On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 61 .582 --
Senators 85 64 .570 1.5
Browns 76 68 .528 8.0
Yankees 74 68 .521 9.0
Indians 68 70 .493 13.0
White Sox 71 75 .486 14.0
Red Sox 67 79 .459 18.0
Athletics 51 92 .357 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 54 .625 --
Cardinals 88 56 .611 2.0
Dodgers 79 64 .552 10.5
Pirates 80 67 .544 11.5
Giants 76 68 .528 14.0
Braves 62 83 .428 28.5
Reds 60 85 .414 30.5
Blue Jays 44 102 .301 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Sauer 5
2 George Binks 3
2 George Case 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 4
2 George Case 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
4 Rick Ferrell 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Ray Sanders 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Barrett 0.67
2 Ed Wright 0.40
3 Claude Passeau 0.38
4 Walt Masterson 0.33
4 Bob Whitcher 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Ed Wright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Barrett 6
2 Claude Passeau 5
3 Walt Masterson 4
4 Stubby Overmire 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger Wolff 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .357
2 Tommy Holmes .349
3 Goody Rosen .330
4 Stan Hack .324
5 Whitey Kurowski .313

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 119
2 Tommy Holmes 110
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 26
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.88
2 Al Benton 2.02
3 Roger Wolff 2.17
4 Dutch Leonard 2.20
5 Nels Potter 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 22
1 Hal Newhouser 22
3 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 .492
2 Johnny Dickshot .419
3 Augie Galan .406
4 Luke Appling .389
5 George Kell .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Hank Sauer 5
3 Nick Etten 4
3 Al Lakeman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 20
2 Hank Sauer 17
3 Roy Cullenbine 15
3 Paul Richards 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Johnny Dickshot 6
3 George Myatt 4
4 Al Gionfriddo 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.31
2 Paul Erickson 0.64
3 Al Gerheauser 0.69
4 Art Herring 0.90
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 5
2 Howie Fox 4
3 Harry Brecheen 3
3 Lou Knerr 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 18
2 Ralph Branca 17
2 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Claude Passeau 16
4 Preacher Roe 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 4
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Johnny Johnson 2
4 George Caster 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Wasdell .422
2 Augie Galan .364
3 George Kell .361
4 Eddie Mayo .360
5 Guy Curtright .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 29
1 Rudy York 29
3 Hank Greenberg 27
3 Charlie Keller 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
2 George Case 9
3 Johnny Dickshot 8
4 Al Gionfriddo 7
4 George Myatt 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 1.02
2 Ray Prim 1.17
3 Nels Potter 1.23
4 Roger Wolff 1.24
5 Hank Borowy 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Bob Muncrief 6
3 Red Barrett 5
3 Hank Borowy 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 39
1 Bob Feller 39
3 Bobo Newsom 38
3 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 .363
2 Tommy Holmes .352
3 Goody Rosen .332
4 Stan Hack .322
5 Augie Galan .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 31
2 Whitey Kurowski 25
2 Chuck Workman 25
4 Vern Stephens 24
5 Buster Adams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Bob Elliott 118
3 Tommy Holmes 116
4 Buster Adams 111
5 Luis Olmo 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 35
3 George Myatt 31
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.93
2 Al Benton 2.02
3 Nels Potter 2.19
4 Dutch Leonard 2.31
5 Roger Wolff 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 223
2 Preacher Roe 145
3 Bobo Newsom 138
4 Hal Gregg 133
4 Nels Potter 133

Saves

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