On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 64 .573 --
Senators 87 67 .565 1.0
Browns 79 69 .534 6.0
Yankees 78 71 .523 7.5
Indians 72 70 .507 10.0
White Sox 71 77 .480 14.0
Red Sox 71 81 .467 16.0
Athletics 52 97 .349 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 92 55 .626 --
Cardinals 91 57 .615 1.5
Dodgers 83 67 .553 10.5
Pirates 80 68 .541 12.5
Giants 77 71 .520 15.5
Braves 66 84 .440 27.5
Reds 60 87 .408 32.0
Blue Jays 46 106 .303 48.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Myatt 6
2 Tommy Brown 4
2 George Case 4
2 Dick Culler 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Al Lakeman 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Charlie Mead 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Al Lakeman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Metkovich 2
2 Tommy Brown 1
2 Tommy Holmes 1
2 Skeeter Newsome 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Gregg 4.00
2 Bob Feller 1.00
3 Nels Potter 0.75
4 Tom Seats 0.57
5 Preacher Roe 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Otey Clark 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Don Grate 5
3 Al Gerheauser 4
3 Hal Gregg 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .355
2 Tommy Holmes .349
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .325
5 Whitey Kurowski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Vern Stephens 24
2 Chuck Workman 24
4 Buster Adams 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 123
2 Tommy Holmes 114
3 Luis Olmo 108
4 Nick Etten 107
5 3 tied 106

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 2.13
5 Nels Potter 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 197
2 Preacher Roe 146
3 Hal Gregg 138
4 Bobo Newsom 125
4 Nels Potter 125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .391
2 Paul Richards .389
3 Johnny Dickshot .387
4 Johnny Rucker .381
5 Augie Galan .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
3 Nick Etten 4
3 Al Lakeman 4
3 Vern Stephens 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 17
2 Andy Pafko 16
3 Nick Etten 15
3 Whitey Kurowski 15
3 Hank Sauer 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Dickshot 6
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 George Case 3
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.31
2 Harry Brecheen 0.33
3 Joe Berry 0.64
3 Paul Erickson 0.64
5 Ed Wright 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Howie Fox 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Ralph Branca 22
3 Preacher Roe 16
4 Dick Fowler 15
5 7 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 3
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Charley Schanz 2
4 Cy Buker 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Wasdell .416
2 Augie Galan .364
3 Guy Curtright .350
4 George Kell .336
5 3 tied .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 32
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Andy Pafko 25
4 Frankie Gustine 24
5 3 tied 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 Joe Berry 1.33
5 Ray Prim 1.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 53
2 Preacher Roe 37
3 Hal Newhouser 36
4 Ralph Branca 31
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 5 others tied 2