On This Day

Friday, April 20, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Yankees 4 0 1.000 -0.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.5
Senators 2 2 .500 1.5
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 2.0
Browns 1 3 .250 2.5
Red Sox 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 1 .800 --
Reds 2 1 .667 1.0
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.5
Pirates 2 2 .500 1.5
Dodgers 2 2 .500 1.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 2.0
Blue Jays 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Gustine 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Weintraub 2
2 Ellis Clary 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Weintraub 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Butch Nieman 3
4 Eddie Carnett 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ford Garrison 1
1 Mickey Livingston 1
1 Hal Peck 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 0.70
2 Rip Sewell 0.50
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.46
4 Eddie Lopat 0.33
5 Don Black 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Don Black 1
1 Charlie Cozart 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Al Hollingsworth 6
2 Rip Sewell 6
4 Don Black 4
4 Al Gettel 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Al Gettel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Livingston .545
2 Nick Etten .500
2 Eddie Mayo .500
2 Frank McCormick .500
5 Mel Ott .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Weintraub 3
2 Russ Derry 2
2 Ernie Lombardi 2
2 Joe Mack 2
2 Chuck Workman 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 13
2 Phil Weintraub 9
3 Doc Cramer 7
3 Nick Etten 7
3 Chuck Workman 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Johnny Barrett 2
2 George Binks 2
2 Hal Peck 2
2 Jim Russell 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Christopher 0.00
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.00
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 Hank Borowy 0.00
1 8 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Sewell 9
2 Bill Voiselle 8
3 Hal Gregg 7
3 Steve Gromek 7
5 Al Hollingsworth 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Johnny Gee 1
2 Al Gettel 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .354
2 Stan Musial .346
3 Joe Medwick .340
4 Johnny Hopp .332
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 25
3 Nick Etten 22
3 Ron Northey 22
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 120
2 Bob Elliott 113
3 Bob Johnson 108
4 Vern Stephens 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 55
2 George Case 52
3 Johnny Barrett 31
4 George Myatt 26
5 Wally Moses 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.07
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Johnny Niggeling 2.28
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Hal Newhouser 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 28
3 Bucky Walters 23
4 Mort Cooper 22
4 Rip Sewell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 191
2 Bill Voiselle 160
3 Dizzy Trout 146
4 Bobo Newsom 142
5 Max Lanier 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Joe Berry 12
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
4 George Caster 11
5 Joe Heving 10