On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	85	60	.586	--
Senators	84	64	.568	2.5
Browns	76	68	.528	8.5
Yankees	74	68	.521	9.5
Indians	68	70	.493	13.5
White Sox	70	74	.486	14.5
Red Sox	66	78	.458	18.5
Athletics	51	92	.357	33.0

Games

Browns 6, Yankees 2

Indians 3, Athletics 0

Athletics 7, Indians 5

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

White Sox 6, Red Sox 1

Yankees 5, Browns 4

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	90	52	.634	--
Cardinals	86	56	.606	4.0
Dodgers	78	64	.549	12.0
Pirates	80	67	.544	12.5
Giants	76	68	.528	15.0
Braves	60	82	.423	30.0
Reds	59	83	.415	31.0
Blue Jays	44	101	.303	47.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 4, Dodgers 2

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Giants 9, Pirates 2

Blue Jays 4, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 10, Blue Jays 3

Braves 4, Reds 3

Reds 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Wasdell	7
2	Kerby Farrell	5
3	Augie Bergamo	4
3	Johnny Dickshot	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Russ Derry	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Dick Siebert	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kerby Farrell	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Spud Chandler	3
3	Roy Cullenbine	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Dickshot	2
1	Peanuts Lowrey	2
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
4	Kerby Farrell	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Wolff	1.00
2	Bobo Newsom	0.80
3	Hank Wyse	0.67
4	Preacher Roe	0.58
5	Bob Muncrief	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Jack Brewer	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Preacher Roe	7
4	Sal Maglie	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Glenn Gardner	1
1	Johnny Hutchings	1
1	Charley Schanz	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.360
2	Tommy Holmes	.353
3	Goody Rosen	.330
4	Stan Hack	.325
5	Don Johnson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Vern Stephens	23
3	Buster Adams	22
3	Chuck Workman	22
5	Mel Ott	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	118
2	Tommy Holmes	109
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
2	George Case	30
2	George Myatt	30
4	Red Schoendienst	25
5	Johnny Barrett	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.85
2	Al Benton	2.02
3	Roger Wolff	2.18
4	Dutch Leonard	2.22
5	Nels Potter	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Red Barrett	21
2	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Hank Wyse	20
5	Roger Wolff	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	191
2	Preacher Roe	143
3	Hal Gregg	130
4	Bobo Newsom	125
5	Nels Potter	121

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.476
2	Johnny Dickshot	.417
3	Augie Galan	.395
4	Luke Appling	.380
5	George Kell	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	7
2	Rudy York	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Al Lakeman	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	25
2	Nick Etten	20
3	Bob Elliott	18
4	Roy Cullenbine	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Johnny Dickshot	7
3	Al Gionfriddo	4
3	George Myatt	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.25
2	Al Gerheauser	0.69
3	Claude Passeau	0.73
4	Harry Brecheen	1.00
5	Ox Miller	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	5
2	Roger Wolff	4
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	27
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	Ray Prim	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	5
2	Joe Berry	2
2	George Caster	2
2	Johnny Johnson	2
2	Xavier Rescigno	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.412
2	Eddie Mayo	.372
3	Hillis Layne	.366
4	Augie Galan	.366
5	George Kell	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Roy Cullenbine	8
3	Rudy York	7
4	Hank Greenberg	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	32
2	Nick Etten	28
2	Hank Greenberg	28
2	Rudy York	28
5	Charlie Keller	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
2	George Case	9
3	Johnny Dickshot	8
3	George Myatt	8
5	Al Gionfriddo	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.02
2	Ray Prim	1.17
3	Nels Potter	1.19
4	Hank Borowy	1.48
5	Dizzy Trout	1.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	39
1	Bob Feller	39
1	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Preacher Roe	38
5	Hal Newhouser	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
3	Jim Turner	3
4	Joe Berry	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.368
2	Tommy Holmes	.352
3	Goody Rosen	.332
4	Stan Hack	.324
5	Augie Galan	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Chuck Workman	26
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Vern Stephens	25
5	Buster Adams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	124
2	Bob Elliott	120
3	Tommy Holmes	119
4	Buster Adams	114
5	Nick Etten	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
3	George Myatt	31
4	Johnny Barrett	25
4	Red Schoendienst	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.90
2	Al Benton	2.02
3	Nels Potter	2.15
4	Claude Passeau	2.27
5	Roger Wolff	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Hank Wyse	24
3	Red Barrett	23
4	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Dizzy Trout	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	223
2	Bobo Newsom	145
2	Preacher Roe	145
4	Hal Gregg	138
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	7