On This Day
Tuesday, August 28, 1945
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tigers | 69 | 51 | .575 | -- |
Senators | 68 | 53 | .562 | 1.5 |
Browns | 64 | 56 | .533 | 5.0 |
Yankees | 61 | 55 | .526 | 6.0 |
Indians | 62 | 57 | .521 | 6.5 |
White Sox | 60 | 61 | .496 | 9.5 |
Red Sox | 57 | 64 | .471 | 12.5 |
Athletics | 36 | 80 | .310 | 31.0 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cubs | 75 | 44 | .630 | -- |
Cardinals | 73 | 48 | .603 | 3.0 |
Dodgers | 68 | 53 | .562 | 8.0 |
Giants | 67 | 57 | .540 | 10.5 |
Pirates | 65 | 61 | .516 | 13.5 |
Braves | 56 | 67 | .455 | 21.0 |
Reds | 48 | 72 | .400 | 27.5 |
Blue Jays | 36 | 86 | .295 | 40.5 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Guy Curtright | 3 |
1 | Bob Johnson | 3 |
1 | Bob Maier | 3 |
1 | Bitsy Mott | 3 |
1 | 2 others tied | 3 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Roy Cullenbine | 1 |
1 | Rick Ferrell | 1 |
1 | Les Fleming | 1 |
1 | Hank Greenberg | 1 |
1 | 8 others tied | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Roy Cullenbine | 3 |
1 | Les Fleming | 3 |
1 | Frankie Gustine | 3 |
1 | Joe Kuhel | 3 |
1 | Peanuts Lowrey | 3 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Brown | 1 |
1 | Al Libke | 1 |
1 | Bob Maier | 1 |
1 | George Myatt | 1 |
1 | 4 others tied | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 1.12 |
2 | Monk Dubiel | 0.64 |
3 | Art Herring | 0.50 |
4 | Bill Dietrich | 0.44 |
4 | Ed Heusser | 0.44 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Borowy | 1 |
1 | Monk Dubiel | 1 |
1 | Bob Feller | 1 |
1 | Ed Heusser | 1 |
1 | 3 others tied | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 9 |
2 | Monk Dubiel | 7 |
3 | Bob Feller | 6 |
4 | Fritz Ostermueller | 5 |
5 | 4 tied | 4 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Jim Turner | 1 |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Holmes | .365 |
2 | Phil Cavarretta | .365 |
3 | Goody Rosen | .341 |
4 | Stan Hack | .329 |
5 | Mel Ott | .327 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Holmes | 26 |
2 | Chuck Workman | 20 |
3 | Vern Stephens | 19 |
4 | Buster Adams | 18 |
4 | 2 others tied | 18 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Dixie Walker | 106 |
2 | Tommy Holmes | 101 |
3 | Luis Olmo | 100 |
4 | Buster Adams | 97 |
5 | Phil Cavarretta | 86 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | George Myatt | 24 |
2 | Red Schoendienst | 23 |
2 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 23 |
4 | George Case | 21 |
5 | Johnny Barrett | 20 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Al Benton | 1.63 |
2 | Hal Newhouser | 1.82 |
3 | Dutch Leonard | 1.99 |
4 | Nels Potter | 2.40 |
5 | Al Hollingsworth | 2.50 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 21 |
2 | Dave Ferriss | 20 |
3 | Red Barrett | 19 |
4 | Hank Wyse | 18 |
5 | Steve Gromek | 16 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 176 |
2 | Hal Gregg | 123 |
3 | Preacher Roe | 113 |
4 | Nels Potter | 109 |
5 | Bill Voiselle | 101 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Ace Adams | 15 |
2 | Jim Turner | 9 |
3 | Andy Karl | 8 |
4 | Xavier Rescigno | 5 |
5 | 7 tied | 4 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Dick Culler | .400 |
2 | Morrie Aderholt | .395 |
3 | Dutch Meyer | .394 |
4 | Whitey Wietelmann | .379 |
5 | Vince DiMaggio | .360 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Holmes | 8 |
2 | Roy Cullenbine | 5 |
3 | George Binks | 4 |
4 | Buster Adams | 3 |
4 | 6 others tied | 3 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | George Binks | 19 |
