On This Day

Monday, June 11, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 18 .600 --
Tigers 25 17 .595 0.5
Browns 22 21 .512 4.0
Red Sox 23 22 .511 4.0
Indians 20 22 .476 5.5
White Sox 21 24 .467 6.0
Senators 20 23 .465 6.0
Athletics 16 27 .372 10.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 18 .609 --
Dodgers 25 20 .556 2.5
Pirates 26 21 .553 2.5
Cardinals 26 21 .553 2.5
Cubs 23 19 .548 3.0
Braves 22 21 .512 4.5
Reds 21 24 .467 6.5
Blue Jays 11 38 .224 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 3
2 Eddie Miller 2
2 Red Schoendienst 2
2 Emil Verban 2
5 5 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Schoendienst 2
2 Buster Adams 1
2 Augie Bergamo 1
2 Debs Garms 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Barrett 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Barrett 3
2 Howie Fox 2
3 Al Libke 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .386
2 Mel Ott .371
3 Goody Rosen .360
4 Whitey Kurowski .358
5 Luis Olmo .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 13
2 Buster Adams 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Mel Ott 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 40
2 Luis Olmo 39
3 Bob Elliott 37
3 Tommy Holmes 37
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Johnny Barrett 8
2 George Myatt 8
2 Luis Olmo 8
2 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.47
2 Dave Ferriss 1.00
3 Roger Wolff 1.19
4 Tex Shirley 1.33
5 Dutch Leonard 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 9
2 Hank Borowy 8
2 Dave Ferriss 8
2 Bill Voiselle 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 65
2 Hal Newhouser 64
3 Preacher Roe 56
4 Bill Voiselle 51
5 Nels Potter 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 7
2 Jim Turner 5
3 Xavier Rescigno 4
4 Vic Lombardi 3
5 7 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy Pafko .400
2 Lee Handley .396
3 Nick Etten .378
4 Bob Johnson .377
5 Tony Cuccinello .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 Bill Salkeld 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 16
2 Tommy Holmes 14
2 Bob Johnson 14
2 Frank McCormick 14
2 Goody Rosen 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 George Metkovich 5
2 Luis Olmo 5
4 Carden Gillenwater 4
4 Don Gutteridge 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.00
2 Hal Gregg 0.62
3 Russ Christopher 1.00
3 Roger Wolff 1.00
5 Bob Logan 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Jim Tobin 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 23
2 Hal Gregg 21
3 Steve Gromek 16
4 Tex Shirley 15
4 Bill Voiselle 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Hausmann 2
1 Jack Kramer 2
1 Jim Turner 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .385
2 Andy Pafko .376
3 Goody Rosen .375
4 Nap Reyes .372
5 Mel Ott .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 8
2 Buster Adams 6
3 Frank McCormick 5
3 Goody Rosen 5
3 Ray Sanders 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Russell 28
2 Luis Olmo 27
3 Babe Dahlgren 25
3 Whitey Kurowski 25
5 Tommy Holmes 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Don Gutteridge 6
2 George Metkovich 6
2 Luis Olmo 6
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.97
2 Dutch Leonard 1.18
3 Steve Gromek 1.21
4 Dave Ferriss 1.29
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
3 Steve Gromek 5
3 Orval Grove 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 42
2 Hal Gregg 41
3 Hal Newhouser 35
4 Bill Voiselle 28
5 Red Embree 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 4
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Jack Creel 2
2 Andy Hansen 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .334
2 Jim Russell .333
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .332
4 Tommy Holmes .332
5 Phil Cavarretta .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 123
2 Bill Nicholson 122
3 Babe Dahlgren 115
4 Bob Johnson 114
5 Frank McCormick 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
2 George Case 52
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 29
5 Buddy Kerr 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nels Potter 2.12
2 Mort Cooper 2.22
3 Allie Reynolds 2.36
4 Dizzy Trout 2.37
5 Hal Newhouser 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dizzy Trout 25
3 Bill Voiselle 23
4 Russ Christopher 22
4 Mort Cooper 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 206
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Steve Gromek 140
4 Dizzy Trout 133
5 Hal Gregg 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 16
2 Gordon Maltzberger 10
3 Frank Barrett 9
3 Jim Turner 9
5 2 tied 8