Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 22, 1945

On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	86	63	.577	--
Senators	86	66	.566	1.5
Browns	78	69	.531	7.0
Yankees	77	70	.524	8.0
Indians	71	70	.504	11.0
White Sox	71	76	.483	14.0
Red Sox	70	80	.467	16.5
Athletics	51	96	.347	34.0

Games

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 9, Browns 0

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Senators 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	91	55	.623	--
Cardinals	90	57	.612	1.5
Dodgers	82	66	.554	10.0
Pirates	80	67	.544	11.5
Giants	77	69	.527	14.0
Braves	64	84	.432	28.0
Reds	60	86	.411	31.0
Blue Jays	45	105	.300	48.0

Games

Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 9, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irv Hall	4
2	Augie Bergamo	3
2	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Danny Gardella	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Gardella	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Bill Ramsey	1
1	Chuck Workman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Augie Galan	2
2	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Whitey Kurowski	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	1.00
2	Roger Wolff	0.57
3	Russ Christopher	0.50
4	Steve Gromek	0.38
5	Jack Brewer	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Jack Brewer	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Roger Wolff	4
3	Jack Brewer	3
3	Steve Gromek	3
3	Mike Ryba	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.353
2	Tommy Holmes	.348
3	Goody Rosen	.326
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Whitey Kurowski	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Chuck Workman	23
4	Buster Adams	22
5	Mel Ott	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	121
2	Tommy Holmes	111
3	Luis Olmo	107
4	Buster Adams	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	1.82
2	Al Benton	1.99
3	Roger Wolff	2.09
4	Dutch Leonard	2.20
5	Claude Passeau	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	23
1	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Roger Wolff	20
4	Hank Wyse	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	197
2	Preacher Roe	143
3	Hal Gregg	134
4	Bobo Newsom	125
5	Nels Potter	122

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Dickshot	.419
2	Paul Richards	.410
3	Whitey Kurowski	.390
4	Buddy Kerr	.389
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Hank Sauer	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Vern Stephens	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	15
1	Charlie Keller	15
1	Hank Sauer	15
4	Paul Richards	14
5	Whitey Kurowski	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Dickshot	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	George Case	3
3	Peanuts Lowrey	3
3	George Myatt	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Harrist	0.31
1	Roger Wolff	0.31
3	Harry Brecheen	0.33
4	Paul Erickson	0.64
5	Ed Wright	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Howie Fox	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	22
2	Bob Feller	21
3	Johnny Hutchings	14
3	Hal Newhouser	14
3	Charlie Sproull	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	3
2	Joe Berry	2
3	Cy Buker	1
3	George Caster	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.416
2	Augie Galan	.365
3	Guy Curtright	.350
4	George Kell	.343
5	Wally Moses	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
2	Aaron Robinson	7
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Eddie Miller	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	29
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Frankie Gustine	24
3	Rudy York	24
5	Roy Cullenbine	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Case	9
3	Johnny Dickshot	7
3	George Myatt	7
5	Al Gionfriddo	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.67
2	Johnny Hutchings	1.16
3	Roger Wolff	1.24
4	Ray Prim	1.39
5	Ed Wright	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Bob Muncrief	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Ralph Branca	39
3	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Preacher Roe	34
5	4 tied	27

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	.360
2	Tommy Holmes	.352
3	Goody Rosen	.326
4	Stan Hack	.322
5	Augie Galan	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	30
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Whitey Kurowski	24
3	Chuck Workman	24
5	Buster Adams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	123
2	Tommy Holmes	116
3	Bob Elliott	115
4	Nick Etten	112
5	Buster Adams	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	George Case	34
3	George Myatt	30
4	Red Schoendienst	26
5	Johnny Barrett	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.89
2	Al Benton	1.99
3	Dutch Leonard	2.19
4	Roger Wolff	2.19
5	Nels Potter	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Red Barrett	24
3	Hank Wyse	23
4	Dave Ferriss	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	220
2	Preacher Roe	143
3	Bobo Newsom	138
4	Hal Gregg	136
5	Nels Potter	131

Saves

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