On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Yankees 13 7 .650 0.0
Tigers 11 7 .611 1.0
Browns 9 9 .500 3.0
Senators 10 12 .455 4.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 4.5
Red Sox 8 12 .400 5.0
Indians 6 13 .316 6.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 5 .800 --
Dodgers 16 7 .696 3.0
Cardinals 11 12 .478 8.0
Cubs 10 12 .455 8.5
Braves 10 12 .455 8.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 9.0
Reds 9 12 .429 9.0
Blue Jays 6 19 .240 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Culler 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 George Hausmann 3
1 Mel Ott 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Butch Nieman 1
1 Ray Sanders 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Nieman 3
1 Ken O'Dea 3
3 Pete Coscarart 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Bill Hart 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Gus Mancuso 1
1 Jim Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nick Strincevich 0.62
2 Boom-Boom Beck 0.38
3 Whit Wyatt 0.22
4 Andy Hansen 0.20
5 Claude Passeau 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Nick Strincevich 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Burkhart 5
1 Nick Strincevich 5
3 Boom-Boom Beck 3
4 Andy Hansen 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Fischer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .412
2 Tommy Holmes .409
3 Whitey Kurowski .369
4 Phil Weintraub .360
5 Luis Olmo .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
1 Phil Weintraub 7
3 Ernie Lombardi 6
3 Vern Stephens 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 24
2 Phil Weintraub 23
3 Mel Ott 22
4 Butch Nieman 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 George Myatt 6
3 Bill Hart 5
3 Frank McCormick 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.20
2 Dave Ferriss 0.67
3 Hank Borowy 0.80
4 Tex Shirley 1.11
5 Red Embree 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 7
2 Al Benton 5
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Russ Christopher 5
2 Hal Gregg 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 35
2 Bill Voiselle 32
3 Hal Newhouser 29
4 Nels Potter 27
5 Russ Christopher 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Red Barrett 2
3 Johnny Johnson 2
5 16 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .459
2 Whitey Kurowski .457
2 Dixie Walker .457
4 Mel Ott .442
5 Phil Weintraub .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
1 Phil Weintraub 4
4 Buster Adams 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hart 14
1 Phil Weintraub 14
3 Luis Olmo 13
4 Vince DiMaggio 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Bill Hart 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 Mike Guerra 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
3 Boom-Boom Beck 0.69
4 Red Embree 0.95
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 4
2 Hal Gregg 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
2 Van Mungo 3
5 14 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 17
2 Van Mungo 15
3 Dave Ferriss 14
4 Nels Potter 13
4 Bill Voiselle 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 George Caster 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .345
2 Dixie Walker .341
3 Johnny Hopp .331
4 Phil Cavarretta .330
5 Mel Ott .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 33
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Vern Stephens 23
4 Frank McCormick 22
5 Nick Etten 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 119
2 Bob Elliott 112
3 Babe Dahlgren 106
3 Frank McCormick 106
5 Bob Johnson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 31
4 George Myatt 29
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.86
2 Dizzy Trout 2.12
3 Mort Cooper 2.20
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Hal Newhouser 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 28
2 Hal Newhouser 27
3 Bill Voiselle 25
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rip Sewell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 191
2 Bill Voiselle 163
3 Dizzy Trout 147
4 Max Lanier 131
5 Bobo Newsom 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 18
2 Joe Berry 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 George Caster 10
5 Joe Heving 9