On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 4 .714 --
Tigers 10 5 .667 0.5
Yankees 10 6 .625 1.0
Senators 9 10 .474 3.5
Browns 7 8 .467 3.5
Athletics 7 10 .412 4.5
Red Sox 6 11 .353 5.5
Indians 5 10 .333 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 4 .765 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 2.5
Cardinals 8 7 .533 4.0
Cubs 8 7 .533 4.0
Pirates 7 9 .438 5.5
Braves 7 9 .438 5.5
Reds 6 8 .429 5.5
Blue Jays 4 13 .235 9.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Mike Guerra 2
2 Don Gutteridge 2
2 Babe Martin 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Martin 2
1 George McQuinn 2
1 Vern Stephens 2
4 Don Gutteridge 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kramer 0.14
2 Marino Pieretti 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marino Pieretti 2
2 Jack Kramer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .396
2 Mel Ott .390
3 Tommy Holmes .389
4 Butch Nieman .370
5 Vance Dinges .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
1 Mel Ott 5
3 Russ Derry 4
3 Butch Nieman 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 21
2 Butch Nieman 16
2 Mel Ott 16
4 Russ Derry 15
4 Phil Weintraub 15

Stolen Bases

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
2 Dizzy Trout 23
2 Bill Voiselle 23
5 Russ Christopher 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Red Barrett 2
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
4 Ken Burkhart 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Johnny Hopp .342
3 Dixie Walker .339
4 Phil Cavarretta .324
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Ron Northey 21
3 Vern Stephens 21
5 Nick Etten 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 123
2 Bob Elliott 115
3 Babe Dahlgren 105
3 Bob Johnson 105
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 54
3 Johnny Barrett 33
4 George Myatt 32
5 Wally Moses 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.91
2 Dizzy Trout 1.97
3 Mort Cooper 2.15
4 Ed Heusser 2.24
5 Hal Newhouser 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 30
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 155
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