On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1945

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1945 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 3, 1945

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 65 .575 --
Senators 87 67 .565 1.5
Browns 81 70 .536 6.0
Yankees 81 71 .533 6.5
Indians 73 72 .503 11.0
White Sox 71 78 .477 15.0
Red Sox 71 83 .461 17.5
Athletics 52 98 .347 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 56 .636 --
Cardinals 95 59 .617 3.0
Dodgers 87 67 .565 11.0
Pirates 82 72 .532 16.0
Giants 78 74 .513 19.0
Braves 67 85 .441 30.0
Reds 61 93 .396 37.0
Blue Jays 46 108 .299 52.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 4
2 Buster Adams 3
2 Johnny Rucker 3
2 Vince Shupe 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Nap Reyes 1
1 Del Rice 1
1 Tuck Stainback 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Tuck Stainback 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Art Rebel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 999.00
2 Randy Heflin 0.62
3 Virgil Trucks 0.60
4 Harry Brecheen 0.44
5 Johnny Hetki 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Don Fisher 1
1 Hal Gregg 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Heflin 5
1 Hal Newhouser 5
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 Johnny Hetki 4
3 Nels Potter 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Claude Crocker 1
1 Paul Erickson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .355
2 Tommy Holmes .352
3 Goody Rosen .325
4 Stan Hack .323
5 Whitey Kurowski .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Chuck Workman 25
3 Vern Stephens 24
4 Buster Adams 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Tommy Holmes 116
3 Buster Adams 111
3 Nick Etten 111
3 Andy Pafko 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 33
2 George Case 30
2 George Myatt 30
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.81
2 Al Benton 2.02
3 Roger Wolff 2.09
4 Dutch Leonard 2.13
5 Ray Prim 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 25
2 Red Barrett 23
3 Hank Wyse 22
4 Hank Borowy 21
4 Dave Ferriss 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 212
2 Preacher Roe 149
3 Hal Gregg 140
4 Nels Potter 129
5 Bobo Newsom 127

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 Augie Bergamo .484
2 Whitey Kurowski .458
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .434
4 Tommy Holmes .364
5 Vince Shupe .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Hank Sauer 3
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
1 Chuck Workman 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 14
2 Whitey Kurowski 13
2 Andy Pafko 13
4 Augie Galan 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.00
1 Don Fisher 0.00
1 Johnny Hutchings 0.00
4 Joe Page 0.50
5 Steve Gromek 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Hank Wyse 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Preacher Roe 13
3 Tom Seats 13
5 3 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Erickson 2
1 Charley Schanz 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Joe Berry 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .368
2 Augie Galan .363
3 Bob Elliott .347
4 Buddy Lewis .339
5 Joe Kuhel .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Nick Etten 6
3 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Al Lakeman 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 33
2 Charlie Keller 32
3 Andy Pafko 29
4 Augie Galan 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 9
3 Johnny Dickshot 7
4 Johnny Barrett 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.19
2 Steve Gromek 1.15
3 Johnny Hutchings 1.19
4 Ed Wright 1.31
5 Harry Brecheen 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 6
1 Harry Brecheen 6
3 Joe Page 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Hal Newhouser 36
3 Preacher Roe 33
4 Ralph Branca 32
5 Harry Brecheen 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 7
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Joe Berry 2
3 George Caster 2
3 3 others tied 2