On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 48 36 .571 --
Senators 45 39 .536 3.0
Yankees 44 40 .524 4.0
White Sox 44 42 .512 5.0
Red Sox 44 42 .512 5.0
Browns 41 41 .500 6.0
Indians 41 43 .488 7.0
Athletics 30 54 .357 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 55 33 .625 --
Cardinals 52 38 .578 4.0
Dodgers 51 40 .560 5.5
Pirates 48 44 .522 9.0
Giants 47 46 .505 10.5
Reds 40 44 .476 13.0
Braves 42 48 .467 14.0
Blue Jays 26 68 .277 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Binks 3
1 Stan Hack 3
3 George Case 2
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Eddie Mayo 1
1 Eddie Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Adams 2
1 Vince DiMaggio 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
4 George Binks 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Johnny Lazor 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Christopher 1.71
2 Oscar Judd 1.60
3 Claude Passeau 1.20
4 Preacher Roe 1.00
5 Blix Donnelly 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bevens 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Christopher 12
2 Oscar Judd 8
2 Bill Voiselle 8
4 Hal Newhouser 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Clyde King 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .370
2 Goody Rosen .360
3 Phil Cavarretta .358
4 Stan Hack .340
5 Luis Olmo .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 16
2 Vince DiMaggio 15
2 Ernie Lombardi 15
2 Chuck Workman 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 85
2 Luis Olmo 79
3 Tommy Holmes 77
4 Buster Adams 75
5 Phil Cavarretta 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 20
2 George Myatt 18
3 Red Schoendienst 17
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16
5 Johnny Barrett 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.87
2 Hal Newhouser 1.66
3 Dave Ferriss 1.96
4 Dutch Leonard 2.04
5 Roger Wolff 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 17
2 Hal Newhouser 16
3 Hank Wyse 14
4 Red Barrett 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 131
2 Hal Gregg 95
3 Preacher Roe 89
4 Nels Potter 88
5 Bill Voiselle 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Jim Turner 7
3 Xavier Rescigno 5
4 Earl Caldwell 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .421
2 Eddie Lake .413
3 Bobby Estalella .412
4 Jeff Heath .408
5 George Binks .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Danny Gardella 3
2 Bill Salkeld 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 20
2 Frank McCormick 16
3 Buster Adams 15
4 Luis Olmo 13
4 Pat Seerey 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 Johnny Barrett 3
3 Mike Kreevich 3
3 George Myatt 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Dockins 0.00
2 Joe Berry 0.41
3 Hy Vandenberg 0.64
4 Oscar Judd 0.66
5 Bobo Newsom 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 3
1 Ken Gables 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Christopher 20
1 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Steve Gromek 16
4 Bill Voiselle 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Cy Buker 2
2 Andy Karl 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .417
2 Wally Moses .387
3 Felix Mackiewicz .360
4 Phil Cavarretta .359
5 Goody Rosen .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 9
2 Chuck Workman 7
3 Danny Gardella 6
3 Jeff Heath 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 38
2 Buster Adams 32
2 Phil Cavarretta 32
4 Tommy Holmes 31
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 10
2 George Myatt 8
3 Lennie Merullo 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 1.10
2 Bucky Walters 1.39
3 Ray Prim 1.45
4 Al Benton 1.51
5 Dave Ferriss 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
1 Hank Wyse 7
3 Red Barrett 5
3 Sig Jakucki 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Nels Potter 30
4 Thornton Lee 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 5
2 Cy Buker 3
2 Andy Karl 3
2 Allie Reynolds 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .353
2 Tommy Holmes .339
3 Goody Rosen .337
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331
5 Stan Hack .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 24
2 Buster Adams 23
2 Chuck Workman 23
4 Tommy Holmes 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 122
2 Dixie Walker 116
3 Bob Elliott 113
4 Tommy Holmes 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 43
2 George Case 41
3 Johnny Barrett 34
4 George Myatt 33
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 1.96
2 Hal Newhouser 2.02
3 Jack Kramer 2.20
4 Nels Potter 2.24
5 Thornton Lee 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 30
2 Russ Christopher 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
2 Rip Sewell 21
2 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 229
2 Bill Voiselle 146
3 Nels Potter 133
4 Preacher Roe 132
5 2 tied 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 8
4 Joe Berry 5
4 3 others tied 5