On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	13	.629	--
Tigers	19	12	.613	1.0
White Sox	17	16	.515	4.0
Browns	16	16	.500	4.5
Red Sox	16	19	.457	6.0
Indians	14	17	.452	6.0
Senators	15	19	.441	6.5
Athletics	14	21	.400	8.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Tigers 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Browns 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	11	.703	--
Dodgers	21	16	.568	5.0
Pirates	19	16	.543	6.0
Cardinals	20	17	.541	6.0
Cubs	18	16	.529	6.5
Reds	15	18	.455	9.0
Braves	13	20	.394	11.0
Blue Jays	10	28	.263	16.5

Games

Reds 8, Blue Jays 1

Dodgers 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	3
1	Eddie Joost	3
1	Goody Rosen	3
1	Bobby Wilkins	3
1	Rudy York	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	George Metkovich	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goody Rosen	4
2	Dain Clay	2
2	Don Gutteridge	2
2	Tommy Holmes	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Steiner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Les Mueller	0.75
2	Don Black	0.50
3	Jack Creel	0.46
4	Mickey Haefner	0.44
5	Eddie Lopat	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Jack Creel	1
1	Dave Ferriss	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Creel	6
1	Eddie Lopat	6
1	Nick Strincevich	6
4	Mickey Haefner	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	Jack Kramer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.395
2	Mel Ott	.385
3	Whitey Kurowski	.381
4	Luis Olmo	.366
5	Nap Reyes	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	12
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Vince DiMaggio	7
4	Mel Ott	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	34
1	Ernie Lombardi	34
3	Luis Olmo	33
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Dixie Walker	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Johnny Barrett	7
2	George Myatt	7
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.47
2	Dave Ferriss	0.57
3	Mort Cooper	1.10
4	Roger Wolff	1.25
5	Tex Shirley	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Russ Christopher	7
2	Dave Ferriss	7
4	Hank Borowy	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	54
2	Hal Gregg	46
3	Bill Voiselle	39
4	Preacher Roe	38
5	Nels Potter	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	6
2	Jim Turner	4
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
4	Red Barrett	2
4	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.407
2	Augie Galan	.393
3	Phil Cavarretta	.388
4	Ken O'Dea	.368
5	Mel Ott	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	18
2	Whitey Kurowski	17
2	Ray Sanders	17
4	Jim Russell	15
5	Augie Galan	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	3
1	Gee Walker	3
3	George Case	2
3	Pete Fox	2
3	14 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Ferriss	0.50
2	Joe Berry	0.67
3	Marino Pieretti	0.69
4	Jim Turner	0.73
5	Roger Wolff	0.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Preacher Roe	18
3	Nick Strincevich	15
4	Allie Reynolds	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Jack Creel	2
2	Clem Hausmann	2
4	Rube Fischer	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Kurowski	.425
2	Nap Reyes	.411
3	Luis Olmo	.392
4	Tommy Holmes	.380
5	Phil Cavarretta	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Lombardi	9
2	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Vern Stephens	6
4	Buster Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	31
2	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Vince DiMaggio	24
4	Bill Hart	22
4	Dixie Walker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Johnny Rucker	5
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	Luis Olmo	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.46
2	Dave Ferriss	0.67
3	Allie Reynolds	1.09
4	Dutch Leonard	1.24
5	Stubby Overmire	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	Rip Sewell	5
2	Bill Voiselle	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	35
2	Nels Potter	31
3	Hal Gregg	28
3	Preacher Roe	28
5	Allie Reynolds	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Jim Turner	3
3	Jack Creel	2
3	Clem Hausmann	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.338
2	Phil Cavarretta	.335
3	Jim Russell	.330
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.328
5	2 tied	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	32
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Mel Ott	23
4	Frank McCormick	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	122
2	Bob Elliott	118
3	Babe Dahlgren	111
4	Bob Johnson	109
5	Vern Stephens	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
3	Johnny Barrett	32
4	George Myatt	29
5	Roy Hughes	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.03
2	Mort Cooper	2.14
3	Dizzy Trout	2.26
4	Nels Potter	2.35
5	Hal Newhouser	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	201
2	Bill Voiselle	162
3	Steve Gromek	129
4	Dizzy Trout	128
5	Johnny Niggeling	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
3	Joe Berry	9
4	Frank Barrett	8
4	4 others tied	8