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

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

Indians 5, Browns 2

Red Sox 4, Senators 4

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

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

Dodgers 9, Braves 8

Giants 7, Blue Jays 5

Pirates 5, Cardinals 2

Cubs 8, Reds 1

Cubs 3, Reds 0

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