe	146
3	Bobo Newsom	137
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