On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 18 .600 --
Yankees 27 20 .574 1.0
Red Sox 25 23 .521 3.5
White Sox 24 24 .500 4.5
Browns 23 24 .489 5.0
Senators 21 24 .467 6.0
Indians 21 25 .457 6.5
Athletics 18 28 .391 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 20 .592 --
Pirates 30 21 .588 0.0
Giants 29 21 .580 0.5
Cubs 25 22 .532 3.0
Cardinals 26 23 .531 3.0
Braves 24 24 .500 4.5
Reds 22 26 .458 6.5
Blue Jays 13 41 .241 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 5
1 Johnny Lazor 5
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 George Myatt 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Glenn Crawford 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
1 Hillis Layne 4
1 Red Treadway 4
4 Bob Johnson 3
4 Andy Pafko 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Binks 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 Howie Schultz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 1.09
2 Hy Vandenberg 1.00
3 Claude Passeau 0.55
4 Lefty West 0.50
5 Allie Reynolds 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Slim Emmerich 1
1 Dave Ferriss 1
1 Clyde King 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 12
2 Claude Passeau 6
3 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Dave Ferriss 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .389
2 Goody Rosen .361
3 Whitey Kurowski .359
4 Mel Ott .353
5 Phil Cavarretta .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 13
2 Vince DiMaggio 10
2 Vern Stephens 10
4 Buster Adams 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 43
2 Tommy Holmes 42
3 Luis Olmo 41
4 Ernie Lombardi 40
5 Vince DiMaggio 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 9
3 Johnny Barrett 8
3 George Myatt 8
3 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.47
2 Roger Wolff 1.18
3 Dave Ferriss 1.33
4 Tex Shirley 1.64
5 Dutch Leonard 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 10
2 Dave Ferriss 9
3 Hank Borowy 8
3 Hal Gregg 8
3 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 71
2 Hal Gregg 68
3 Preacher Roe 56
4 Bill Voiselle 54
5 Nels Potter 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 7
2 Xavier Rescigno 5
2 Jim Turner 5
4 Vic Lombardi 3
5 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .429
2 Goody Rosen .404
3 Nick Etten .375
4 George Case .366
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 Luis Olmo 3
1 Chuck Workman 3
5 19 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 16
1 Jimmy Wasdell 16
3 Babe Dahlgren 15
4 Tommy Holmes 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Don Gutteridge 4
2 George Metkovich 4
2 Luis Olmo 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Christopher 0.42
2 Frank Barrett 0.54
3 Jack Kramer 0.62
4 Bob Logan 0.69
5 Ed Klieman 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Max Butcher 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Gregg 22
2 Jack Kramer 18
2 Thornton Lee 18
2 Preacher Roe 18
5 Hal Newhouser 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Judd 2
1 Xavier Rescigno 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goody Rosen .369
2 Whitey Kurowski .360
3 Phil Cavarretta .353
4 Nick Etten .348
5 Bob Elliott .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
3 Buster Adams 5
3 Tommy Holmes 5
3 Luis Olmo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 28
2 Luis Olmo 27
3 Babe Dahlgren 26
3 Jim Russell 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Don Gutteridge 6
2 George Metkovich 6
2 Luis Olmo 6
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Wolff 0.99
2 Al Hollingsworth 1.32
3 Frank Barrett 1.35
4 Hal Newhouser 1.40
5 Dave Ferriss 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 6
1 Dave Ferriss 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Russ Christopher 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
2 Hal Gregg 38
3 Preacher Roe 36
4 Jack Kramer 31
5 Thornton Lee 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 4
2 Jack Creel 2
2 Andy Hansen 2
2 Clem Hausmann 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Russell .337
2 Phil Cavarretta .336
3 Joe Medwick .335
4 Tommy Holmes .333
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 31
2 Vern Stephens 25
3 Nick Etten 22
3 Ernie Lombardi 22
3 Frank McCormick 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 128
2 Bill Nicholson 122
3 Babe Dahlgren 118
4 Bob Johnson 113
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
2 George Case 51
3 Johnny Barrett 32
4 George Myatt 28
5 Buddy Kerr 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 2.08
2 Nels Potter 2.14
3 Allie Reynolds 2.28
4 Hal Newhouser 2.29
5 Claude Passeau 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 28
2 Dizzy Trout 25
3 Russ Christopher 23
3 Mort Cooper 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 210
2 Bill Voiselle 159
3 Steve Gromek 136
4 Dizzy Trout 131
5 Johnny Niggeling 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Frank Barrett 9
2 Gordon Maltzberger 9
2 Jim Turner 9
5 4 tied 7