On This Day

Thursday, April 26, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 0 1.000 --
Athletics 5 2 .714 1.0
Yankees 5 2 .714 1.0
Tigers 4 2 .667 1.5
Senators 4 3 .571 2.0
Browns 2 5 .286 4.0
Indians 1 5 .167 4.5
Red Sox 0 7 .000 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 5 2 .714 1.0
Cardinals 3 2 .600 2.0
Braves 4 4 .500 2.5
Reds 3 4 .429 3.0
Dodgers 3 4 .429 3.0
Pirates 2 5 .286 4.0
Blue Jays 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Buzas 2
1 George Case 2
1 Monk Dubiel 2
1 Pete Gray 2
1 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Busch 2
1 Bud Metheny 2
1 Hank Ruszkowski 2
1 Vern Stephens 2
5 18 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Yank Terry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charley Schanz 0.86
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.55
3 Jesse Flores 0.25
4 Harry Feldman 0.22
5 Nels Potter 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1
1 Nels Potter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 6
1 Charley Schanz 6
3 Jesse Flores 3
4 Harry Feldman 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mayo .458
2 Tommy Holmes .441
3 Mel Ott .429
4 Frank McCormick .393
5 Phil Weintraub .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 Butch Nieman 3
1 Phil Weintraub 3
4 Russ Derry 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 14
2 Butch Nieman 11
3 Nick Etten 10
4 Phil Weintraub 9
5 Mel Ott 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Johnny Barrett 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 Claude Passeau 0.00
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 4 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 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 12
1 Bill Voiselle 12
3 Hal Gregg 11
4 Russ Christopher 10
5 3 tied 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 .346
2 Stan Musial .341
3 Johnny Hopp .337
4 Joe Medwick .330
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 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 122
2 Bob Elliott 113
3 Babe Dahlgren 107
4 Bob Johnson 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
2 George Case 51
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 2.25
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 Gordon Maltzberger 12
3 Joe Berry 11
3 George Caster 11
5 Joe Heving 9