On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 4 .692 --
Yankees 10 5 .667 0.0
Tigers 9 5 .643 0.5
Senators 9 9 .500 2.5
Athletics 7 9 .438 3.5
Browns 6 8 .429 3.5
Red Sox 6 10 .375 4.5
Indians 4 10 .286 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 4 .750 --
Dodgers 9 6 .600 2.5
Cardinals 8 6 .571 3.0
Cubs 8 6 .571 3.0
Braves 7 8 .467 4.5
Reds 6 7 .462 4.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 5.5
Blue Jays 3 13 .188 9.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Babe Martin 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Mickey Rocco 3
5 Johnny Dickshot 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felix Mackiewicz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felix Mackiewicz 2
1 Len Schulte 2
3 Lou Boudreau 1
3 Eddie Carnett 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nels Potter 1.75
2 Red Embree 0.67
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.18
4 Orval Grove 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Embree 1
1 Nels Potter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nels Potter 7
2 Red Embree 6
3 Alex Carrasquel 3
4 Orval Grove 2
4 Johnny Niggeling 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .409
2 Butch Nieman .400
3 Mel Ott .375
4 Vance Dinges .369
5 Tommy Holmes .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Russ Derry 4
2 Butch Nieman 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Phil Weintraub 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 20
2 Russ Derry 15
2 Butch Nieman 15
2 Mel Ott 15
5 Phil Weintraub 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 George Myatt 6
3 Frank McCormick 5
4 Johnny Barrett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.00
2 Al Benton 0.25
3 Ed Heusser 0.33
4 Mort Cooper 0.46
5 Hank Borowy 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 4
1 Hank Borowy 4
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Bill Voiselle 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
2 Bill Voiselle 23
4 Russ Christopher 22
5 Nels Potter 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Red Barrett 2
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Johnny Hopp .339
3 Dixie Walker .338
4 Phil Cavarretta .325
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Ron Northey 21
4 Nick Etten 20
4 Vern Stephens 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 114
3 Bob Johnson 105
4 Babe Dahlgren 103
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 32
5 Wally Moses 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.91
2 Dizzy Trout 2.00
3 Mort Cooper 2.15
4 Ed Heusser 2.24
5 Hal Newhouser 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 29
2 Hal Newhouser 28
3 Mort Cooper 24
4 Bill Voiselle 22
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 195
2 Bill Voiselle 161
3 Dizzy Trout 149
4 Max Lanier 136
5 Bobo Newsom 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 17
2 Joe Berry 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 George Caster 9
4 Joe Heving 9