On This Day

Sunday, May 27, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	20	11	.645	--
Tigers	17	11	.607	1.5
White Sox	15	13	.536	3.5
Browns	15	13	.536	3.5
Indians	13	14	.481	5.0
Red Sox	13	17	.433	6.5
Senators	13	18	.419	7.0
Athletics	11	20	.355	9.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 0

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 10, Browns 9

Yankees 3, Browns 1

Indians 8, Athletics 3

Tigers 3, Senators 1

Senators 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	9	.735	--
Dodgers	18	14	.563	6.0
Pirates	17	14	.548	6.5
Cubs	16	14	.533	7.0
Cardinals	17	16	.515	7.5
Braves	12	17	.414	10.5
Reds	11	18	.379	11.5
Blue Jays	10	24	.294	15.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 1

Pirates 16, Giants 4

Pirates 11, Giants 5

Blue Jays 2, Cardinals 0

Blue Jays 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Reds 0

Reds 5, Braves 0

Dodgers 2, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Dahlgren	6
1	George Hausmann	6
1	Jim Russell	6
1	Fred Vaughn	6
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	Babe Martin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Russell	7
2	Babe Dahlgren	5
2	Bob Elliott	5
4	Al Gionfriddo	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	1.00
1	Dave Ferriss	1.00
3	Bucky Walters	0.71
4	Charley Schanz	0.62
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	8
2	Bill Bevens	5
2	Don Black	5
2	Hal Gregg	5
2	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Lucier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.402
2	Mel Ott	.381
3	Whitey Kurowski	.368
4	Nap Reyes	.365
5	Goody Rosen	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	11
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Mel Ott	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	32
1	Ernie Lombardi	32
3	Luis Olmo	30
4	Bob Elliott	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Johnny Barrett	7
3	George Myatt	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	0.50
3	Mort Cooper	1.10
4	Roger Wolff	1.25
5	Tex Shirley	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Hank Borowy	6
2	Russ Christopher	6
2	Dave Ferriss	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	51
2	Hal Gregg	44
3	Bill Voiselle	36
4	Nels Potter	34
5	Preacher Roe	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	6
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
2	Jim Turner	3
4	Red Barrett	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Reyes	.444
2	Tommy Holmes	.420
3	Mike Tresh	.419
4	Carden Gillenwater	.388
5	Goody Rosen	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Ray Sanders	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	19
2	Luis Olmo	18
3	Jim Russell	15
4	Ray Sanders	14
5	Ken O'Dea	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Rucker	4
2	Johnny Barrett	3
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
2	Bill Hart	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	0.00
2	Johnny Humphries	0.59
3	Steve Gromek	0.64
4	Hal Newhouser	0.67
5	Jim Turner	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Ken Burkhart	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Preacher Roe	19
3	Dave Ferriss	17
4	Red Embree	15
4	Charley Schanz	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Creel	2
1	Jim Turner	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Boom-Boom Beck	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Reyes	.391
2	Tommy Holmes	.387
3	Luis Olmo	.386
4	Whitey Kurowski	.377
5	Goody Rosen	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	8
2	Vern Stephens	7
3	Buster Adams	6
4	Vince DiMaggio	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	28
2	Whitey Kurowski	26
3	Vince DiMaggio	22
3	Jim Russell	22
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	George Myatt	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
4	Johnny Rucker	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	0.50
2	Al Benton	0.56
3	Dutch Leonard	0.67
4	Allie Reynolds	0.90
5	Andy Karl	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Hank Wyse	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	39
2	Hal Gregg	33
3	Preacher Roe	29
4	Nels Potter	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Jack Creel	2
3	Vic Lombardi	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Phil Cavarretta	.330
3	Jim Russell	.330
4	Johnny Hopp	.330
5	Dixie Walker	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Mel Ott	28
3	Vern Stephens	24
4	Frank McCormick	23
5	Nick Etten	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	125
2	Bob Elliott	118
3	Babe Dahlgren	110
4	Vern Stephens	107
5	Frank McCormick	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	53
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	28
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tex Hughson	1.73
2	Mort Cooper	2.07
3	Allie Reynolds	2.09
4	Dizzy Trout	2.23
5	Hal Newhouser	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Dizzy Trout	26
2	Bill Voiselle	26
4	Mort Cooper	23
5	Rip Sewell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	207
2	Bill Voiselle	162
3	Dizzy Trout	137
4	Steve Gromek	126
5	Johnny Niggeling	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
3	Joe Berry	9
3	George Caster	9
3	Joe Heving	9