2 | Roy Cullenbine | 17 |
2 | Vern Stephens | 17 |
4 | Milt Byrnes | 16 |
4 | Joe Kuhel | 16 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Vince DiMaggio | 5 |
1 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 5 |
3 | Coaker Triplett | 4 |
4 | Mike Kreevich | 3 |
4 | 5 others tied | 3 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Ken Burkhart | 0.33 |
2 | Andy Karl | 0.59 |
3 | Dizzy Trout | 0.69 |
4 | Les Webber | 0.72 |
5 | 2 tied | 1.04 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Borowy | 3 |
1 | Ken Burkhart | 3 |
1 | Ken Gables | 3 |
1 | Mickey Haefner | 3 |
1 | 6 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 29 |
2 | Ralph Branca | 18 |
2 | Bob Feller | 18 |
4 | Bob Muncrief | 15 |
4 | Nels Potter | 15 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Andy Karl | 4 |
2 | Don Hendrickson | 2 |
2 | Jim Turner | 2 |
4 | Ace Adams | 1 |
4 | 7 others tied | 1 |
30 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Mike Schemer | .371 |
2 | Roy Schalk | .366 |
3 | Hank Greenberg | .358 |
4 | Tommy Holmes | .356 |
5 | Al Libke | .346 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Holmes | 10 |
2 | Mel Ott | 9 |
3 | Rudy York | 8 |
4 | Roy Cullenbine | 6 |
4 | 3 others tied | 6 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Roy Cullenbine | 33 |
2 | Vern Stephens | 30 |
3 | George Binks | 29 |
3 | Joe Kuhel | 29 |
5 | Hank Greenberg | 28 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 7 |
2 | Johnny Barrett | 6 |
2 | Vince DiMaggio | 6 |
2 | Oris Hockett | 6 |
2 | George Myatt | 6 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Preacher Roe | 0.90 |
2 | Les Webber | 1.03 |
3 | Ray Prim | 1.11 |
4 | Harry Brecheen | 1.46 |
5 | Al Hollingsworth | 1.64 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Red Barrett | 6 |
1 | Mickey Haefner | 6 |
1 | Al Hollingsworth | 6 |
4 | Hank Borowy | 5 |
4 | 2 others tied | 5 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 45 |
2 | Bobo Newsom | 39 |
3 | Ralph Branca | 29 |
4 | Joe Bowman | 26 |
4 | Johnny Hutchings | 26 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Don Hendrickson | 4 |
1 | Andy Karl | 4 |
3 | Ace Adams | 2 |
3 | Jim Turner | 2 |
5 | 21 tied | 1 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Phil Cavarretta | .366 |
2 | Tommy Holmes | .352 |
3 | Goody Rosen | .343 |
4 | Dixie Walker | .322 |
5 | Stan Hack | .317 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Tommy Holmes | 31 |
2 | Whitey Kurowski | 25 |
2 | Chuck Workman | 25 |
4 | Vern Stephens | 24 |
5 | Buster Adams | 21 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Dixie Walker | 121 |
2 | Tommy Holmes | 117 |
3 | Luis Olmo | 114 |
4 | Buster Adams | 112 |
5 | Phil Cavarretta | 111 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 38 |
2 | George Case | 32 |
2 | George Myatt | 32 |
4 | Johnny Barrett | 26 |
5 | Red Schoendienst | 23 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 1.79 |
2 | Nels Potter | 2.33 |
3 | Blix Donnelly | 2.45 |
4 | Thornton Lee | 2.49 |
5 | Ted Wilks | 2.49 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 29 |
2 | Hank Wyse | 24 |
3 | Red Barrett | 21 |
3 | Claude Passeau | 21 |
5 | 2 tied | 20 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Hal Newhouser | 233 |
2 | Hal Gregg | 141 |
3 | Bobo Newsom | 135 |
4 | Bill Voiselle | 133 |
5 | Nels Potter | 132 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Ace Adams | 15 |
2 | Jim Turner | 11 |
3 | Andy Karl | 8 |
4 | Frank Barrett | 7 |
5 | 2 tied | 5 |