On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	82	59	.582	--
Senators	83	61	.576	0.5
Browns	74	66	.529	7.5
Yankees	72	66	.522	8.5
Indians	67	68	.496	12.0
White Sox	68	74	.479	14.5
Red Sox	66	76	.465	16.5
Athletics	49	91	.350	32.5

Games

Browns 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 1, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	87	52	.626	--
Cardinals	84	55	.604	3.0
Dodgers	78	61	.561	9.0
Pirates	79	65	.549	10.5
Giants	74	67	.525	14.0
Braves	59	80	.424	28.0
Reds	57	82	.410	30.0
Blue Jays	43	99	.303	45.5

Games

Blue Jays 4, Cubs 3

Giants 7, Reds 5

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 1

Cubs 6, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
1	Tommy Brown	3
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Al Lakeman	1
1	Frank Mancuso	1
1	Eddie Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Augie Galan	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
3	George Binks	2
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Gregg	0.75
2	Dick Fowler	0.50
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
4	Slim Emmerich	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	6
2	Otey Clark	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Blix Donnelly	3
2	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.365
2	Tommy Holmes	.350
3	Goody Rosen	.332
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Luis Olmo	.312

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	116
2	Tommy Holmes	108
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
1	George Myatt	30
3	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	2.29

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	130
4	Nels Potter	121
5	Bobo Newsom	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	14
3	Jim Turner	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	9
5	10 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.418
2	Johnny Dickshot	.412
3	Bob Elliott	.394
4	Steve Mesner	.391
5	Augie Galan	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Al Lakeman	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Rudy York	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	20
1	Charlie Keller	20
3	Nick Etten	18
3	Rudy York	18
5	Guy Curtright	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.34
2	Tom Seats	0.56
3	Al Gerheauser	0.69
4	Johnny Niggeling	1.04
5	Ox Miller	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Howie Fox	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	21
1	Bob Feller	21
3	Preacher Roe	20
4	Paul Derringer	19
5	Allie Reynolds	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	6
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	George Caster	2
3	Johnny Johnson	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.352
2	Hillis Layne	.351
3	Wally Moses	.346
4	Jimmy Wasdell	.343
5	Vince DiMaggio	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	10
2	Roy Cullenbine	8
3	Buster Adams	7
3	Charlie Keller	7
3	Eddie Miller	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	31
2	Hank Greenberg	30
3	Rudy York	28
4	Nick Etten	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	George Case	9
3	George Myatt	8
4	Johnny Dickshot	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.00
2	Nels Potter	1.19
3	Harry Brecheen	1.23
4	Dizzy Trout	1.37
5	Tom Seats	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	6
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Mickey Haefner	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Ralph Branca	36
2	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Preacher Roe	35
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	10
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
3	Jim Turner	3
4	George Caster	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.375
2	Tommy Holmes	.349
3	Goody Rosen	.333
4	Stan Hack	.319
5	Augie Galan	.313

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	123
2	Tommy Holmes	120
3	Bob Elliott	119
4	Buster Adams	115
5	Luis Olmo	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	George Myatt	32
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
4	Johnny Barrett	25
4	Red Schoendienst	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.85
2	Al Benton	2.05
3	Nels Potter	2.15
4	Claude Passeau	2.27
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	Hal Gregg	138
2	Preacher Roe	138
4	Bobo Newsom	137
5	Nels Potter	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	14
3	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	9
5	Joe Berry	6