On This Day

Tuesday, April 24, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 0 1.000 --
Yankees 5 1 .833 0.5
Tigers 4 2 .667 1.5
Athletics 4 2 .667 1.5
Senators 3 3 .500 2.5
Indians 1 4 .200 4.0
Browns 1 5 .167 4.5
Red Sox 0 6 .000 5.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Cubs 4 2 .667 1.0
Cardinals 3 2 .600 1.5
Reds 3 3 .500 2.0
Braves 4 4 .500 2.0
Dodgers 3 4 .429 2.5
Pirates 2 5 .286 3.5
Blue Jays 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Culler 4
2 Clyde Sukeforth 3
3 Eddie Basinski 2
3 Vance Dinges 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Vance Dinges 1
2 Butch Nieman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Nieman 5
2 Mel Ott 4
3 Hal Gregg 2
3 Tommy Holmes 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Hansen 0.71
2 Hal Gregg 0.31
3 Jim Tobin 0.18
4 Ken Raffensberger 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hansen 1
1 Jim Tobin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Hansen 5
2 Hal Gregg 4
3 Jim Tobin 2
4 Ken Raffensberger 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mayo .458
2 Tommy Holmes .441
3 Frank McCormick .417
3 Mel Ott .417
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Nieman 3
1 Phil Weintraub 3
3 Russ Derry 2
3 Frankie Hayes 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 13
2 Butch Nieman 11
3 Nick Etten 9
3 Phil Weintraub 9
5 7 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 3
1 George Case 3
3 George Binks 2
3 Bill Hart 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Borowy 0.00
1 Max Butcher 0.00
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.00
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 2
1 Russ Christopher 2
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 12
1 Bill Voiselle 12
3 Hal Gregg 11
4 Russ Christopher 10
5 Rip Sewell 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Red Barrett 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Johnny Gee 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .345
2 Stan Musial .341
3 Johnny Hopp .336
4 Joe Medwick .331
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Ron Northey 22
4 Nick Etten 21
5 Frank McCormick 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 122
2 Bob Elliott 113
3 Bob Johnson 108
4 Babe Dahlgren 107
5 Frank McCormick 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 54
2 George Case 50
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 26
5 Wally Moses 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.10
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Hal Newhouser 2.20
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.28
5 Ed Heusser 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 28
3 Bucky Walters 23
4 Mort Cooper 22
4 Rip Sewell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 195
2 Bill Voiselle 161
3 Dizzy Trout 145
4 Bobo Newsom 140
5 Ken Raffensberger 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Joe Berry 12
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
4 George Caster 11
5 Joe Heving 9