On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 7 .632 --
Yankees 13 8 .619 0.0
Tigers 11 7 .611 0.5
Browns 10 9 .526 2.0
Senators 10 12 .455 3.5
Athletics 9 12 .429 4.0
Red Sox 9 12 .429 4.0
Indians 6 13 .316 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 5 .800 --
Dodgers 17 7 .708 2.5
Cardinals 12 12 .500 7.5
Braves 10 12 .455 8.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 9.0
Cubs 10 13 .435 9.0
Reds 9 12 .429 9.0
Blue Jays 6 20 .231 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 4
2 Glenn Crawford 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 Ken O'Dea 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Bill Hart 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 7
2 Bill Nicholson 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Vern Stephens 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Fallon 1
1 Pete Gray 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Ferriss 0.60
1 Joe Haynes 0.60
1 Jack Kramer 0.60
4 Hank Borowy 0.50
5 Al Jurisich 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Jack Kramer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 6
2 Al Jurisich 4
3 Hank Borowy 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Creel 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .412
2 Tommy Holmes .409
3 Whitey Kurowski .386
4 Luis Olmo .370
5 Phil Weintraub .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
1 Vern Stephens 7
1 Phil Weintraub 7
4 Ernie Lombardi 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 24
2 Phil Weintraub 23
3 Luis Olmo 22
3 Mel Ott 22
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 George Myatt 6
3 Bill Hart 5
3 Frank McCormick 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.20
2 Dave Ferriss 0.50
3 Tex Shirley 1.11
4 Red Embree 1.24
5 Ed Heusser 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 7
2 Al Benton 5
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Russ Christopher 5
2 Hal Gregg 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 35
2 Bill Voiselle 32
3 Hal Newhouser 29
4 Nels Potter 27
5 Russ Christopher 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Red Barrett 2
3 Johnny Johnson 2
3 Vic Lombardi 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .480
2 Ernie Lombardi .459
3 Dixie Walker .449
4 Mel Ott .442
5 Luis Olmo .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Phil Weintraub 4
4 Buster Adams 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 20
2 Bill Hart 17
3 Phil Weintraub 14
4 Phil Cavarretta 12
4 Vince DiMaggio 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Bill Hart 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 Mike Guerra 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
3 Dave Ferriss 0.67
4 Boom-Boom Beck 0.69
5 Red Embree 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 4
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 Jack Kramer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Ferriss 17
1 Hal Gregg 17
3 Van Mungo 15
4 Nels Potter 13
4 Bill Voiselle 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Vic Lombardi 2
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
4 Boom-Boom Beck 1
4 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .348
2 Dixie Walker .341
3 Phil Cavarretta .331
4 Johnny Hopp .331
5 Mel Ott .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Vern Stephens 23
4 Nick Etten 22
4 Frank McCormick 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 112
3 Babe Dahlgren 106
3 Frank McCormick 106
5 Bob Johnson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 31
4 George Myatt 29
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.90
2 Dizzy Trout 2.15
3 Mort Cooper 2.20
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Hal Newhouser 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 27
1 Dizzy Trout 27
3 Bill Voiselle 25
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 191
2 Bill Voiselle 163
3 Dizzy Trout 141
4 Max Lanier 131
5 2 tied 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 17
2 Joe Berry 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 George Caster 9
4 Joe Heving 9