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