On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 0 1.000 --
Tigers 5 2 .714 1.0
Athletics 6 3 .667 1.0
Yankees 6 3 .667 1.0
Senators 5 4 .556 2.0
Browns 2 5 .286 4.0
Indians 1 6 .143 5.0
Red Sox 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 7 2 .778 --
Giants 8 3 .727 0.0
Reds 5 4 .556 2.0
Braves 5 4 .556 2.0
Dodgers 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 3 4 .429 3.0
Pirates 2 7 .222 5.0
Blue Jays 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Etten 4
1 Pete Fox 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Dick Culler 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Carden Gillenwater 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goody Rosen 3
2 Buster Adams 2
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Steve Filipowicz 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Buzas 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Dick Culler 1
1 George Hausmann 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Wyse 1.00
2 Ben Chapman 0.80
3 Rex Cecil 0.67
4 Blix Donnelly 0.40
5 Tiny Bonham 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Arnold Carter 1
1 Rex Cecil 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 Rex Cecil 6
3 Blix Donnelly 4
3 Hank Wyse 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Hutchings 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mayo .444
2 Mel Ott .429
3 Tommy Holmes .421
4 Irv Hall .381
5 Nick Etten .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Nieman 4
2 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Phil Weintraub 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 15
2 Butch Nieman 13
3 Nick Etten 12
4 Mel Ott 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Johnny Barrett 3
2 George Binks 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 George Myatt 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Borowy 0.00
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
1 Claude Passeau 0.00
1 Bob Chipman 0.00
1 Jim Turner 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bill Voiselle 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 15
2 Rex Cecil 14
2 Russ Christopher 14
4 Ben Chapman 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Red Barrett 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Johnny Gee 1
3 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .344
2 Stan Musial .341
3 Johnny Hopp .338
4 Joe Medwick .330
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Ron Northey 22
4 Nick Etten 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 112
3 Babe Dahlgren 108
4 Bob Johnson 107
5 Frank McCormick 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
2 George Case 51
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 29
5 Wally Moses 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.10
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Ed Heusser 2.19
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.25
5 Hal Newhouser 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
1 Dizzy Trout 28
3 Mort Cooper 22
3 Rip Sewell 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 190
2 Bill Voiselle 164
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