On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 11 .656 --
Tigers 17 11 .607 2.0
White Sox 16 14 .533 4.0
Browns 15 14 .517 4.5
Indians 13 15 .464 6.0
Red Sox 14 18 .438 7.0
Senators 13 18 .419 7.5
Athletics 12 20 .375 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 10 .714 --
Pirates 18 14 .563 5.5
Dodgers 19 15 .559 5.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 6.5
Cardinals 18 16 .529 6.5
Reds 12 18 .400 10.5
Braves 12 18 .400 10.5
Blue Jays 10 25 .286 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
1 Dixie Walker 4
3 Eddie Basinski 3
3 Al Gionfriddo 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Salkeld 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Grimes 3
1 Ken O'Dea 3
1 Bill Salkeld 3
4 Herb Crompton 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Dutch Meyer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Flores 0.64
2 Atley Donald 0.62
3 Red Barrett 0.50
4 Preacher Roe 0.42
5 Allie Reynolds 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Barrett 1
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Flores 7
2 Atley Donald 5
2 Preacher Roe 5
4 Allie Reynolds 4
5 Red Barrett 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Hausmann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .402
2 Mel Ott .393
3 Whitey Kurowski .388
4 Nap Reyes .369
5 Luis Olmo .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 11
2 Vern Stephens 8
2 Phil Weintraub 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 33
2 Ernie Lombardi 32
2 Luis Olmo 32
4 Mel Ott 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Johnny Barrett 7
3 George Myatt 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.47
2 Dave Ferriss 0.50
3 Mort Cooper 1.10
4 Roger Wolff 1.25
5 Tex Shirley 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 8
2 Hank Borowy 6
2 Russ Christopher 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
2 Dave Ferriss 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 51
2 Hal Gregg 44
3 Preacher Roe 38
4 Bill Voiselle 36
5 Nels Potter 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
2 Jim Turner 3
4 Red Barrett 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Tresh .433
2 Whitey Kurowski .419
3 Nap Reyes .413
4 Tommy Holmes .404
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
2 Buster Adams 4
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
4 Ray Sanders 3
4 Phil Weintraub 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 20
2 Luis Olmo 18
3 Jim Russell 14
4 Ken O'Dea 13
4 Ray Sanders 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 3
1 Gee Walker 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 Dain Clay 2
3 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 0.33
2 Steve Gromek 0.47
3 Nels Potter 0.50
4 Johnny Humphries 0.59
5 Hal Newhouser 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 4
2 Ken Burkhart 3
2 Dave Ferriss 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Preacher Roe 18
3 Hal Gregg 14
3 Van Mungo 14
3 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Creel 2
1 Jim Turner 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Blix Donnelly 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Kurowski .423
2 Nap Reyes .416
3 Tommy Holmes .394
4 Luis Olmo .385
5 Mel Ott .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 8
2 Vern Stephens 7
3 Buster Adams 5
3 Vince DiMaggio 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 30
2 Whitey Kurowski 27
3 Vince DiMaggio 22
3 Jim Russell 22
3 Dixie Walker 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
3 Johnny Rucker 5
4 Johnny Barrett 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.46
2 Dave Ferriss 0.50
3 Dutch Leonard 0.67
4 Andy Karl 1.03
5 Allie Reynolds 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 6
2 Bill Voiselle 5
3 Red Barrett 4
3 Hank Borowy 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 39
2 Preacher Roe 34
3 Hal Gregg 33
4 Nels Potter 28
5 Allie Reynolds 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Jack Creel 2
3 Vic Lombardi 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .333
2 Phil Cavarretta .332
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331
4 Jim Russell .329
5 Mel Ott .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 33
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Vern Stephens 24
4 Frank McCormick 23
5 Nick Etten 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 121
2 Bob Elliott 118
3 Babe Dahlgren 109
4 Bob Johnson 107
5 Vern Stephens 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 55
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 28
5 Roy Hughes 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.73
2 Allie Reynolds 2.09
3 Mort Cooper 2.14
4 Dizzy Trout 2.23
5 Hal Newhouser 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dizzy Trout 26
3 Bill Voiselle 25
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rip Sewell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 204
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Dizzy Trout 137
4 Steve Gromek 126
5 Johnny Niggeling 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 16
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
3 Joe Berry 9
3 George Caster 9
5 3 tied 8