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

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

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