On This Day

Friday, May 4, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 3 .667 --
Yankees 8 4 .667 -0.5
Tigers 7 4 .636 0.0
Senators 7 7 .500 1.5
Athletics 6 7 .462 2.0
Browns 4 6 .400 2.5
Red Sox 5 8 .385 3.0
Indians 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 4 .692 --
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.0
Braves 7 5 .583 1.5
Cardinals 6 5 .545 2.0
Reds 5 6 .455 3.0
Dodgers 5 6 .455 3.0
Pirates 5 8 .385 4.0
Blue Jays 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 2
1 Frankie Hayes 2
1 Larry Rosenthal 2
1 Jose Zardon 2
5 10 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Binks 2
1 Harlond Clift 2
3 Frankie Hayes 1
3 George Myatt 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marino Pieretti 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .412
2 Butch Nieman .400
3 Mel Ott .381
4 Eddie Mayo .357
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Derry 4
1 Butch Nieman 4
3 Frankie Hayes 3
3 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 16
2 Russ Derry 14
2 Butch Nieman 14
4 Nick Etten 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Frank McCormick 5
2 George Myatt 5
4 Johnny Barrett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
2 Al Benton 0.33
3 Steve Gromek 0.50
4 Hank Borowy 0.67
4 Dizzy Trout 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 19
1 Bill Voiselle 19
3 Hal Gregg 18
4 Russ Christopher 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Red Barrett 2
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .338
2 Dixie Walker .335
3 Joe Medwick .334
4 Johnny Hopp .333
5 Phil Cavarretta .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 122
2 Bob Elliott 115
3 Babe Dahlgren 104
4 Bob Johnson 103
5 Johnny Lindell 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 54
2 George Case 52
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 31
5 Wally Moses 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.00
2 Tex Hughson 2.22
3 Hal Newhouser 2.25
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Mort Cooper 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 27
3 Mort Cooper 23
4 Rip Sewell 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 193
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Dizzy Trout 147
4 Bobo Newsom 133
5 Max Lanier 132

Saves

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