On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	85	62	.578	--
Senators	85	64	.570	1.0
Browns	78	68	.534	6.5
Yankees	74	70	.514	9.5
Indians	69	70	.496	12.0
White Sox	71	75	.486	13.5
Red Sox	69	79	.466	16.5
Athletics	51	94	.352	33.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Athletics 10

Indians 2, Tigers 0

Browns 6, Yankees 5

Red Sox 3, Athletics 0

Browns 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	91	54	.628	--
Cardinals	88	57	.607	3.0
Dodgers	80	64	.556	10.5
Pirates	80	67	.544	12.0
Giants	76	69	.524	15.0
Braves	63	83	.432	28.5
Reds	60	85	.414	31.0
Blue Jays	44	103	.299	48.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Braves 4, Blue Jays 0

Cubs 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Irv Hall	4
2	Buddy Kerr	4
2	George McQuinn	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	Aaron Robinson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Mike Sandlock	3
1	Jackie Tobin	3
4	Charlie Bowles	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irv Hall	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	Tom McBride	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.40
2	Les Mueller	1.00
3	Johnny Hutchings	0.45
4	Red Ruffing	0.43
5	Vic Lombardi	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Cy Buker	1
1	Otey Clark	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Red Ruffing	6
3	Johnny Hutchings	5
3	Les Mueller	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.353
2	Tommy Holmes	.348
3	Goody Rosen	.329
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Vern Stephens	24
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	111
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
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	Bob Muncrief	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	191
2	Preacher Roe	143
3	Hal Gregg	130
4	Bobo Newsom	125
5	Nels Potter	122

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	.403
4	Luke Appling	.389
5	Ed Busch	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	20
2	Hank Sauer	17
3	Andy Pafko	15
4	Roy Cullenbine	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.31
2	Paul Erickson	0.64
3	Art Herring	0.90
4	Ed Wright	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Fox	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Ralph Branca	17
2	Johnny Hutchings	17
2	Bobo Newsom	17
5	3 tied	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	.429
2	Augie Galan	.358
3	George Kell	.356
4	Guy Curtright	.353
5	Johnny Dickshot	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Aaron Robinson	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Roy Cullenbine	6
4	Vern Stephens	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	28
1	Rudy York	28
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Nick Etten	26
4	Frankie Gustine	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.80
2	Ray Prim	1.21
3	Roger Wolff	1.24
4	Johnny Hutchings	1.35
5	Hank Borowy	1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	38
2	Preacher Roe	38
4	Hal Newhouser	37
5	Ralph Branca	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	8
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	.360
2	Tommy Holmes	.350
3	Goody Rosen	.331
4	Stan Hack	.321
5	Augie Galan	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	122
2	Bob Elliott	118
3	Tommy Holmes	117
4	Buster Adams	111
5	Luis Olmo	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	George Case	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	Dutch Leonard	2.31
4	Roger Wolff	2.31
5	Nels Potter	2.32

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	Nels Potter	134
5	Hal Gregg	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