On This Day

Tuesday, September 25, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 64 .573 --
Senators 87 67 .565 1.0
Browns 80 69 .537 5.5
Yankees 78 71 .523 7.5
Indians 72 70 .507 10.0
White Sox 71 78 .477 14.5
Red Sox 71 81 .467 16.0
Athletics 52 97 .349 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 55 .628 --
Cardinals 91 58 .611 2.5
Dodgers 84 67 .556 10.5
Pirates 80 68 .541 13.0
Giants 77 72 .517 16.5
Braves 66 84 .440 28.0
Reds 60 87 .408 32.5
Blue Jays 46 106 .303 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Emil Verban 3
2 Phil Cavarretta 2
2 Johnny Dickshot 2
2 Steve Filipowicz 2
2 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clyde Kluttz 1
1 Goody Rosen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goody Rosen 3
2 Tommy Brown 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 2
2 Clyde Kluttz 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Hausmann 1
1 Roy Zimmerman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.50
2 Harry Brecheen 0.25
3 Hank Borowy 0.21
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Lopat 4
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
4 Al Hollingsworth 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Prim 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .357
2 Tommy Holmes .349
3 Goody Rosen .326
4 Stan Hack .325
5 Whitey Kurowski .321

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
3 Andy Pafko 108
5 Nick Etten 107

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 2 tied 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 .431
2 George Myatt .405
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .390
4 Augie Galan .367
5 Ray Sanders .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 5
2 Russ Derry 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 16
2 Nick Etten 14
2 Whitey Kurowski 14
4 Augie Galan 12
4 Jeff Heath 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Dickshot 6
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 Peanuts Lowrey 3
3 Skeeter Newsome 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.31
2 Johnny Hutchings 0.48
3 Monk Dubiel 0.66
4 Steve Gromek 1.00
5 Ed Wright 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Roger Wolff 3
1 Hank Wyse 3
4 Red Barrett 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Preacher Roe 16
3 Hal Gregg 14
3 Walt Masterson 14
3 2 others tied 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .347
2 Whitey Kurowski .339
3 Guy Curtright .339
4 George Kell .336
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Eddie Miller 6
2 Aaron Robinson 6
2 Vern Stephens 6
2 Rudy York 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 31
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Andy Pafko 26
4 Frankie Gustine 24
5 2 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 Johnny Hutchings 1.16
2 Ed Wright 1.19
3 Roger Wolff 1.24
4 Joe Berry 1.33
5 Ray Prim 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 6
2 Red Barrett 5
2 Harry Brecheen 5
2 Bob Muncrief 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Preacher Roe 33
3 Ralph Branca 31
4 Hal Newhouser 30
5 3 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