On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1945

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	84	59	.587	--
Senators	83	63	.568	2.5
Browns	75	67	.528	8.5
Yankees	73	67	.521	9.5
Indians	67	69	.493	13.5
White Sox	68	74	.479	15.5
Red Sox	66	76	.465	17.5
Athletics	50	91	.355	33.0

Games

Yankees 7, Browns 4

Athletics 6, Indians 2

Browns 8, Yankees 3

Tigers 7, Senators 4

Tigers 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	88	52	.629	--
Cardinals	85	55	.607	3.0
Dodgers	78	62	.557	10.0
Pirates	79	66	.545	11.5
Giants	75	67	.528	14.0
Braves	59	81	.421	29.0
Reds	58	82	.414	30.0
Blue Jays	43	100	.301	46.5

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 6

Giants 9, Pirates 5

Cardinals 3, Blue Jays 1

Reds 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Outlaw	5
2	Joe Hoover	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
2	Peanuts Lowrey	4
2	Ray Sanders	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	2
2	Milt Byrnes	1
2	Russ Derry	1
2	Al Hollingsworth	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Paul Richards	5
3	Al Hollingsworth	3
3	Johnny Rucker	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	0.83
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.64
3	Hal Newhouser	0.50
4	Jack Kramer	0.38
5	Bill Voiselle	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Hollingsworth	7
2	Harry Brecheen	5
3	Don Black	4
4	George Caster	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.362
2	Tommy Holmes	.351
3	Goody Rosen	.333
4	Stan Hack	.322
5	Luis Olmo	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	28
2	Buster Adams	22
2	Vern Stephens	22
2	Chuck Workman	22
5	Mel Ott	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	117
2	Tommy Holmes	108
3	Buster Adams	106
3	Luis Olmo	106
5	Bob Elliott	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
1	George Myatt	30
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	29
4	Red Schoendienst	25
5	Johnny Barrett	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.81
2	Al Benton	2.05
3	Dutch Leonard	2.22
4	Roger Wolff	2.27
5	Nels Potter	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Red Barrett	21
2	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Hank Wyse	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	184
2	Preacher Roe	136
3	Hal Gregg	130
4	Nels Potter	121
5	Bobo Newsom	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	14
3	Jim Turner	10
4	Xavier Rescigno	9
5	10 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.418
2	Johnny Dickshot	.412
3	Steve Mesner	.400
4	Eddie Mayo	.396
5	Augie Galan	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	7
2	Rudy York	5
3	Al Lakeman	4
3	Eddie Miller	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	25
2	Rudy York	19
3	Nick Etten	18
4	Guy Curtright	17
4	Bob Elliott	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Johnny Dickshot	5
3	George Myatt	4
4	Al Gionfriddo	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Wolff	0.34
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
3	Tom Seats	0.55
4	Al Gerheauser	0.69
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	5
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Howie Fox	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	21
1	Bob Feller	21
3	Preacher Roe	20
4	Paul Derringer	19
5	Hank Borowy	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	6
2	George Caster	2
2	Johnny Johnson	2
2	Xavier Rescigno	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Wasdell	.361
2	Augie Galan	.355
3	Johnny Dickshot	.346
4	Wally Moses	.345
5	George Kell	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Roy Cullenbine	8
2	Tommy Holmes	8
4	Eddie Miller	7
4	Rudy York	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	32
2	Hank Greenberg	30
3	Rudy York	29
4	Charlie Keller	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Case	9
3	George Myatt	8
4	Johnny Dickshot	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Prim	1.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.02
3	Nels Potter	1.19
4	Hank Borowy	1.48
5	Dizzy Trout	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Bob Muncrief	6
3	Hank Borowy	5
3	Harry Brecheen	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Hal Newhouser	37
3	Ralph Branca	36
4	Preacher Roe	35
5	Bobo Newsom	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	9
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
3	Jim Turner	3
4	George Caster	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Cavarretta	.373
2	Tommy Holmes	.351
3	Goody Rosen	.335
4	Stan Hack	.319
5	Augie Galan	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	32
2	Chuck Workman	26
3	Whitey Kurowski	25
3	Vern Stephens	25
5	Buster Adams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	123
2	Bob Elliott	119
3	Tommy Holmes	118
4	Buster Adams	115
5	Luis Olmo	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
3	George Myatt	32
4	Johnny Barrett	25
4	Red Schoendienst	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.84
2	Al Benton	2.05
3	Nels Potter	2.15
4	Claude Passeau	2.27
5	Harry Brecheen	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	27
2	Red Barrett	23
2	Hank Wyse	23
4	Dave Ferriss	21
4	Dizzy Trout	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	225
2	Hal Gregg	138
2	Preacher Roe	138
4	Bobo Newsom	137
5	Nels Potter	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	15
2	Andy Karl	14
3	Jim Turner	11
4	Xavier Rescigno	9
5	Joe Berry	6