On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	85	63	.574	--
Senators	85	65	.567	1.0
Browns	78	68	.534	6.0
Yankees	75	70	.517	8.5
Indians	70	70	.500	11.0
White Sox	71	75	.486	13.0
Red Sox	70	79	.470	15.5
Athletics	51	95	.349	33.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Indians 6, Tigers 1

Yankees 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	91	55	.623	--
Cardinals	89	57	.610	2.0
Dodgers	80	65	.552	10.5
Pirates	80	67	.544	11.5
Giants	76	69	.524	14.5
Braves	64	83	.435	27.5
Reds	60	85	.414	30.5
Blue Jays	44	103	.299	47.5

Games

Braves 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 2, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	Tom McBride	3
1	Dutch Meyer	3
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
1	Dixie Walker	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Nick Etten	1
2	14 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Phil Masi	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Randy Heflin	0.50
2	Joe Page	0.46
3	Hal Gregg	0.44
4	Al Benton	0.43
4	Harry Brecheen	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Randy Heflin	1
1	Bob Logan	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Page	6
2	Hal Gregg	4
2	Randy Heflin	4
2	Ray Prim	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hendrickson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.353
2	Tommy Holmes	.349
3	Goody Rosen	.330
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.316

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	120
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	1.99
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	134
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	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.491
2	Ed Busch	.421
3	Johnny Dickshot	.419
4	Augie Galan	.394
4	Buddy Kerr	.394

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	16
3	Jeff Heath	15
4	Bob Elliott	14
4	Paul Richards	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Johnny Dickshot	6
3	George Myatt	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Harrist	0.25
2	Roger Wolff	0.31
3	Harry Brecheen	0.33
4	Paul Erickson	0.64
5	Art Herring	0.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Ralph Branca	17
2	Johnny Hutchings	17
4	Preacher Roe	16
5	Hank Borowy	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Joe Berry	2
3	George Caster	1
3	Harry Feldman	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.426
2	George Kell	.357
3	Augie Galan	.354
4	Guy Curtright	.353
5	Johnny Dickshot	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Aaron Robinson	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Vern Stephens	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	28
1	Rudy York	28
3	Nick Etten	27
4	Roy Cullenbine	25
4	Frankie Gustine	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
2	George Case	9
3	Johnny Dickshot	7
3	George Myatt	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.67
2	Roger Wolff	1.24
3	Johnny Hutchings	1.35
4	Ray Prim	1.39
5	Hank Borowy	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	6
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	38
3	Ralph Branca	34
3	Preacher Roe	34
5	Hal Newhouser	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	8
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
3	Joe Berry	2
3	George Caster	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.359
2	Tommy Holmes	.351
3	Goody Rosen	.332
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	123
2	Bob Elliott	118
3	Tommy Holmes	117
4	Buster Adams	111
5	2 tied	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	1.95
2	Al Benton	1.99
3	Harry Brecheen	2.27
4	Dutch Leonard	2.31
5	Nels Potter	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Red Barrett	23
2	Hank Wyse	23
4	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Dizzy Trout	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	217
2	Preacher Roe	145
3	Bobo Newsom	138
4	Hal Gregg	137
5	Nels Potter	134

Saves

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