On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 47 36 .566 --
Senators 44 39 .530 3.0
Yankees 43 40 .518 4.0
White Sox 44 41 .518 4.0
Red Sox 44 41 .518 4.0
Browns 41 40 .506 5.0
Indians 40 43 .482 7.0
Athletics 30 53 .361 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 54 33 .621 --
Cardinals 51 38 .573 4.0
Dodgers 50 40 .556 5.5
Pirates 48 43 .527 8.0
Giants 47 45 .511 9.5
Reds 40 43 .482 12.0
Braves 42 47 .472 13.0
Blue Jays 25 68 .269 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Augie Bergamo 4
2 Johnny Barrett 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Bud Metheny 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bud Metheny 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 3
1 Bud Metheny 3
3 Buster Adams 2
3 Johnny Barrett 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.83
2 Ken Burkhart 0.40
2 Hank Wyse 0.40
4 Ed Heusser 0.17
5 Jesse Flores 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Hank Wyse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 5
2 Ken Burkhart 4
2 Hank Wyse 4
4 Ed Heusser 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Gettel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Holmes .368
2 Goody Rosen .362
3 Phil Cavarretta .357
4 Luis Olmo .341
5 Stan Hack .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 16
2 Ernie Lombardi 15
2 Chuck Workman 15
4 Vince DiMaggio 14
4 Vern Stephens 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 83
2 Luis Olmo 79
3 Tommy Holmes 76
4 Buster Adams 73
5 Phil Cavarretta 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 20
2 George Myatt 17
2 Red Schoendienst 17
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 15
5 Johnny Barrett 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.87
2 Hal Newhouser 1.75
3 Dave Ferriss 1.90
4 Dutch Leonard 2.04
5 Nels Potter 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 17
2 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Hank Wyse 14
4 Red Barrett 12
4 Hal Gregg 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 124
2 Hal Gregg 95
3 Nels Potter 85
3 Preacher Roe 85
5 Thornton Lee 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Jim Turner 7
3 Xavier Rescigno 5
4 Earl Caldwell 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .431
2 Luis Olmo .418
3 Bobby Estalella .412
4 Woody Williams .392
5 Eddie Lake .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 4
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Danny Gardella 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Bill Salkeld 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 18
2 Frank McCormick 16
2 Luis Olmo 16
4 Danny Gardella 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Johnny Barrett 3
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Lennie Merullo 3
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 0.41
2 Bobo Newsom 0.50
3 Hy Vandenberg 0.64
4 Bucky Walters 0.82
5 Nels Potter 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
1 Hank Wyse 4
3 Dave Ferriss 3
3 Ken Gables 3
3 Ray Prim 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 24
2 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Allie Reynolds 18
4 Ken Gables 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Cy Buker 2
2 Andy Karl 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .409
2 Wally Moses .380
3 Felix Mackiewicz .361
4 Luis Olmo .358
5 Emil Verban .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 9
2 Chuck Workman 7
3 Danny Gardella 6
3 Jeff Heath 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 36
2 Phil Cavarretta 32
3 Buster Adams 30
3 Tommy Holmes 30
5 Andy Pafko 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 10
2 George Myatt 7
3 Lennie Merullo 6
4 Johnny Barrett 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 1.10
2 Bucky Walters 1.29
3 Dave Ferriss 1.41
4 Ray Prim 1.45
5 Al Benton 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Ferriss 7
1 Hank Wyse 7
3 Red Barrett 5
3 Sig Jakucki 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 34
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Nels Potter 27
4 Thornton Lee 26
5 Allie Reynolds 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 5
2 Cy Buker 3
2 Andy Karl 3
2 Allie Reynolds 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .355
2 Tommy Holmes .342
3 Goody Rosen .335
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .331
5 Jim Russell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 24
2 Tommy Holmes 23
2 Chuck Workman 23
4 Buster Adams 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Olmo 122
2 Bob Elliott 115
3 Dixie Walker 114
4 Tommy Holmes 111
5 Frank McCormick 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 43
2 George Case 41
3 Johnny Barrett 34
4 George Myatt 32
5 Luis Olmo 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ferriss 1.90
2 Hal Newhouser 2.06
3 Jack Kramer 2.19
4 Nels Potter 2.20
5 Thornton Lee 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Russ Christopher 21
2 Rip Sewell 21
2 Dizzy Trout 21
2 Hank Wyse 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 224
2 Bill Voiselle 138
3 Nels Potter 130
4 Preacher Roe 128
5 Hal Gregg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Jim Turner 11
3 Frank Barrett 8
4 Joe Berry 5
4 3 others tied 5