On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	16	.610	--
Tigers	20	16	.556	2.5
Browns	19	17	.528	3.5
White Sox	19	19	.500	4.5
Red Sox	19	20	.487	5.0
Indians	17	19	.472	5.5
Senators	18	22	.450	6.5
Athletics	15	23	.395	8.5

Games

Browns 2, White Sox 1

Indians 9, Tigers 0

Yankees 12, Senators 3

Senators 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	15	.643	--
Pirates	23	18	.561	3.5
Cardinals	23	18	.561	3.5
Dodgers	22	19	.537	4.5
Cubs	19	18	.514	5.5
Reds	19	19	.500	6.0
Braves	15	21	.417	9.0
Blue Jays	11	31	.262	16.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 3

Reds 4, Pirates 0

Pirates 9, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	5
1	Nick Etten	5
3	Frankie Crosetti	4
3	Joe Medwick	4
3	Steve Mesner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	Dutch Meyer	1
1	Goody Rosen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Binks	4
1	Frankie Crosetti	4
1	Nick Etten	4
4	Babe Dahlgren	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Cihocki	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1
1	Skeeter Webb	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Embree	1.00
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.60
3	Bill Voiselle	0.50
4	Joe Haynes	0.45
5	Marino Pieretti	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Embree	9
2	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Joe Haynes	5
4	Marino Pieretti	4
4	Nick Strincevich	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.378
2	Whitey Kurowski	.378
3	Mel Ott	.377
4	Luis Olmo	.348
5	Tony Cuccinello	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	39
2	Whitey Kurowski	35
3	Bob Elliott	34
3	Luis Olmo	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Johnny Barrett	8
2	George Myatt	8
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	0.56
3	Roger Wolff	1.08
4	Tex Shirley	1.23
5	Steve Gromek	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	8
1	Bill Voiselle	8
3	Hank Borowy	7
3	Dave Ferriss	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	59
1	Hal Newhouser	59
3	Bill Voiselle	47
4	Nels Potter	44
5	Red Embree	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
2	Jim Turner	4
4	Red Barrett	2
4	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goody Rosen	.388
2	Fred Vaughn	.386
3	Bob Johnson	.379
4	Ben Steiner	.373
5	Eddie Lake	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	4
1	Bill Salkeld	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	17
1	Jim Russell	17
1	Ray Sanders	17
4	Augie Galan	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	4
1	Gee Walker	4
3	Johnny Barrett	3
3	Don Gutteridge	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.47
2	Van Mungo	0.57
3	Dave Ferriss	0.64
4	Joe Berry	0.69
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Bill Bevens	3
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Hal Gregg	23
3	Bill Bevens	17
4	Red Embree	16
4	Joe Haynes	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Clem Hausmann	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.416
2	Nap Reyes	.381
3	Mel Ott	.373
4	Tommy Holmes	.368
5	Luis Olmo	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	9
2	Buster Adams	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
4	Whitey Kurowski	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	30
2	Vince DiMaggio	26
2	Whitey Kurowski	26
4	Jim Russell	25
5	Bob Elliott	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Gee Walker	5
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	Bill Hart	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.59
2	Dave Ferriss	0.65
3	Roger Wolff	0.71
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.07
5	Dutch Leonard	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Red Barrett	5
2	Russ Christopher	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Hal Gregg	35
3	Red Embree	33
4	Nels Potter	30
4	Preacher Roe	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Xavier Rescigno	3
1	Jim Turner	3
4	Jack Creel	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.334
2	Joe Medwick	.333
3	Phil Cavarretta	.332
4	Johnny Hopp	.332
5	Mel Ott	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	31
2	Vern Stephens	23
3	Nick Etten	22
3	Ernie Lombardi	22
3	Frank McCormick	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	125
2	Bill Nicholson	118
3	Babe Dahlgren	111
4	Bob Johnson	109
5	Nick Etten	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
3	Johnny Barrett	33
4	George Myatt	30
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.11
2	Nels Potter	2.21
3	Allie Reynolds	2.31
4	Dizzy Trout	2.39
5	Ed Heusser	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Dizzy Trout	24
2	Bill Voiselle	24
4	Russ Christopher	21
4	Mort Cooper	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	202
2	Bill Voiselle	159
3	Steve Gromek	133
4	Dizzy Trout	129
5	2 tied	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	10
3	Frank Barrett	9
4	Joe Berry	8
4	3 others tied	8