Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, June 19, 1945

On This Day

Tuesday, June 19, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	30	21	.588	--
Yankees	28	23	.549	2.0
Red Sox	28	24	.538	2.5
White Sox	28	26	.519	3.5
Browns	24	25	.490	5.0
Senators	24	26	.480	5.5
Indians	21	27	.438	7.5
Athletics	20	31	.392	10.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

Tigers 4, Indians 3

White Sox 5, Browns 4

Senators 6, Athletics 0

Senators 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	31	22	.585	--
Pirates	30	24	.556	1.5
Cardinals	29	24	.547	2.0
Giants	30	25	.545	2.0
Cubs	26	22	.542	2.5
Braves	27	25	.519	3.5
Reds	23	27	.460	6.5
Blue Jays	15	42	.263	18.0

Games

Braves 9, Giants 2

Reds 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Binks	3
1	George Case	3
1	Mark Christman	3
1	Joe Mack	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Culler	1
1	George Hausmann	1
1	Johnny Rucker	1
1	Jim Tobin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tobin	3
2	Al Evans	2
2	Phil Masi	2
2	Jim McDonnell	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Binks	1
1	Jim Bucher	1
1	Johnny Dickshot	1
1	Marty Marion	1
1	Eddie Mayo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nels Potter	0.83
2	Roger Wolff	0.50
3	Joe Bowman	0.45
4	Red Barrett	0.33
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Zeb Eaton	1
1	Clem Hausmann	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Bowman	5
1	Nels Potter	5
3	Red Barrett	2
3	Earl Caldwell	2
3	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Stubby Overmire	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.381
2	Goody Rosen	.355
3	Whitey Kurowski	.352
4	Phil Cavarretta	.351
5	Mel Ott	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	13
2	Vince DiMaggio	11
3	Vern Stephens	10
4	Buster Adams	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	47
2	Tommy Holmes	44
3	Whitey Kurowski	42
3	Luis Olmo	42
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	George Myatt	9
3	Luis Olmo	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Roger Wolff	1.06
3	Dave Ferriss	1.33
4	Tex Shirley	1.64
5	Dutch Leonard	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	11
2	Dave Ferriss	9
2	Hal Gregg	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
5	5 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	78
2	Hal Gregg	71
3	Preacher Roe	58
4	Bill Voiselle	56
5	Nels Potter	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
2	Xavier Rescigno	5
2	Jim Turner	5
4	Vic Lombardi	3
5	11 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.392
2	Phil Cavarretta	.390
3	Eddie Basinski	.388
4	Tommy Holmes	.386
5	Doc Cramer	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Jimmy Wasdell	3
1	Chuck Workman	3
4	Pete Coscarart	2
4	18 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goody Rosen	15
1	Jimmy Wasdell	15
3	Tommy Holmes	14
4	Bob Elliott	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Olmo	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	George Binks	3
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Logan	0.69
2	Harry Feldman	0.82
3	Russ Christopher	0.83
4	Blix Donnelly	0.92
5	Roger Wolff	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Gregg	4
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	22
2	Thornton Lee	19
2	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Preacher Roe	18
5	Johnny Niggeling	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	Harry Brecheen	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.361
1	Goody Rosen	.361
3	Phil Cavarretta	.351
4	Eddie Basinski	.348
5	Tony Cuccinello	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	7
1	Ernie Lombardi	7
3	Tommy Holmes	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Jimmy Wasdell	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	30
2	Jimmy Wasdell	27
3	Babe Dahlgren	26
3	Tommy Holmes	26
5	Jim Russell	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	8
2	Luis Olmo	7
3	Don Gutteridge	6
3	George Metkovich	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde King	0.72
2	Roger Wolff	0.79
3	Russ Christopher	1.29
4	Joe Berry	1.32
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Red Barrett	5
3	Dave Ferriss	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Preacher Roe	38
3	Hal Gregg	36
4	Jack Kramer	33
5	Thornton Lee	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	4
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Earl Caldwell	2
2	Andy Hansen	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.341
2	Phil Cavarretta	.338
3	Tommy Holmes	.334
4	Joe Medwick	.333
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	28
2	Vern Stephens	25
3	Nick Etten	22
3	Ernie Lombardi	22
5	Frank McCormick	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	130
2	Babe Dahlgren	117
3	Bill Nicholson	115
4	Bob Johnson	110
5	Nick Etten	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
2	George Case	47
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nels Potter	2.19
2	Mort Cooper	2.21
3	Allie Reynolds	2.25
4	Hal Newhouser	2.26
5	Dizzy Trout	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dizzy Trout	25
3	Russ Christopher	23
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	212
2	Bill Voiselle	157
3	Steve Gromek	134
4	Dizzy Trout	130
5	Johnny Niggeling	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Frank Barrett	10
3	Jim Turner	9
4	Gordon Maltzberger	8
5	3 tied	7