On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 41 26 .612 --
Senators 36 30 .545 4.5
Yankees 37 31 .544 4.5
Red Sox 35 32 .522 6.0
White Sox 35 35 .500 7.5
Browns 32 33 .492 8.0
Indians 30 35 .462 10.0
Athletics 21 45 .318 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 29 .592 --
Cubs 37 28 .569 2.0
Cardinals 39 30 .565 2.0
Giants 38 34 .528 4.5
Pirates 36 33 .522 5.0
Braves 33 35 .485 7.5
Reds 31 34 .477 8.0
Blue Jays 21 54 .280 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Bob Garbark 3
1 Al Libke 3
1 Felix Mackiewicz 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Lockman 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
3 Buster Adams 2
3 Roy Cullenbine 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Kerr 1
1 Bob Maier 1
1 Phil Masi 1
1 Jackie Tobin 1
1 Rudy York 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.36
2 Bobo Newsom 0.33
3 Dutch Leonard 0.30
4 Hank Wyse 0.25
5 Tiny Bonham 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Jack Creel 1
1 Zeb Eaton 1
1 Sig Jakucki 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 5
2 Eddie Lopat 4
3 Harry Brecheen 3
3 Dutch Leonard 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .400
2 Phil Cavarretta .371
3 Goody Rosen .364
4 George Case .336
5 Whitey Kurowski .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 13
1 Vern Stephens 13
3 Buster Adams 12
3 Vince DiMaggio 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Holmes 62
1 Luis Olmo 62
3 Dixie Walker 58
4 Buster Adams 57
5 Vince DiMaggio 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 19
2 George Myatt 14
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
4 Dain Clay 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.68
2 Roger Wolff 1.64
3 Hal Newhouser 1.68
4 Dutch Leonard 1.93
4 Red Embree 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 13
2 Hal Newhouser 12
3 Russ Christopher 11
4 Hal Gregg 10
5 12 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 101
2 Hal Gregg 89
3 Preacher Roe 75
4 Nels Potter 69
5 Jack Kramer 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 8
2 Xavier Rescigno 5
2 Jim Turner 5
4 Vic Lombardi 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .458
2 Stan Hack .443
3 Vance Dinges .436
4 Phil Cavarretta .413
5 Eric Tipton .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 7
2 Tommy Holmes 5
3 Buster Adams 4
3 Chuck Workman 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 22
2 Harlond Clift 18
3 Tommy Holmes 17
4 Phil Cavarretta 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Bob Maier 5
1 Red Schoendienst 5
4 Dain Clay 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Buker 0.56
2 Bill Zuber 0.69
3 Marino Pieretti 1.42
4 Al Smith 1.50
4 Bucky Walters 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 4
1 Sig Jakucki 4
3 Red Barrett 3
3 Cy Buker 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 19
1 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Hal Gregg 18
4 Nels Potter 17
4 Preacher Roe 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Dick Barrett 1
2 Frank Barrett 1
2 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .425
2 Phil Cavarretta .411
3 Phil Masi .385
4 Goody Rosen .378
5 Buster Adams .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 7
1 Tommy Holmes 7
1 Chuck Workman 7
4 Buster Adams 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 33
2 Tommy Holmes 32
3 Luis Olmo 28
3 Andy Pafko 28
3 Dixie Walker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 8
2 Luis Olmo 7
3 George Case 6
3 Augie Galan 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.23
2 Jack Kramer 1.73
3 Red Barrett 1.76
4 Blix Donnelly 1.83
5 Allie Reynolds 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Claude Passeau 6
4 Joe Bowman 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
2 Jack Kramer 41
3 Preacher Roe 35
4 Hal Gregg 33
5 Thornton Lee 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
3 Frank Barrett 2
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .354
2 Tommy Holmes .351
3 Jim Russell .332
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .330
5 Goody Rosen .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 27
2 Vern Stephens 25
3 Buster Adams 23
4 Bob Johnson 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 124
2 Bob Johnson 115
3 Babe Dahlgren 113
3 Luis Olmo 113
5 Bill Nicholson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 50
2 George Case 48
3 George Myatt 33
4 Johnny Barrett 32
5 Dain Clay 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 2.12
2 Nels Potter 2.25
3 Jack Kramer 2.34
4 Allie Reynolds 2.39
5 Mort Cooper 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 26
3 Russ Christopher 22
4 Mort Cooper 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 215
2 Bill Voiselle 144
3 Dizzy Trout 137
4 Steve Gromek 135
5 Hal Gregg 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 14
2 Frank Barrett 9
2 Jim Turner 9
4 George Caster 7
4 Xavier Rescigno 7