On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 60 .586 --
Senators 84 64 .568 2.5
Browns 76 68 .528 8.5
Yankees 74 68 .521 9.5
Indians 68 70 .493 13.5
White Sox 71 75 .486 14.5
Red Sox 67 79 .459 18.5
Athletics 51 92 .357 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 53 .629 --
Cardinals 87 56 .608 3.0
Dodgers 79 64 .552 11.0
Pirates 80 67 .544 12.0
Giants 76 68 .528 14.5
Braves 61 82 .427 29.0
Reds 59 84 .413 31.0
Blue Jays 44 102 .301 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 5
1 George Metkovich 5
3 Floyd Baker 4
3 Augie Bergamo 4
3 Eddie Lake 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Stevens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Leon Culberson 3
2 Ed Stevens 3
4 Augie Bergamo 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Herring 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Herring 0.75
2 Dick Barrett 0.33
2 Frank Papish 0.33
4 Blix Donnelly 0.30
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blix Donnelly 1
1 Art Herring 1
1 Frank Papish 1
1 Elmer Singleton 1
1 Pinky Woods 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Papish 4
1 Charlie Sproull 4
3 Dick Barrett 3
3 Blix Donnelly 3
3 Art Herring 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .360
2 Tommy Holmes .352
3 Goody Rosen .330
4 Stan Hack .323
5 Luis Olmo .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Vern Stephens 23
3 Buster Adams 22
3 Chuck Workman 22
5 Mel Ott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 119
2 Tommy Holmes 110
3 Buster Adams 106
3 Luis Olmo 106
5 Bob Elliott 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
2 George Case 30
2 George Myatt 30
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.85
2 Al Benton 2.02
3 Roger Wolff 2.18
4 Dutch Leonard 2.22
5 Nels Potter 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Red Barrett 21
2 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Hank Wyse 20
5 Roger Wolff 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 191
2 Preacher Roe 143
3 Hal Gregg 130
4 Bobo Newsom 125
5 Nels Potter 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Andy Karl 14
3 Jim Turner 10
4 Xavier Rescigno 9
5 Joe Berry 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Wasdell .485
2 Johnny Dickshot .422
3 Augie Galan .403
4 Luke Appling .386
5 Buddy Lewis .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 7
2 Rudy York 5
3 Nick Etten 4
3 Al Lakeman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 25
2 Roy Cullenbine 17
2 Nick Etten 17
2 Andy Pafko 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Johnny Dickshot 6
3 George Myatt 4
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.33
2 Paul Erickson 0.64
3 Al Gerheauser 0.69
4 Claude Passeau 0.73
5 Harry Brecheen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 5
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Howie Fox 3
2 Lou Knerr 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 27
2 Paul Derringer 19
3 Bob Feller 18
3 Bob Muncrief 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 4
2 Joe Berry 2
2 George Caster 2
2 Johnny Johnson 2
2 Xavier Rescigno 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Wasdell .422
2 Eddie Mayo .372
3 Hillis Layne .366
4 George Kell .364
5 Augie Galan .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 Roy Cullenbine 8
3 Rudy York 7
4 Hank Greenberg 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 32
2 Rudy York 28
3 Nick Etten 27
3 Hank Greenberg 27
3 Charlie Keller 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 13
2 George Case 9
3 Johnny Dickshot 8
3 George Myatt 8
5 Al Gionfriddo 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 1.02
2 Ray Prim 1.17
3 Nels Potter 1.23
4 Hank Borowy 1.48
5 Dizzy Trout 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Bob Muncrief 6
2 Roger Wolff 6
4 Hank Borowy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 39
1 Bob Feller 39
3 Bobo Newsom 38
3 Preacher Roe 38
5 Hal Newhouser 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 9
2 Xavier Rescigno 4
3 Jim Turner 3
4 Joe Berry 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .368
2 Tommy Holmes .353
3 Goody Rosen .332
4 Stan Hack .320
5 Augie Galan .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 31
2 Whitey Kurowski 25
2 Vern Stephens 25
2 Chuck Workman 25
5 Buster Adams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 122
2 Bob Elliott 120
3 Tommy Holmes 117
4 Buster Adams 113
5 Luis Olmo 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 35
3 George Myatt 31
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.90
2 Al Benton 2.02
3 Nels Potter 2.15
4 Claude Passeau 2.27
5 Roger Wolff 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Hank Wyse 24
3 Red Barrett 22
4 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Dizzy Trout 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 223
2 Preacher Roe 145
3 Bobo Newsom 138
4 Nels Potter 135
5 Hal Gregg 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Andy Karl 14
3 Jim Turner 11
4 Xavier Rescigno 9
5 Joe Berry 7